Portable gaming is a market where the main players are Nintendo and Sony. Nintendo have dominated the market for years with variations of the 'GameBoy'. However Sony now have The Sony PSP (PlayStation Portable) on the market. The latest portable technology from Nintendo is called the 'Nintendo DS'. The PSP is widely known to have superior graphics and compatability features that the DS doesn't include. However, Nintendo have developed a unique product in that there are two screens, one of them being a highly sensitive touch screen. Its the touch-screen feature amongst others that makes the DS dominate the market over the PSP. The unique touch-screen design could be compared to the motion sensor remote on the Wii, in that they have hit the market with a different idea and it seems as though it has payed off for Nintendo. Modern day hand-held consoles include the Wi-fi connection feature allowing players to play and contact other players within a certain radius, or in some cases, anywhere in the world.
Nintendo DS
Released: March 2005 in UK
Release date price: £100
Units Sold: 40.3 Million
Sony PSP
Released: September 2005
Release date price: £180
Units Sold: 24.7 Million
Other less popular handheld devices include: Bandai Wonderswan, GamePark GP32, SNK NeoGeo, Sega Game Gear, iRiver G10
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