Need proof that the iPad and other tablets are planed toward playing games? Now they've got their own joystick.
Logitech has leapt into the gadget-accessory fray with a tool it claims would help you avoid a poorly aimed rocket blast or a pass that sails over your wide-open receiver in the end zone.
The Logitech Joystick is clearly purposed at making the gaming experience on the iPad closer to what gamers have come to know and enjoy on more dedicated gaming devices.
"No one likes to lose a point or go down to defeat because their thumb misses the control area," the company says on its web page for the $19.99 gadget. "The Logitech Joystick provides you a thumb-stick style game controller for iPad that you can use with just about any game with an on-screen joystick or d-pad."
The joystick fix on the iPad screen with suction cups, letting the user move it around depending on the game. A coiled spring keeps the stick centered.
The site lists 32 games that the joystick is now compatible with. That list is heavily weighted toward sports games and shooters that made a splash on traditional gaming consoles before being reworked for the iPad.
Among them: "Madden NFL 11," "Call of Duty World at War: Zombies," "FIFA '11," "Prince of Persia: Warrior Within" and "Resident Evil 4."
More casual titles like "Cut the Rope" and "Fruit Ninjas" are available, a likely nod to the fact that many of those games require swiping at multiple spots instead of being focused largely in one place.
The product is part of an raise focus on tablet accessories by Logitech, which has struggled somewhat as Apple's ascendance has hurt its PC-accessory trade.
The joystick, which is available for pre-order and set to ship in September, looks same to the already available Fling Joystick, which performs a same function and is offered at the same price.
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