8-bitty Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

ThinkGeek's 8-bitty controller isn't bad, if you already want one

by Mike Schramm (Oct 31st, 2012)

ThinkGeek's iCade started out as an April Fool's joke. In conjunction with the folks at Ion Audio, that product actually came to be, and it's been so successful that it's launched a whole line of different controller products, most of them from Ion. But ThinkGeek isn't done with this brand yet. ...

iCade's 8-bitty controller now out

by Mike Schramm (Oct 10th, 2012)

That "8-bitty" wireless controller announced by ThinkGeek a while ago is now available in the company's online store. For US$29.99, you can grab hold of an NES-style retro controller, with not two but four buttons designed to work with iOS games across the iCade protocol. This is not an Ion ...