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Do you find yourself playing games on a cell phone and your chubby fingers are getting in the way? Well, worry no more. The Zeemote is a bluetooth-enabled controller that looks awfully similar to a Wii Nunchuk and promises to take some of the frustration out of mobile gaming.

Featuring an analog joystick and a few buttons, the device has already received validation from the major phone manufacturers and we're likely to see it sometime next year. Future versions of the device are said to be in the works containing accelerometers, making it even more derivative of the Wii accessory.

I've played my share of mobile games and, yeah, trying to play with the keypad is a bit frustrating. You know what's more annoying to me, though? Having a bunch of crap in my pockets. Already burdened with keys, phone, wallet, smokes, lighter, personal lubricant and business cards, now I have to try and cram a controller in there too? The games would have to really take a leap forward to even consider this as an option.

 

[Via Gizmodo]


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pedrovay2003's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/04/2008 19:01
pedrovay2003
Why the hell, honestly?
Mushman's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/04/2008 19:04
Mushman
That will never sell


Why the fuck whould anyone want to be seen using one of those in public, talk about commiting social suicide.


/facepalm at the person who thought of this.
JustLikeBuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/04/2008 19:04
JustLikeBuck
Additional peripherals are doomed to fail on even full consoles (still waiting for something that uses Wii Fit properly!). On portables they have an even more limited lifespan.

I found the best phones to play games on are full QWERTY keyboards. They work with console emulation, dos box, interactive fiction, etc.

But also, a touchscreen is nice.

My Palm Treo is essentially a portable windows 3.1 machine... without the annoying windows 3.1.
Cartman's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/04/2008 19:25
Cartman
Imagine the arm ache you'd get from holding the phone far enough infront of you so you can swing the controller. That would of course mean someone would actually have to buy this.
Seriously, what the hell were the creators thinking? Maybe something along the lines of; " The wii made nintendo lots of money... So, if we make something like the wii's controller, we will all make lots of money too! "
Tubatic's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/04/2008 19:26
Tubatic
Unless this sort of thing can be stored on the cellphone's pocket sized form, this feels like extra baggage.

Creating software to fit the hardware is key. Or, having onboard hardware for gaming. (Real D-Pad, real buttons etc)
NihonTiger90's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/04/2008 20:34
NihonTiger90
This is gonna fail soooooo hard. I don't really know why they even bothered to put this out on the market.
pendelton21's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/04/2008 21:05
pendelton21
This is very, very stupid, but I will buy one just because I love my cell games so much.

But, Jesus, this is dumb.
The-Excel's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/04/2008 22:07
The-Excel
Mobile phones are not tuned for gaming and never will be.

On a related note, I hate Gameloft.
mistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/04/2008 23:23
mistic
mobile phone gaming = not worth that :p
MaddenedMan's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 04:34
MaddenedMan
I would love to have something like this for PC. I agree with most commenters that a phone peripheral is stupid, but a standalone wireless nunchuck would go well with a mouse for Unreal Tournament III or something.

You'd have the precision aiming of the mouse and the 360 degree movement of an analog stick.

If it can be associated with my laptop, I may think about getting one.
galagabug 's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 07:56
galagabug
still too big and impractical, but this is whats needed to advance mobile gaming, we need a viable input device b/c number keys don't cut it... if they could incorporate something like this into the phone like the new LG with the build in bluetooth headset, it would be a step in the right direction..
adultswim810's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2008 10:08
adultswim810
bbut we have the ngage though right? RIGHT?
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