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8BitDo Announces Controller Built for Vertical Mobile Gaming
https://retrohandhelds.gg/8bitdo-announces-controller-built-for-vertical-mobile-gaming/
Forget horizontal gaming—8BitDo just flipped the script.
Meet the FlipPad: a USB-C controller that literally flips up from your phone like a relic from 2003, but for vertical mobile games. Think Game Boy DMG aesthetics (burgundy buttons! gray Start/Select!) meets modern smartphone ergonomics. No Bluetooth pairing, no battery anxiety—just plug it in, flip it open, and game like it’s 2005 but with better graphics.
It’s designed for portrait mode—perfect for mobile RPGs, shooters, or that one game you play while waiting in line. Six mystery buttons? Probably for save states and fast-forwarding, because let’s be real, we all need those. And yes, it works with both iPhone and Android. Apple support? That’s a big deal.
Launching this summer, it’s not the first mobile controller—but it might be the most charming. At $40–$60? We’ll probably buy two. One for ourselves. One to gift our nostalgic bestie.
CES 2026 booth #15641 is where you’ll find it. Bring your phone, bring your nostalgia—and maybe a case that doesn’t hate being flipped.