In 2008, the rhythm game craze was so intense that even the portable Nintendo DS was not immune - so Activision made a handheld fret accessory called the Guitar Grip that let you hold the console while playing a miniaturized version of Guitar Hero. Now, with Fortnite Festival helping bring rhythm gaming back into vogue, the people behind many of those original plastic instruments are keeping the spirit of Guitar Hero DS alive.
CRKD has just announced the NEO S Purple Wave controller, a Fortnite Festival-compatible device that works across PC, Switch, and mobile devices. If you take a regular gamepad, make it boxy, and wrap the old Guitar Grip around the outside, you've got a pretty good idea of what to expect. It's not quite the authentic Guitar Hero DS experience - it doesn't look like the external buttons will just wrap around your Switch or phone - but it offers such a similar way to play that all the old-school Guitar Hero fans are making the same comparisons.
