Japanese cell phone carrier NTT DoCoMo has put its character DOCOMODAKE in an action puzzle Nintendo DS game. Yes, even a cell phone character that has nothing to do with gaming whatsoever is getting a DS title. It’s from AQ Interaction, out this December in Japan. Think of this not of an indication of DOCOMODAKE’s popularity, but the DS’s. DoCoMo DS game [Gizmodo Japan] More »
newVideoPlayer("DocomoExercise_gawker.flv", 475, 376); Our own Luke Plunkett got some hands-on with Docomo’s cellphone exercise game (following his bowling excursion from earlier that day). And I’ll tell you, when the respect and admiration of cute Japanese booth attendants is on the line, Luke brings it. More »
newVideoPlayer("DocomoBowling_gawker.flv", 475, 376); Wireless provider Docomo publishes a series of motion controlled games (using accelerometers and cameras) that our own Luke Plunkett got to test for your enjoyment. Here he tries bowling, with the phone’s screen transmitted to the television so we can see it. Luke’s two-word review: “terrifyingly realistic”. More »
