Droid Game Pad - Game Gripper

[Big Lou]

We made some minor adjustments in our manufacturing to improve fit, and they are now snug fitting and will not slide around.

Comparing the original with a new one, it seems the only noticeable difference are the tabs that wrap around the bottom of the Droid.

[JhankG]

We made some minor adjustments in our manufacturing to improve fit, and they are now snug fitting and will not slide around.

Comparing the original with a new one, it seems the only noticeable difference are the tabs that wrap around the bottom of the Droid.

Does it stay tighter now? Reports of it moving around are the only reason I haven't ordered one yet.

[Big Lou]

Look, even with the original, it would only move around if you were seriously jamming your thumbs down and pushing it around. If that's your only concern, you should be happy to hear that it's not a problem at all. Even while pressing 5 simultaneous buttons frantically with Street Fighter and Mario RPG, it stayed in place.

[Kenny007]

Look, even with the original, it would only move around if you were seriously jamming your thumbs down and pushing it around. If that's your only concern, you should be happy to hear that it's not a problem at all. Even while pressing 5 simultaneous buttons frantically with Street Fighter and Mario RPG, it stayed in place.

Agreed. I never used the 'original' but this 'grip' seems suitable enough. It's by no means tight, and there is a little bit of wiggle room, but it wasn't really going anywhere on me either. I wouldn't mind a rugged 'click' of sorts, a firm locking grip into place, but hey, what can ya do?

Another confirmation that it also does not work too well with the Seidio case (a separate observation from the above), though it's not terrible. I was able to finish 1-1 of Super Mario Bros. with it on the Seidio case...it's just a little awkward. There must be something that can be done to accommodate it.... *ponders*

[JhankG]

Just placed my order.

I would love for this to be compatible with the Seidio case, but I understand that it is not realistic to make a version for all of the popular cases out there. It's easy enough to take the back of the case off and it's not like I'm playing games on my phone every day.

[GameGripper]

Guys,
Thanks for all the input and orders! I am glad you are happy with them. I would like to make it clear that I will not be making a new game gripper to fit any specific case any time soon. The molds are very expensive and time consuming to make. We have sold nearly 1000 Game Grippers which is a lot, but after paying off the molds, workers, and raw materials it was only a modest return on investment (not $30,000 in one day). If sales really pick up and it could happen but we have no plans to do it and it would take at least 3 weeks to do. One option is to take the grip out of your game gripper and just cut the sides off, it’s still way better than not having it.

Also we invested in a new mold for mass production of the buttons. I am going to pick up my first ones today. They should be better quality and we should be able to add some more colors. They will be available for purchase by themselves.

We are going to outsource our shipping so we can get orders out faster and more accurately. Sorry, for those of you who had to wait to get your orders. It was a bad idea to launch this before finals week but I never thought they would sell so fast!

So a few ideas,

Could you eventually make button packs available? people could order just buttons, say if they want to change out the color. Also you could ship out just the rubber piece as well. even go as far as to get the button colors right for the SNES pad and offer that. or glow in the dark buttons, UV reactive buttons, etc.

Also, using felt or something on the bottom of the keys where they contact the keypad might help.

Maybee fashion some sort of way to lock it to the Droid to avoid slipping, rubber feet that grip the back of the droid and make it harder for the piece to move around.

Just placed my order.

I would love for this to be compatible with the Seidio case, but I understand that it is not realistic to make a version for all of the popular cases out there. It's easy enough to take the back of the case off and it's not like I'm playing games on my phone every day.

[Big Lou]

I think I speak for most when I say chopping off the sides would be a bad idea.

[Big Lou]

By the way...

Here is a sneak peek at a new Game Gripper customization that should be available soon. It's in the style of the original Xbox S Controller. I love it!

[Kenny007]

Any plans to make the buttons a little less abrasive on the bottom? Perhaps instead of just the molded plastic on the bottom, a small piece of rubber or something, similar to that found under keypads, keyboards, etc?

I don't know what this would entail, but that was my only concern about the accessory as I looked at it.

[teddyw02]

Any plans to make the buttons a little less abrasive on the bottom? Perhaps instead of just the molded plastic on the bottom, a small piece of rubber or something, similar to that found under keypads, keyboards, etc?

I don't know what this would entail, but that was my only concern about the accessory as I looked at it.

I agree with this, i was trying to come up with something i could put on the bottoms of my buttons to make the impact a little softer, but haven't thought of anything specific. Anyone have any ideas?