is a 2007 video game published by
Nintendo
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for the
Nintendo DS
The is a handheld game console produced by Nintendo, released globally across 2004 and 2005. The DS, an initialism for "Developers' System" or "Dual Screen", introduced distinctive new features to handheld games: two LCD screens working in tan ...
video game console. The title was developed by
Nintendo NSD (Network Service Development, Nintendo Co.) with programming assistance by
Agenda.
Nintendo developed the tilt sliding technology hardware accessory, and then co-developed the actual software with
Agenda doing most of the software programming and
JOE DOWN STUDIO handling the audio. Long time Nintendo creator
Kazunobu Shimizu was responsible for creating the MagKid character and coming up with the concept of the game. The retail SKU comes bundled with a new sliding controller that attaches to the DS, enabling it to slide on a surface as the input method. A localization outside Japan did not occur.
Slide Controller
The Slide Controller bundled with the game (and required to play) is attached to Slot 2, of the
DS, which makes use of the technology of a computer's
optical mouse, being that the pak emits red light from a
LED
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light located at the bottom of the controller. In order to move the Mag Kid across the screen during the game, the player has to slide the whole Nintendo DS system with this controller (combined with a slant angle) on a table surface, thus given the name "Slide Controller".
References
External links
Official Nintendo WebsiteOfficial Nintendo MagazineOfficial Agenda Website
2007 video games
Japan-exclusive video games
Multiplayer and single-player video games
Nintendo DS games
Nintendo DS-only games
Nintendo games
Video games developed in Japan
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