Zeemote picks up steam with German Nokia deal

Zeemote has announced a second handset deal for its innovative JS1 Bluetooth mobile gaming controller.

This time, it's with Nokia in Germany. Nokia will be advertising the joystick in its online and offline media channels, while also bundling it with selected handsets.

The news follows the launch of the JS1 last week in the Netherlands, via a deal with Sony Ericsson. It's not been revealed whether Nokia will be bundling the actual controller with phones, or just a voucher as Sony Ericsson is.

Zeemote has already signed up a strong stable of developers and publishers to support the controller, including 13 of what it describes as the 15 top publishers in Europe.

More announcements on the rollout of the JS1 are expected at next week's Games Convention show in Leipzig, where the controller will be demonstrated across Nokia's N-Gage branded stands.