better track down your link cables and
some doublea’s welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top ten handheld gaming devices
for this list we had to add some
stipulations every entry must have been
designed as a gaming device first so you
won’t find any smartphones on this list
additionally re-releases such as the PSP
go or gameboy pocket aren’t included
with the original version of their
handheld to keep it fair that being said
let’s get on with our first pick number
10 the Nvidia shield hitting the market
in 2013 the shield offers PC gamers the
luxury of streaming their games over
Wi-Fi freeing them from their computer
chairs and allowing them the freedom to
use other chairs in the house I’m like
30 feet from my apartment right now and
I’m playing Metro HD graphics a large
catalogue of Android titles and some
impressively faithful ports make the
shield one of the most advanced handheld
devices ever created
number nine Nintendo Game & Watch series
the title says it all folks the first
video game device is developed by toy
maker Nintendo each device played one
game and also functioned as a watch they
tell you the score and even the time
their pocket power their game and watch
14 and all only from originally inspired
by designer kanpei akoi when he
witnessed a grown man playing with a
calculator on the train this series of
devices were hugely popular once upon a
time game r1g Matta Chiefs Kadeem nearly
25 different games were released through
different system variations some of
which broke ground on dual screen
display a concept that Nintendo would
later revisit decades later number 8 the
PlayStation Vita what does Vita mean
Vita means life Vita is a remarkable
handheld despite its lagging popularity
in the market with innovative controls
and impressive hardware the Vita
presents itself as a luxury handheld the
first portable game console to have true
1080p HD graphics the Vita is nothing
short of breathtaking in its performance
and remember the screen you’re watching
doesn’t do it justice you have to see
this on the 5-inch only
to appreciate how vibrant everything
really is with a handful of memorable
original titles and a wide catalogue of
indie games available there’s plenty to
play on the Vita despite what you may
have heard combine all this with the
share play second screen feature for the
ps4 and it’s the closest thing you can
get to a home console on the go
number seven SNK Neo Geo pocket color is
SNK s last game console and it’s the
sequel to the original Neo Geo pocket a
limited North American release didn’t
stop this handheld from making its mark
in gaming history fondly remembered as
one of the first few devices to truly
compete with the game boys market
dominance the pocket caller launched
against the more widely known gameboy
color both in Japan and overseas
field for having a solid color scheme
with its arcade inspired joystick the
Neo Geo is still remembered as a solid
Gameboy alternative it’s a shame it
didn’t sell so well as it had some great
games and was even compatible with the
equally doomed Dreamcast number 6 Sega
Game Gear the full-color portable with
over 150 game inspired by the hardware
for the popular Master System The Game
Gear was one of two portable consoles
developed by Sega bag app the only
console to be considered an actual
competitor to the original Gameboy the
game gear lets Sega fans play on the go
for the first time if you were color
blind
and had an IQ less than 12 then you
wouldn’t care which portably ahead with
a full-color backlit screen and the
ability to play Master System games on
the go if you had an adapter Sega sold
11 million units against very stiff
competition
if only it didn’t consume six double a’s
in four hours the game gear may not be
the most practical portable game console
these days because the battery life is
terrible and the screen is hard to see
but it’s still the Game Gear number five
Nintendo 3ds
introduced in 2011 the successor to the
D s now sported glasses-free 3d if you
want you can even turn off the 3d
altogether and what remains is a bright
crisp 2d display with a bump in
processing power Nintendo won praise for
improving on the successful formula of
the previous generation now also
sporting an analogue circle pad an
incredible gaming library and backwards
compatibility with the Nintendo DS games
the 3ds was an upgrade that gave you the
old and the new the budget-friendly 2d s
was also a great alternative for kids
but the real gem of this generation was
the vastly improved new 3ds which gave
you all of the 3d and none of the
headache
quite literally number for Nintendo Game
Boy Advance
hey that’s firing for games on this
32-bit console sold an astounding 81
million units over its lifecycle with
performance comparable to the SNES the
advanced truly lived up to its name
but it’s backwards compatibility with
Game Boy and Game Boy Color games the
GBA had a massive library with some of
Nintendo’s all-time greatest titles
available on the go for the first time
though the original was groundbreaking
the ante was truly upped with his
evolution the Game Boy Advance SP adding
a backlight and a now signature
clamshell design the SP was really the
star of the advanced show there’s a huge
enormous gigantic library of software
titles that you can play number three
Sony PlayStation Portable this is the
Sega Game Gear or Atari Lynx of handheld
game consoles for the mid to late 2000s
