A handheld game console, or simply handheld console, is a small, portable self-contained video game console with a built-in screen, game controls and speakers...

of handheld game consoles documents notable handheld game consoles released as commercial products. Handheld game consoles are portable video game consoles...

contains video game consoles that have sold at least 1 million units worldwide either through to consumers or inside retail channels. Each console includes...

video game consoles and multiple portable consoles for use with external media, as well as dedicated consoles and other hardware for their consoles. As...

video games, that are played on portable handheld devices, known as handheld game consoles, whose controls, display and speakers are all part of a single unit...

The Game Boy Color (GBC or CGB) is an 8-bit handheld game console developed by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on October 21, 1998, and to international...

company has produced home video game consoles and handheld consoles since 1983; these systems were released from the third console generation to the sixth. Sega...

video game consoles is split into the following articles: List of dedicated video game consoles List of handheld game consoles List of home video game consoles...

affected Nintendo's Switch console production rates and Valve's plans to release the portable Steam Deck handheld gaming computer, from its planned December...

The history of video game consoles, both home and handheld, began in the 1970s. The first console that played games on a television set was the 1972 Magnavox...

Japan). Cartridge-based handheld game consoles became prominent during this time, such as the Nintendo Game Boy, Atari Lynx, Sega Game Gear and TurboExpress...

The Game Gear is an 8-bit fourth-generation handheld game console released by Sega on October 6, 1990 in Japan, in April 1991 throughout North America...

The Game.com is a fifth-generation handheld game console developed and released by Tiger Electronics on September 12, 1997. Designed as a multimedia device...

is able to control the console using its own built-in screen and DualSense-like controller styled like a handheld game console, although it does not run...

play video games on using one or more video game controllers. This differs from a handheld game console which will have a built-in screen, controller...

consoles combine elements of both home and handheld consoles. Video game consoles are a specialized form of home computer geared towards video game playing...

Playdate is a handheld video game console developed by Panic Inc. The device features a mechanical crank and a black-and-white screen. The console was announced...

power" below) is the era of computer and video games, video game consoles, and handheld gaming devices available at the turn of the 21st century, starting...

The PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on December...

The Nintendo DS is a foldable handheld game console produced by Nintendo, released globally across 2004 and 2005. The DS, an initialism for "Developers'...

second-generation era refers to computer and video games, video game consoles, and handheld video game consoles available from 1976 to 1992. Notable platforms of the...

The Game Boy is a handheld game console developed by Nintendo, launched in the Japanese home market on April 21, 1989, followed by North America later...

hybrid video game console developed by Nintendo, released in most regions on June 5, 2025. Like the original Switch, it can be used as a handheld, as a tablet...

computer platform, although there are a few audio games for handhelds and video game consoles. Audio games feature the same variety of genres as video games...

A handheld TV game or plug and play game is an integrated home video game console and game controller, usually battery powered, which connects directly...

microphone, and supports wireless standards. The PSP became the first handheld video game console to use an optical disc format as its primary storage media. Sony...

The Genesis Nomad, also known as Sega Nomad, is a handheld game console manufactured by Sega and released in North America in October 1995. The Nomad...

The TurboExpress is a 16-bit handheld game console by NEC Home Electronics, released in late 1990 in Japan and the United States, branded as the PC Engine...

The WonderSwan is a handheld game console released in Japan by Bandai. Developed in collaboration with Gunpei Yokoi's company Koto Laboratory, it was...

Wii and ranking third in all-time console sales. Handheld consoles fought against increasing pressure of mobile gaming. The Nintendo 3DS and 2DS succeeded...