The game aspect helps try to get around rules against import.

“See! It’s just a game console”

It’s their inverse Nintendo R.O.B.

Yeah, my first thought was that they're trolling.

They're catering to their market. The flipper zero already has games on it. This is taking it a step further.

Additionally I'm sure people will discover loads of use cases for this add-on that has nothing to do with gaming.

Yeah, wondering about drone control

You'll have a hard time doing anything with a drone with only a single stick to the work with.

Edit: I guess you could use the D-pad and the gyroscope for two sets of axes, but that feels dangerously prone to accidents at best.

Contrary to what their marketing says, I don't think this is really meant to be for gaming. It's a cool use case, and useful escape-goat, but for the functionality it packs, using it just for gaming would be a waste, especially considering the flipper's intended audience.

Instead, I'd see it as extended platform attached to your flipper, presumably access to much wider software ecosystem (basically anything that can run on a raspberry), new sensors and new connectivity options, all in the name of extending the original functionality.

For example, with the new module you can use it as a cheap oscilloscope on-the-go, as mentioned in the blog post. Not sure when I've ever needed that, but I'm sure it's useful to someone.

The Flipper Zero is essentially a swiss-knife of portable penetration testing, I'm sure the new connectivity options adds some more features to that concept.

It's "scapegoat" [1], in case that was not a typo or joke. Sorry, otherwise.

[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scapegoat

Heh, typo, but thanks. That's what I get for writing HN comments before my required daily coffee intake.