Sony Ericsson recently announced that they’ll be bundling the Zeemote Bluetooth remote control with the W760i in the Netherlands. The W760i will come with 2 Zeemote-compatible games preinstalled, and an additional 14 games will be made available on the Sony Ericsson mobile phone portal.
I’ve covered the Zeemote Bluetooth controller before, mainly because I’ve played with it, and it’s something that I’ve been wanting to see for a long, long time. With this announcement from Sony Ericsson, I have to wonder if Nokia has something in the works with Zeemote, and if not, why the heck not?
I realize that, despite saying earlier on that there would not be another N-Gage *device*, there have a been a few handsets, such as the N81, which offer dedicated gaming keys, and other devices such as the N95 8GB which allow you to use other buttons as gaming keys. However, with TV-Out becoming more and more prevalent, I can’t help but wonder why Nokia hasn’t announced any Bluetooth gaming controller accessories for its N-Gage gaming service.
Hence, the Zeemote. I’d *love* to see a white, orange, and blue version with N-Gage branding on it. I’d even pay up to $35 for it, as I think it would be an awesome little gadget to have with me. Even better would be if somehow, Nokia and Zeemote could get together and allow the Zeemote’s batteries to be recharged using the Nokia 2mm power plug.
What do you think? Is the Zeemote simply a gimmicky extra, or do you think it could add real value to the N-Gage gaming experience? Would you like to see it bundled with a few N-Gage devices?
