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I’m not the type of person who loves gaming so much that I play games on my cellular phone but mostly because the Wii, Xbox 360, or PS3 offers a much better experience. 

However, Sony Ericsson believes that gamers can have just as much fun playing video games on their phone as they can at home.  The company has partnered with Zeemote to create the Zeemote JS1 Controller, a Nunchuk-like controller for mobile phone games. 

Zeemote originally promised a controller similar to the motion-controlled Nunchuk for the Wii and, while they have not delivered on the motion sensitive aspect, the JS1 is completely wireless.  It syncs via Bluetooth to a very specific phone, the 3G W760i Walkman. 

At the risk of sounding too much like the announcer from the campy sixties Batman show, I still just have to say: “Is this the beginning of a new generation of mobile gaming?”

I can’t wait until the day when I get on a bus, and discover many of the passengers sitting there playing their games with a cell phone in one hand and a mobile joystick in another.  If mobile joysticks start becoming common like that, I suppose one will stand out on the market more than another. Perhaps the Zeemote JS1 will be that one. 

According the a recent Zeemote press release, the Zeemote JS1 product will be available in the Netherlands from August 2008 to October 2008.  Unfortunately, we have no word on a price. 

Read [Gizmodo]

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