Examining the usage of feedback vibration in Nintendo DS handheld game console

Feedback vibration is a standard feature in almost every home video game console controller to vibrate in selected circumstances, such as when the user´s character kick the ball or hit the opponent, to immerse the player in the game. In the handheld game consoles this feature causes the handheld game consoles to vibrate. But the handheld game consoles are different than home video game consoles. In this paper we examine the suitability of using feedback vibration in the handheld game consoles. We evaluated feedback vibration popularity among the users. We used Nintendo DS handheld game consoles for this evaluation.