Arkanoid game will come bundled with classic controller for the DS

Posted Aug 10, 2007 at 5:50PM by QJ Staff Listed in: Nintendo DS Tags: GBA, Japan, NES, Taito
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Arkanoid for the DS - Image 1Arkanoid has hit the DS with another incarnation, and this time it's bringing along a peripheral! Taito has developed a controller fitted with a knob that controls the game's paddle.

The peripheral is one of the first to take advantage of the Nintendo DS's GBA slot. Nintendo Japan has also recently announced a platform motion sensor for an upcoming game. The arkanoid controller was modeled after the original controller way back when during the days of the NES.

The game and the controller will be available for purchase individually or bundled together in Japan on December 6. The bundle will cost JPY 5,040 (US$ 42) and the game by itself will cost JPY 3,990 (US$ 33.)

Via Famitsu

 
 
 

Comments

by - 2007-08-10 18:29:26
Sounds good

Hopefully there will be other games that utilize this
by - 2007-08-10 20:49:02
Pricey

$42 for a GBA slot paddle?? $19.99 for the win??
by - 2007-08-11 06:50:53
jf

This is gay. Its called handheld gaming. meaning you dont want external/internal controllers, the handheld is the controller!
by - 2007-08-12 05:46:41
Hooray!

Holy *****, it's the VCS controller! Fantastic! I honestly can't wait for this to be incorporated into homebrew :D

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