Zeemote JS1 Bluetooth Game Controller Working on iPhone?
PocketGamer tells about the Zeemote JS1 Bluetooth gaming controller:
while this is in no way official, it seems some clever clogs has now got the compact thumb stick and buttons working with the iPhone.
What with iPhone 3.0’s API’s for Bluetooth accessory access, Jeremy thinks we might see more devices like this — if Apple’s smart. What do you think? Do you want/need an BT thumbstick to really get your iPhone game on, or is multi-touch enough?
(via antonioj)
June 16th, 2009 at 10:52 am
Multitouch is enough, good developers like Gameloft make it a breeze.
June 16th, 2009 at 10:53 am
A game controller accessory would be awesome. Biggest problem is that 10 companies will make them and they’ll not be compatible with each other and each game will have to support one or many of them. Apple should have announced one last week that everyone could code against.
Watching this demo – the game appears to be rather out of sync with the movements of the controller.
June 16th, 2009 at 10:54 am
there needs to be some kind of controller that attaches to the phone to make it a great gaming platform. Then you could use buttons and the touch screen.
June 16th, 2009 at 11:13 am
Yeah i think having a bluetooth game controller + the new iPhone 3Gs’s hardware
You could push out some AWESOME games, playable with a controller? maybe a wireless duel analog one? Sweet!! =)
June 16th, 2009 at 11:14 am
Sorry this is off subject. Can anyone confirm the release time for 3.0 software? 12am EST? 12am PST? Or 12pm 06/17?
June 16th, 2009 at 11:14 am
The Zeemote is the closest thing to a standard of game controller for mobile phones. It´s already has some popularity on other phone platform (Symbian, Java high end feature phones, etc)
June 16th, 2009 at 11:35 am
maybe this is jailbroken app
June 16th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
It does not need to. 3.0 alows this kind of stuff.
June 17th, 2009 at 4:38 am
I like the idea of this but I see it as only something I’d use at home. I can’t see myself taking carrying around a controller and my iPhone. That defeats my purpose of buying my iPhone to begin with. I think game makers need to focus on making touch controls better. Now I’m not saying I wouldn’t buy one of these but the product would have to be spectacular and it would have to be some kind of standard. I agree with Stephen, there will be 10 of these controllers in the market. I can easily imagine having a game you want to play but can’t because it doesn’t support the controller you have.
June 29th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
I received one couple weeks ago from ebay. have a driver working for blackberry if anyone interested.
check it out: http://www.mymobilegear.com/GameProZm.php
June 30th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
Hi, yeah, if the Zeemote will work with the iphone that would be super great!! Love the device and image now playing that coool games from the iphone with this controller, it would rock!!! And no you guys, there are not 10 companies, so far there is only Zeemote, and multiple games work with it, please review the feedback from Nokia, Lg and Samsung. It rocks!!! Yeah, hopefully they sell them alone, separately, soon. Regrads