Rumble Pak

The Rumble Pak (振動パック, Shindō Pakku?) is a removable device from Nintendo which provides force feedback while playing video games. Games that support the Rumble Pak cause it to vibrate in select situations, such as when firing a weapon or receiving damage, to immerse the player in the game. Versions of the Rumble Pak are available for the Nintendo 64, the Nintendo DS, and the Nintendo DS Lite. A select few Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance games use a similar technology built into the game cartridge. The use of external Rumble Paks, since their introduction, is still rare today. This, however, is mainly because the force feedback vibration that they provide has become a built-in standard feature in almost every home video game console controller since.