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The other day I told you about how the Nintendo DS version of Arkanoid would get its own special paddle controller. As it turns out, another new game for the DS comes with a special analog controller too.
The Japaneses import title Suraidoadobencha Magukiddo (aka Slide Adventure: Mag Kid) comes with a device that works like an optical mouse strapped to GBA port of your DS…

The classic arcade paddle-ball game Arkanoid is getting updated for the Nintendo DS, and comes with a special bonus. Since the game would be virtually unplayable without the old paddle (potentiometer) control, Taito is including one.
The controller plugs into the GBA slot on the bottom of the DS or DS-Lite, and will come in four colors to match the various DS-Lite colors…

Can’t get enough of your Nintendo Wii? Now you can take it to bed with you, thanks to this giant plush Wii-mote pillow.

Artist and Nintendo fan Palochka is making these oversize handmade pillows from polar fleece. Each one is embroidered with all of the “buttons” you find on the Wii controller, and there’s even a “speaker” on there too…

It seems like just about once a week, I come across somebody who’s comes up with a clever new use for a classic Nintendo Entertainment System gamepad.

This time, an industrious hacker has taken the guts of an optical mouse and slapped them inside the NES controller…

It amazes me how many shooter accessories are starting to surface for the Nintendo Wii, despite the lack of games that you can actually use them with. However, manufacturers continue to crank them out, and this is one of my favorites so far.

This 3rd-party Wii Blaster transforms your Wii-mote and Nunchuk controllers into a serious looking weapon…

Here’s an interesting new gaming controller design from Saitek. The new Cyborg PP26 Rumble Gamepad controller lets you swap the positions of the left analog sitck and digital joypad.

This seems like a great idea, since it seems the position of those controls is a highly individual preference…

A group of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a working prototype of a watch that can recognize gestures.

Designed by the research team of Jungsoo Kim, Jiasheng He, Kent Lyons and Thad Starner, the Gesture Watch uses an array of infrared sensors to detect hand movements in close proximity to the watch…

Like to play Guitar Hero 2 on your PS2 or Xbox 360 but don’t want to lug around that full-sized guitar? This new mini guitar from XCM lets you play those rhythm games on a pint-sized version of the controller.

The XFPS Mini Guitar has all the controls you need to jam out, with none of the bulk. This controller isn’t a piece of junky plastic either…