# Gamevice

> Gamevice is a Simi Valley, California hardware company that makes attachable gamepad controllers which clamp onto an iPhone, iPad, or Android phone and turn it into a handheld console. Born from the Wikipad gaming tablet project, the company shipped its controller through hundreds of Apple Retail stores, raised a $12.5M Series A in 2017, and built its newer Flex line as an official 'Designed for Xbox' accessory tuned for Xbox Cloud Gaming and other cloud services. It is also known for a long-running patent fight against Nintendo over the Switch's detachable Joy-Con design.

- **Founded:** 2008
- **Headquarters:** Simi Valley, California, United States
- **Founders:** Matthew Joynes (Co-founder), James Bower (Co-founder), Brendan Iribe (Co-founder (later co-founder/CEO of Oculus VR))
- **Team size:** ~8 employees
- **Products:** Gamevice for iPhone, Gamevice for iPad, Gamevice for Android, Gamevice Flex for iPhone, Gamevice Flex for Android
- **Notable:** Raised a $12.5M Series A in 2017 co-led by TransLink Capital and California Technology Ventures., Distributed through approximately 490 Apple Retail stores worldwide., Released the Gamevice Flex as an official 'Designed for Xbox' controller that works with thick phone cases.

## Products & services

- **Gamevice for iPhone** — Attachable two-handed gamepad that wraps around an iPhone, adding dual analog sticks, a D-pad, face buttons and shoulder triggers via the device's port.
- **Gamevice for iPad** — Larger detachable controller built for iPad Mini, iPad Air and iPad Pro, turning the tablet into a big-screen handheld.
- **Gamevice for Android** — Android version of the wrap-around controller for phones and tablets.
- **Gamevice Flex for iPhone** — Telescoping controller, an official 'Designed for Xbox' product, that uses a Flex Adapter Kit so it works even with thick phone cases from UAG, Otterbox, Speck and Spigen. Priced around $109.95.
- **Gamevice Flex for Android** — Android Flex model with the same case-friendly design, priced around $99.95, bundled with an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate trial.
- **Gamevice for ROG Phone** — Co-branded controller built for ASUS ROG gaming phones.
- **Wikipad** — The company's original product: an Android gaming tablet with a detachable controller, first shown at CES 2012 - the design that seeded the Gamevice concept.

## Achievements

- Raised a $12.5M Series A in 2017 co-led by TransLink Capital and California Technology Ventures.
- Distributed through approximately 490 Apple Retail stores worldwide.
- Released the Gamevice Flex as an official 'Designed for Xbox' controller that works with thick phone cases.
- Evolved from the Wikipad gaming tablet (CES 2012) into a focused controller brand.
- Built a mobile-controller patent portfolio that it asserted against Nintendo's Switch.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Gamevice signaled it may file a Supreme Court cert petition over alleged procedural improprieties in the Nintendo Switch patent case.
- **2026-01** — The Federal Circuit affirmed a district-court ruling that the Nintendo Switch does not infringe Gamevice's patents, ending the suit before trial.
- **2023-05** — Gamevice Flex for iPhone drew strong reviews as a top case-compatible mobile controller.
- **2022-08** — Launched the Gamevice Flex, a 'Designed for Xbox' controller built to fit phones in their cases via a Flex Adapter Kit.

## Links

- Website: https://gamevice.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/wikipad
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gamevice
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/gamevice/

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Last updated: 2026-06-15