Rumble Pak

Rumble Pak
A Nintendo 64 controller with the Rumble Pak attached
ManufacturerNintendo
TypeHaptic technology
GenerationFifth generation
Release date
  • JP: April 27, 1997[1]
  • NA: July 1997
  • EU: October 1997
ConnectivityN64 controller

The Rumble Pak (Japanese: 振動パック, Hepburn: Shindō Pakku) is a removable device from Nintendo that 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 (GBA) games use a similar technology built into the game cartridge. Force feedback vibration has become a built-in standard feature in almost every home video game console controller since.

  1. ^ "振動パック". nintendo.co.jp. Nintendo. Retrieved June 9, 2021.