the Vita owes a lot to this pic Sony’s
first portable game console was a
massive hit upon launch with performance
comparable to the PlayStation 2 Sony let
their fans go mobile for the first time
with many ports and entries from the
home console franchises the PSP sought
to deliver the couch experience on the
go and largely succeeded okay move along
old man you had me at hello but you had
to push it aimed at a more mature
audience the PSP also had more M rated
games like god Worf than the traditional
handheld lineup usually offered we will
be looking at a primary target of 18 to
34 year old males and those users more
apt to embrace new technologies and
products early on number 2 Nintendo
Gameboy introducing Game Boy it’s
audible it’s in stereo and it’s games
are interchangeable taking on many
competitors throughout its life the Game
Boy still stood above the rest kids and
adults ran out to get one helping
Nintendo grab a foothold in the portable
market that they still cling to today
enhanced with the smaller Gameboy pocket
and brighter Gameboy light in Japan the
success can truly be traced back to its
universal appeal the landmark series
Pokemon also debuted on the handheld and
extended the aged system’s lifespan up
until the end of the millennium more
than 120 million lifetime unit sales is
evidence enough that quite a few of us
caught a bad case of Game Boy fever
before we get to our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions color for each
and every King boy game number one the
Nintendo DS here’s a brand new Metroid
game playing on Nintendo DS the perfect
balance of Technology Portability and
great games makes this Titan a measuring
stick of success ninja tugs are off the
hook
I can ex recycler dog owners and train
my own dog with my voice in touch adding
the second touch screen to enhance
controls and an even more interactive
layer to their games Nintendo captivated
us all with its sturdy console Nintendo
DS touching is good
anyone in stores November 21st plus as
Nintendo is want to do it was backwards
compatible with the GBA making early
adopters all the more happy all of your
favorite GBA games preceding the DS Lite
and the DSi our topic was massively
influential in portable gaming
it’s risky design paid off huge for the
portable giant selling a jaw-dropping
154 million units that in 1000 TS is the
best-selling portable of all time and
our easy pick for number one in all this
machine truly is transformative it
changes how you connect to your games
and to each other do you agree with our
list
no game on what’s your favorite portable
console for more top 10s on the go be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com it’s
just awesome
some doublea’s welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top ten handheld gaming devices
for this list we had to add some
stipulations every entry must have been
designed as a gaming device first so you
won’t find any smartphones on this list
additionally re-releases such as the PSP
go or gameboy pocket aren’t included
with the original version of their
handheld to keep it fair that being said
let’s get on with our first pick number
10 the Nvidia shield hitting the market
in 2013 the shield offers PC gamers the
luxury of streaming their games over
Wi-Fi freeing them from their computer
chairs and allowing them the freedom to
use other chairs in the house I’m like
30 feet from my apartment right now and
I’m playing Metro HD graphics a large
catalogue of Android titles and some
impressively faithful ports make the
shield one of the most advanced handheld
devices ever created
number nine Nintendo Game & Watch series
the title says it all folks the first
video game device is developed by toy
maker Nintendo each device played one
game and also functioned as a watch they
tell you the score and even the time
their pocket power their game and watch
14 and all only from originally inspired
by designer kanpei akoi when he
witnessed a grown man playing with a
calculator on the train this series of
devices were hugely popular once upon a
time game r1g Matta Chiefs Kadeem nearly
25 different games were released through
different system variations some of
which broke ground on dual screen
display a concept that Nintendo would
later revisit decades later number 8 the
PlayStation Vita what does Vita mean
Vita means life Vita is a remarkable
handheld despite its lagging popularity
in the market with innovative controls
and impressive hardware the Vita
presents itself as a luxury handheld the
first portable game console to have true
1080p HD graphics the Vita is nothing
short of breathtaking in its performance
and remember the screen you’re watching
doesn’t do it justice you have to see
this on the 5-inch only
to appreciate how vibrant everything
really is with a handful of memorable
original titles and a wide catalogue of
indie games available there’s plenty to
play on the Vita despite what you may
have heard combine all this with the
share play second screen feature for the
ps4 and it’s the closest thing you can
get to a home console on the go
number seven SNK Neo Geo pocket color is
SNK s last game console and it’s the
sequel to the original Neo Geo pocket a
limited North American release didn’t
stop this handheld from making its mark
in gaming history fondly remembered as
one of the first few devices to truly
compete with the game boys market
dominance the pocket caller launched
