Turn Your Phone Into A Wii Style Remote With Motion Tennis Cast

Turn Your Phone into a Wii Style Remote with Motion Tennis Cast

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Published 19 Mar 2015

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Your Android phone transforms into a Wii-style controller in a Chromecast-friendly tennis game. With Motion Tennis Cast, you can pair your phone and Chromecast-connected TV; it also works with smart TVs with Miracast to swing at a virtual tennis ball. The same type of free-wheeling gaming. Caused you to impulse buy that Nintendo Wii the first time you saw it in action.

Developer Rolocule told TechCrunch the company is working on a prototype that will bring that same motion control to an Android Wear smartwatch.

Rolocule also develops other mobile games and is eyeing Apple tech for a similar type of setup, assuming they’re granted the correct type of permissions by Apple. If you’re one of the few without a Chromecast. You can still give it a go by playing with your phone and the Chrome browser on any computer.

Why this matters: Google has significantly pushed to make Android and Chrome more game-friendly. It has pushed out more Apps for developers to extend what connected phones and tablets can do with games. Additionally, there are already some good Chromecast games to be had. Android TV games are also on the rise. And has to be seen if the devices become a viable platform. Or just a passing interest for developers. Whose primary focus will remain on consoles and gaming?