History of Handheld

Video Games

By: Kenival Amanna &Stephen Sharma

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Introduction Past Present Future Conclusion Questions

Table of Contents

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IntroductionWhat are handheld consoles?

A handheld game console is a lightweight console that is portable and runs on batteries, with a built-in screen and game controls.

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Nintendo Game Boy Atari Lynx / Lynx II Sega Game Gear  Sega Nomad Game Boy Color

Past

Game Boy Advance / Advance SP

Nintendo DS / DS Lite/DSI

PlayStation Portable (PSP)

The Game Boy was released to the Japanese public in 1989, 2 years later in the US.  Three years after its initial release it had sold over 32 million units

The Game Boy was developed by Gunpei Yokoi and his team at Nintendo. 

By 1997, a new and improved Game Boy called the Game Boy Pocket was released

with a higher quality "clear" LCD screen and smaller in size.

Over 650 games have been released for the original and pocket Game Boy units

Nintendo Game Boy

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Released by Atari Corporation in 1989

The Lynx retailed for $189.95 and over 100 games were released for the system

Stores started favouring other handhelds over the Lynx

The first handheld with color LCD and back light display

Atari Lynx / Lynx II

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Released in 1990

Sega's first handheld game console

11 million units were sold of this console

The price of this console was $150

Sega Game Gear 

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Released in 1995

Selling price was $180

It has a built-in high quality backlit 3" passive-matrix LCD screen, a D-Pad and six face buttons

1st to be able to be hooked up to a television

1 million units were sold

Sega Nomad

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Released in 1998

This was the handheld console based on the game boy/game boy pocket

Ability to show up to 56 colors simultaneously on screen

Major step for Nintendo's advancements

Game Boy Color Was the first to be

backward compatible

Sold Worldwide: 118.69 million

Came in various colors

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Came into the market in 2001

Game Boy’s shape changed into a vertical rectangle

In 2003, Game Boy released an upgraded version of the Advance, naming it the Advance SP

Game Boy Advance / Advance SP Black light feature was

added

Included a built-in light and a rechargeable Lithium Ion battery which was the first of its kind

Sold 81.51 million worldwide of both consoles

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Released in 2004

Cost approximately $149

1st touch screen handheld with dual screen

Revolutionized console with touch screens

Capable to play and chat online with different players with internet access

Nintendo DS/DS Lite/DSI Wifi capabilities was built into

the DS

The DS lite was later released in 2006 that is much lighter and slicker

The DSI was released 2 years later in 2008 with a camera and improved hardware.

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Manufactured by Sony

Released in 2004 (same year as the DS)

Is the first handheld video game console to use an optical disc format

Biggest screen with 4.30 inch screen

First handheld to be able to access internet browser wirelessly

By 2007, Sony released an improved, slimmer and lighter version of the PSP

Had the best 3D capabilities at the time.

PlayStation Portable (PSP)

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Playstation Go

Present

Nintendo 3DS

Released in 2009

Features: 64MB RAM,480X272 TFT LCD,802.11b WIFI connections,3.8 inch screen

Manufactured by Sony

Supports blue tooth connectivity

Did not impact the market , resulting to poor sales

Oct 2010 the price dropped to $199.99

Playstation Go

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There is no need for 3D glasses to enjoy the effects

It was the first handheld console with 3D capability

Nintendo has been experimenting with 3D technology since the1980’s

It was released on February 26 , 2011 in Japan

New addition to the DS collections

Sold 374,764 units within its first week of launch

Nintendo 3DS

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Xbox has not made a handheld console

Everything may be in one device such as cellular phone which has better portability

Future

Handheld video games: ◦ improved greatly over the years◦ became popular Worldwide◦ generated large amounts of profit◦ continues to succeed in the market

Conclusion

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Questions?

Thank You

1- http://www.techdaring.com/2010/04/22/nintendo-3ds-may-launch-in-october-say-uk-industry-sources/

2- 3- http://www.flickr.com/photos/coderkind/343213866/ 4- http://www.rombay.com/roms_entry/gameboy/index.html 5- http://gameboy.wikia.com/wiki/Game_Boy 6- http://thebruisedego.wordpress.com/page/3/ 7- http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/10/game_consoles/source/8.htm 8- http://

www.japaneseretrogamesstation.com/index.php/console-information/mega-drive 9- http://www.dijitalfix.com/blog/2009/04/happy-20th-birthday-game-boy/gameboy02/ 10- http://clkoerner.com/2010/07/09/my-life-in-gameboy-time/ 11- http://www.howstuffworks.com/gameboy.htm 12- http://najwasafiyyah.blogspot.com/ 13- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/05/12/sony_psp/ 14- http://www.ubergizmo.com/2009/05/psp-go-revealed/ 15- http://wii.brewology.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=182&t=19558 16- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/05/12/sony_psp/

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