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An old saying says that few people go as unloved as left-handed stepchildren. Things don't get better for those poor, uncared-for souls as time goes on, either; when they grow up and try to get their World of Warcraft on, left-handed stepchildren quickly find themselves just as shunned by most gaming peripheral makers. We're not sure which hand Razer boss Min-Liang Tan writes with, but he's definitely thinking of the chil… um, left-handed gamers out there with his offer to create a southpaw Naga MMO mouse if the concept gets enough Facebook love.
From Tan's Facebook post:
We've always taken care of the southpaw gamers of the world with our ambi mice and the LH DA - in fact, for every left-handed DeathAdder we make, we're losing money with each sale - and this in turn means we have less dollars for research and development of other products. But we do it because we believe that For Gamers. By Gamers - means for Left Hand Gamers too.
And we DO want to make a left handed Naga - but we can't just make it for 100 people - even for 10,000 gamers, it's a huge loss maker for Razer.
But I do hear all of you out there that have been asking for a LH Naga - and I'll throw the challenge back to you - if there are 10,000 Likes in a month from now on this post, we WILL make a LH Razer Naga. You'll need to be patient though - because it will take at least a year from when we start. But you will have my word that we will make one.
Gamers have until April 21st to garner the post with virtual accolades; seeing as how it already has nearly 9,000 Likes, the milestone will probably fall soon. Are there any southpaw Knights of the Old Republic fans out there looking forward to a left-handed Naga? Do your part on the "Left-handed raiders unite" page, then share your thoughts back here in the comments. And why not check out the latest issue of the print mag for a head-to-head deathmatch between the Naga and the Mad Catz Cyborg MMO 7 while you're at it?
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Valkin07
April 03, 2012 at 1:23pm
I would think that most gamers have switched to be right handed gamer by now
Ghost XFX
March 31, 2012 at 7:44am
Hmmm....
Would be nice to see somebody make a gaming mouse featuring a tracking ball like Logitech's trackman.
Biceps
March 29, 2012 at 7:18pm
Like John, I am a lefty who has learned to use a right-handed mouse. That's all we had in school, and by the time I got my fir computer, I was already trained. In fact, I am so used to it that if I try to switch to mousing with my left hand, I feel all goofy. I sometimes play a fair amount of FPSs, and tend to kick ass just as well as the next person (or better), so I don't think I'm paying a price in dexterity.
JohnP
March 29, 2012 at 2:04pm
I am left handed but found out 20 years ago that there was no such thing as a left handed mouse. I learned to mouse with my right hand. I would like to try a left handed mouse tho, but since I left Facebook, kinda hard to "like" the Naga.
HeartBurnKid
March 29, 2012 at 4:18pm
I'm a rightie, but try to mouse with my left whenever possible because of RSI in my right wrist. I mostly use ambidexterous mouses, but definitely wouldn't mind a leftie-specific mouse.
LovTrain
March 29, 2012 at 11:35am
Yes, I will now be able to return to World of Warcraft =)
Hope it becomes a reality!
limitbreaker
March 29, 2012 at 11:03am
That razor naga was one of the most helpful tools that i used in wow arena, getting passed 2200 just seemed easier. Id say being left handed and not having such a tool could be a real handicap.
