With this ridiculous cart plugged into your system’s GBA slot, you can limit your DS playtime to 30, 60, 90, and 120-minute sessions. You’ll have to remember to save often, though, as the Game Timer can force an immediate shut down, erasing all your progress!
That’s an acceptable drawback, though, considering the hundreds of hours this will save for easily immersed gamers intending to play only a tiny bit of whatever addictive title they have in their portable.
The device also has a sensor that detects your distance from the system, warning you with LED/audio/rumble alerts when it thinks that your eyes might be too close to the screen. This is a perfect replacement for those of you who no longer have an overly worrisome mother around to nag you about holding a handheld too close to your face.
Datel is selling these in Japan for ¥3,990 ($40!). As far as I know, there are no plans to bring this to the West, where it could likely be marketed as a “homework timer” to keep game-crazy children in check. Note that it won’t work with a DSi — clearly, Nintendo’s updated system is missing out.
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