against the more widely known gameboy
color both in Japan and overseas
field for having a solid color scheme
with its arcade inspired joystick the
Neo Geo is still remembered as a solid
Gameboy alternative it’s a shame it
didn’t sell so well as it had some great
games and was even compatible with the
equally doomed Dreamcast number 6 Sega
Game Gear the full-color portable with
over 150 game inspired by the hardware
for the popular Master System The Game
Gear was one of two portable consoles
developed by Sega bag app the only
console to be considered an actual
competitor to the original Gameboy the
game gear lets Sega fans play on the go
for the first time if you were color
blind
and had an IQ less than 12 then you
wouldn’t care which portably ahead with
a full-color backlit screen and the
ability to play Master System games on
the go if you had an adapter Sega sold
11 million units against very stiff
competition
if only it didn’t consume six double a’s
in four hours the game gear may not be
the most practical portable game console
these days because the battery life is
terrible and the screen is hard to see
but it’s still the Game Gear number five
Nintendo 3ds
introduced in 2011 the successor to the
D s now sported glasses-free 3d if you
want you can even turn off the 3d
altogether and what remains is a bright
crisp 2d display with a bump in
processing power Nintendo won praise for
improving on the successful formula of
the previous generation now also
sporting an analogue circle pad an
incredible gaming library and backwards
compatibility with the Nintendo DS games
the 3ds was an upgrade that gave you the
old and the new the budget-friendly 2d s
was also a great alternative for kids
but the real gem of this generation was
the vastly improved new 3ds which gave
you all of the 3d and none of the
headache
quite literally number for Nintendo Game
Boy Advance
hey that’s firing for games on this
32-bit console sold an astounding 81
million units over its lifecycle with
performance comparable to the SNES the
advanced truly lived up to its name
but it’s backwards compatibility with
Game Boy and Game Boy Color games the
GBA had a massive library with some of
Nintendo’s all-time greatest titles
available on the go for the first time
though the original was groundbreaking
the ante was truly upped with his
evolution the Game Boy Advance SP adding
a backlight and a now signature
clamshell design the SP was really the
star of the advanced show there’s a huge
enormous gigantic library of software
titles that you can play number three
Sony PlayStation Portable this is the
Sega Game Gear or Atari Lynx of handheld
game consoles for the mid to late 2000s
the Vita owes a lot to this pic Sony’s
first portable game console was a
massive hit upon launch with performance
comparable to the PlayStation 2 Sony let
their fans go mobile for the first time
with many ports and entries from the
home console franchises the PSP sought
to deliver the couch experience on the
go and largely succeeded okay move along
old man you had me at hello but you had
to push it aimed at a more mature
audience the PSP also had more M rated
games like god Worf than the traditional
handheld lineup usually offered we will
be looking at a primary target of 18 to
34 year old males and those users more
apt to embrace new technologies and
products early on number 2 Nintendo
Gameboy introducing Game Boy it’s
audible it’s in stereo and it’s games
are interchangeable taking on many
competitors throughout its life the Game
Boy still stood above the rest kids and
adults ran out to get one helping
Nintendo grab a foothold in the portable
market that they still cling to today
enhanced with the smaller Gameboy pocket
and brighter Gameboy light in Japan the
success can truly be traced back to its
universal appeal the landmark series
Pokemon also debuted on the handheld and
extended the aged system’s lifespan up
until the end of the millennium more
than 120 million lifetime unit sales is
evidence enough that quite a few of us
caught a bad case of Game Boy fever
before we get to our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions color for each
and every King boy game number one the
Nintendo DS here’s a brand new Metroid
game playing on Nintendo DS the perfect
balance of Technology Portability and
great games makes this Titan a measuring
stick of success ninja tugs are off the
hook
I can ex recycler dog owners and train
my own dog with my voice in touch adding
the second touch screen to enhance
controls and an even more interactive
layer to their games Nintendo captivated
us all with its sturdy console Nintendo
DS touching is good
anyone in stores November 21st plus as
Nintendo is want to do it was backwards
compatible with the GBA making early
adopters all the more happy all of your
favorite GBA games preceding the DS Lite
and the DSi our topic was massively
influential in portable gaming
it’s risky design paid off huge for the
portable giant selling a jaw-dropping
154 million units that in 1000 TS is the
best-selling portable of all time and
our easy pick for number one in all this
machine truly is transformative it
changes how you connect to your games
and to each other do you agree with our
list
no game on what’s your favorite portable
console for more top 10s on the go be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com it’s
just awesome
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