The list of handheld game consoles documents notable handheld game consoles released as commercial products. Handheld game consoles are portable video game consoles with a built-in screen and game controls and the ability to play multiple and separate video games. It does not include PDAs, smartphones, or tablet computers; while those devices are often capable of playing games, they are not generally classified as video game consoles. This is not a complete list; it only lists handheld game consoles with its own Wikipedia article and a source verifying its classification as a handheld console. Currently there are Script error: No such module "Table row counter". entries in this list, Script error: No such module "Table row counter". consoles were canceled.[note 1]
Successor to the Game Boy Advance line, first console in the Nintendo DS line.[43]
Feature two separate screens, one of which a touch screen with a stylus.[43]
Hardware revisions include Nintendo DS Lite in 2006, Nintendo DSi in 2008, Nintendo DSi XL in 2009.[43]
All models play DS ROM cartridges; regular DS models compatible with Game Boy Advance games, DSi models dropped GBA support but added limited library of digital download games.[33]
Considered a commercial success; best-selling handheld of all time, and second best-selling console of all time behind the PlayStation 2.[44]
Minor hardware revisions include PSP-2000 in 2007, PSP-3000 in 2008.[3]
Major hardware revisions include UMD drive-less PSP Go in 2009, wifi-connection-less PSP E1000 in 2011.[3]
Its legacy is mixed; its sales are far more than any other non-Nintendo handheld, but its sales are just over half of its main competitor of the time, the Nintendo DS.[3]
Features camera, GPS, text messaging, and Bluetooth wireless connectivity.[49]
Despite features, technologically well behind main competitors of the time of PlayStation Portable and Nintendo DS.[48]
Had an alternative "Smart Ads" model released concurrently which sold at almost half the price, but required daily streaming advertisements to be watched on the handheld, well before smartphone games popularized the concept.[49]
Considered a severe commercial failure, propelled by a juxtaposition low sales and particularly high promotional spending and investments.[49][1]
Successor to the Nintendo DS line, start of the Nintendo 3DS line.[58]
Hardware revisions include the Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo 2DS and New Nintendo 3DS.[58]
Uses two separate screens and is capable of projecting stereoscopic 3D effects without use of 3D glasses.[58]
Plays cartridges and digital games via internet download.[59]
Mixed legacy; a commercial success as far as 75 million sold put it among the best selling handhelds, and well above main competitor PlayStation Vita, but a large sales drop from predecessor Nintendo DS, and quickly dropped after its own successor, Nintendo Switch, was released.[58]
Two models launched; a regular one, and one with 3G internet capabilities that was quickly phased out.[62]
Minor hardware revisions model "PCH-2000" released in 2013
Mixed legacy; was a commercial failure, but retained a cult following, and is cited as influential in the successful PlayStation 4 home console released after it.[62]
Contains HDMI, A/V and control docking ports for connecting to a television.[63]
The publishing and distribution was licensed to Tommo from SNK Playmore.[63]
Considered a commercial failure for both parties; SNK ordered a halt on production after consumer complaints on quality, which in turn hurt Tommo financially. Both parties threatened legal action.[64]
↑ 5.05.1Forster, Winnie (2005). The Encyclopedia of Game.Machines: Consoles, Handhelds, and Home Computers 1972-2005. Magdalena Gniatczynska. p. 53. ISBN3-0001-5359-4.
↑Forster, Winnie (2005). The Encyclopedia of Game.Machines: Consoles, Handhelds, and Home Computers 1972-2005. Magdalena Gniatczynska. p. 139. ISBN3-0001-5359-4.