New Wii-like phone unveiled, everyone ducks
by Justin McElroy 
{ Apr 23rd 2007 at 9:56AM }
Actually, the actions look less pronounced than Wiimote movement on the DoCoMo site, though we're still not super crazy about waving our expensive phone around like it was on fire. This isn't the first time Mitsubishi is trying something like this though (see their DS-esque phone), so maybe they've thought of the possibility of their phone becoming an extremely dull shuriken. (If so, can you share a little of that non-slip love with Nintendo?)
There's no mention of whether the gadget will come to the U.S., but the Wii has garnered a few fans here, so maybe there's hope we could someday see DoCoMo injury lawsuits on our shores.
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Kevin @ Apr 23rd 2007 10:05AM
THAT WAS MY IDEA
TomC1234 @ Apr 23rd 2007 10:17AM
It wouldn't be anything more than slight tilts. Otherwise you wouldn't be able to see what's going on with the screen.
Jack of No Trades @ Apr 23rd 2007 10:21AM
It looks like this phone will have the same amount of processing power as the Wii.
JodyAnthony @ Apr 23rd 2007 10:23AM
man, I hate digg-pimping.
Jonathan Tran @ Apr 23rd 2007 10:32AM
This phone sucks, it's just two D800i's duct-taped together.
Justin McElroy @ Apr 23rd 2007 10:52AM
Jonathan Tran = My hero.
Ikitsumatatsu @ Apr 23rd 2007 11:05AM
It looks like this phone will be smarter than Jack of No Trades.
Ken @ Apr 23rd 2007 11:48AM
Look up at the above comments.
This is why I love coming to Joystiq LOL.
lionzub @ Apr 23rd 2007 12:14PM
I wonder if this phone will claim to have weight loss effects as well.
Kye @ Apr 23rd 2007 12:28PM
My partner has had a Samsung fone with tilt and shake functionality since last year, you can tilt it even during some games.
FrankTheCrank @ Apr 23rd 2007 12:48PM
yeaaaah....even more stupid mini games!
Alexadroog @ Apr 23rd 2007 1:36PM
...can someone say "iphone"?
Steve @ Apr 23rd 2007 2:29PM
This thing is more like a one-handed PS3 emulator than a Wii emulator. When "flailing around wildly" on WiiSports you can still see the TV screen but you cannot play games like that when the monitor is built into the controller. This would be better for mild motion control like Super Monkey Ball, Excite Truck, and basically games that would work on the PS3. I guess you could pull off a FPS with this by analyzing the degree that the user points the phone, but you'd need a good screen with a large viewing angle.
Besides, I don't know about you but I'd prefer a phone that I can actually make a clear call on.
Bob @ Apr 23rd 2007 3:50PM
You can do the same thing on your current camera phone without any hardware modifications.
Check the URL below -
http://guir.berkeley.edu/tinymotion/
Olly @ Apr 23rd 2007 5:31PM
C'mon guys,I'm sure it wont be that bad!
I really doubt the actions will be as wild as the Wii. It will probably be more like Warioware:Twisted kinda movement, and that was awesome!
(In fact, how cool would it be to have a warioware type game on a regular mobile phone?)
mo @ Apr 23rd 2007 7:39PM
thats retarded
there just trying to cash in on the Wii's success
jack or no trades, we get it, you dont like the Wii
settle down killer
Sidepocket @ Apr 24th 2007 3:29PM
@ jack or no trades
Ah, so it will sell well outstriping the systems you already home. Nice to know! :D