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Developer trails iPhone pinball table accessory

Stuart Dredge
Developer trails iPhone pinball table accessory

Spoof or not, it's genius.

iPhone games developer New Potato has unveiled a pinball table accessory for its latest title, Pinball Magic.

That's right: a physical miniature pinball table, which players slot their iPhone into to play the game using proper flipper buttons.

The accessory also includes LED backlights and folding legs.

It's due to be available this month for $39.99, while the game itself is free in the App Store.

New Potato is taking advantage of Apple's iOS API allowing accessories to control apps, and is one of the first games developers to do so.

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It's the sort of thing we'd usually think is a spoof, but if the Pinball Magic table is real, New Potato deserves praise for its ingenuity.

Tags: casualgaming , new potato , pinball magic