{"id":112055,"date":"2009-12-29T17:50:19","date_gmt":"2009-12-29T22:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mobilecrunch.com\/?p=24376"},"modified":"2009-12-29T17:50:19","modified_gmt":"2009-12-29T22:50:19","slug":"once-again-good-design-eludes-iphone-gaming-controller-creators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/112055","title":{"rendered":"Once again, good design eludes iPhone gaming controller creators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mobilecrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/helix.jpg\" alt=\"helix\" title=\"helix\" width=\"571\" height=\"448\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24378\" \/><br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s so hard about this, guys? I mean, obviously you can&#8217;t make a controller that works with all the games out there, but if you make a good, cheap, basic one, plenty of developers will add a control option that accommodates it. Instead, we get garbage like the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2008\/11\/01\/why-cant-someone-do-an-iphone-gaming-grip-right\/\">Game Grip<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.posimotion.com\/index.php?page=helix\">this plastic Batarang-looking thing.<\/a><br \/>\n<span id=\"more-24376\"><\/span><br \/>\nLook. You have a handle, some buttons&#8230; here, I&#8217;ll save you the trouble of hiring a designer:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mobilecrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/hereyougo.png\" alt=\"hereyougo\" title=\"hereyougo\" width=\"482\" height=\"271\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24377\" \/><br \/>\nHow&#8217;s that look? Doable? My god, can it really have taken three years for something like this to come out?<\/p>\n<p>[via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2009\/12\/29\/posimotion-announces-helix-gaming-grip-for-iphone-ipod-touch\/\">Engadget<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Crunch Network<\/em><\/strong>:  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\">CrunchBase<\/a><em> <\/em>the free database of technology companies, people, and investors<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/AGLLldBgA8U2MYmfL6mHv7eSlbM\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/AGLLldBgA8U2MYmfL6mHv7eSlbM\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/AGLLldBgA8U2MYmfL6mHv7eSlbM\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/AGLLldBgA8U2MYmfL6mHv7eSlbM\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Mobilecrunch?a=34e7ipG2igw:a2GN9B1ocdg:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Mobilecrunch?i=34e7ipG2igw:a2GN9B1ocdg:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Mobilecrunch?a=34e7ipG2igw:a2GN9B1ocdg:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Mobilecrunch?i=34e7ipG2igw:a2GN9B1ocdg:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Mobilecrunch?a=34e7ipG2igw:a2GN9B1ocdg:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Mobilecrunch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s so hard about this, guys? I mean, obviously you can&#8217;t make a controller that works with all the games out there, but if you make a good, cheap, basic one, plenty of developers will add a control option that accommodates it. Instead, we get garbage like the Game Grip and this plastic Batarang-looking thing. 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