#1 Re: MFi Controllers » Mfi dropping after ios10 update. Anyone else? » Sep 29 6:51 PM

I haven't had any problems with my Nimbus under iOS 10, but I couldn't get my C.T.R.L.i. to work at all.  I downloaded the Mad Catz app to see if there was a firmware update (nope), then tried to button testing utility to make sure that everything was working.  It was.  When I next played something, it worked and stayed connected for about 30 minutes while playing two games (Space Marshals 2 and Xenowerk).

It's a possible work-around.  I'll try playing one game for a longer amount of time tomorrow.

*Update* nope. Still disconnects. And it goes completely dead and won't turn back on again until I take out the batteries

#2 Re: MFi Controllers » The Gamevice is Now Available! » Aug 03 11:44 AM

Maybe. I just find it odd.  If you do a search for "Hori" on Amazon, you get over 300 hits.  Just about every hit you get with a D-Pad has a cross shape (I'd say 90%, easy). The only ones that have a circular D-Pad are the HoriPad and a couple of gimmicky looking Street Fighter branded controllers.

Anyway, I read a rumor that said that the iPad Air 3 would have the same dimensions as the Air 2.  So the Gamevice for Air was looking like a nice option.  But now I see that the Gamevice for the Air isn't flush with the tablet - the iPad juts out from the top and bottom.  Makes it a little less desirable.

#3 Re: MFi Controllers » The Gamevice is Now Available! » Jul 29 1:39 PM

I have a comment about the original Gamevice review. The D-Pad is said to be the first to not be disc shaped, proving that a disc shaped D-Pad isn't a requirement set by Apple. Except that it is set in a disc-like depression on the Gamevice. It looks (to me) that this is an end-run around Apple's requirement. Every device has a circular D-Pad area; it's too much of a coincidence not to be an edict from Apple.  Unless it's an end run around Nintendo… maybe they'd have to pay Nintendo a fee for using the "cross" without this modification.

On another note, it might be a good idea if they made slim cases so that you could retrofit the newer iPads so that they fit the Gamevice properly. But since that would be a niche product for a niche product, it would probably have to be made by the makers of the Gamevice

#4 Re: MFi Controllers » The Gamevice is Now Available! » Jul 27 4:42 PM

I had no interest in the Gamevice until I read your review on Afterpad. Now it's looking like a something that I might want, depending on a few things.

I also had no interest in getting a new iPad; my iPad 4 works fine.  However, with the introduction of the MFi controllers, it's become my primary gaming device.  So I'm looking at the next gen of iPads as a replacement - I want to get the newest device so that it'll last me a few years - especially if I'm going to buy a $100 controller that I won't be able to use with anything else.

So if there's an iPad Air 3 or an iPad Mini 4 and the Gamevice doesn't fit them, then I'll take a pass on the GV and stick with my CTRLi.  My big question is: if Apple makes the iPad Mini 4 6.1mm thick like the iPad Air 2, will the current Gamevice fit it?