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Nintendo reveals new peripheral for DS

Nintendo Japan has revealed a new slide sensor for the DS, which effectively turns the handheld into an optical mouse.

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Nintendo Japan has revealed a new slide sensor for the DS, which effectively turns the handheld into an optical mouse.

Retailing in Japan for JPY 5,800 (GBP 24 / EUR 35), it comes bundled with a new game called Slide Adventure: Mag Kid - based around a small robot that has to reassemble itself from salvaged enemies.

The emergence of a new product follows news earlier this week of Nintendo filing a patent for motion-sensing technology on a handheld.

Nintendo Europe was unavailable to comment on plans to release the product outside of Japan.

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Matt Martin: Matt Martin joined GamesIndustry in 2006 and was made editor of the site in 2008. With over ten years experience in journalism, he has written for multiple trade, consumer, contract and business-to-business publications in the games, retail and technology sectors.
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