Zeemote JS1 enables near-console gameplay on mobile phones
By Dusan Belic on Monday, February 11th, 2008 at 4:15 AM PST In Accessories, Announcements, Mobile World Congress 2008
Created by the team that created the “first force feedback joystick for PC gaming,” the patented Zeemote JS1 aims to bring “near-console gameplay” to mobile phones — all while connecting wirelessly to your mobile phone using the Bluetooth technology.
Apparently, some of the major game publishers — including Eidos, Finblade, Fishlabs and SEGA Mobile — have already made popular games such as Lara Croft Tomb Raider, Helistrike 3D and Sonic the Hedgehog “Zeemote Ready.” Finblade even created the first 2-player game specifically designed for use with Zeemote JS1 controllers called “Fireworks”…
During the last night’s ShowStoppers I’ve played with it for couple of minutes and the gameplay is certainly much better. Still, I’m not perfectly convinced people will actually carry one more accessory around…
