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 52 entries in this list, 4 consoles were canceled. [note 1]
Name | Image | Notes | Release year | Units Sold | Ref |
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Microvision ( Milton Bradley Company) |
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1979 [2] | [1] | |
Entex Select-A-Game |
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1981 [3] | [3] | |
Entex Adventure Vision |
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1982 [5] | 50,000 [5] | [4] |
Palmtex Portable Videogame System |
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|
1984 [6] | [6] | |
Digi Casse |
|
1984 | [7] | ||
Epoch Game Pocket Computer |
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|
1984 | [8] | |
Game Boy ( Nintendo) |
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|
1989 [1] | 118,690,000 [12] | [1] |
Atari Lynx |
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1989 [1] | 500,000 [14] | [1] | |
Game Gear |
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|
1990 [18] | 11,000,000 [15] | [1] |
TurboExpress ( NEC) |
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1990 [19] | 1,500,000 [14] | [1] |
Gamate ( Bit Corporation) |
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|
1990 [20] | [20] | |
Game Master (Hartung) |
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|
1990 [17] | [17] | |
Watara Supervision |
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|
1992 [17] | [17] | |
Mega Duck (Welback Holdings) |
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|
1993 [17] | [17] | |
Sega Nomad |
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1995 [14] | 1,000,000 [14] | [1] |
Design Master Senshi Mangajukuu |
|
1995 | [22] | ||
Game.com ( Tiger Electronics) |
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|
1997 [3] | 300,000 [14] | [3] |
Neo Geo Pocket |
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|
1998 [24] | 2,000,000 [14] | [1] |
WonderSwan ( Bandai) |
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1999 [1] | 3,500,000 [26] [27] | [1] |
Cybiko |
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2000 [28] | 500,000 [30] | [31] | |
Game Boy Advance ( Nintendo) |
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2001 [33] | 81,500,000 [34] | [1] |
GP32 ( Game Park) |
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2001 [3] | 32,000 [35] | [1] |
P/ECE ( AQUAPLUS) | ![]() |
|
2001 [36] | ||
N-Gage ( Nokia) |
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2003 [40] [3] | 3,000,000 [14] | [1] | |
GameKing |
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|
2003 | [41] | |
Tapwave Zodiac |
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|
2003 [1] | 200,000 [14] | [1] |
Nintendo DS |
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|
2004 [1] | 154,000,000 [44] | [1] |
PlayStation Portable ( Sony) |
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|
2004 | 80,000,000 [46] | [1] |
Gizmondo ( Tiger Telematics) |
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|
2005 [1] | 25,000 [14] | [1] |
GP2X ( GamePark Holdings) |
|
|
2005 [49] | >60,000 [50] | [51] |
Dingoo A320 (Dingo Digital Technology) |
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2009 [52] | [52] | |
GP2X Wiz ( GamePark Holdings) |
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2009 [53] | [53] | ||
Pandora (OpenPandora) |
|
|
2010 [54] | [54] | |
CAANOO ( GamePark Holdings) |
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2010 [48] | [48] | ||
Nintendo 3DS |
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2011 [59] | 75,000,000 [57] [60] | [1] |
PlayStation Vita ( Sony) |
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|
2011 [61] | 16,000,000 [61] | [61] |
Neo Geo X ( Tommo) |
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2012 [64] | [63] | |
Game Gadget |
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2012 | ~20,000 [65] | |
GCW Zero (Game Consoles Worldwide) |
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|
2013 [67] | [67] | |
Nvidia Shield Portable |
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2012 [70] | [68] | ||
GPD XD (GamePad Digital) |
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|
2015 | [71] | |
Arduboy |
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|
2016 | [72] | |
GPD Win (GamePad Digital) |
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|
2016 [74] | [74] | |
Nintendo Switch |
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Evercade (Blaze Entertainment) |
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|
2020 [81] | [79] | |
Analogue Pocket ( Analogue) |
|
2021 | [82] | ||
Ayaneo |
|
2021 | [83] [84] [85] | ||
Steam Deck ( Valve Corporation) |
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|
2022 [88] | ≈3,000,000 as of 2023 [89] | [90] [91] |
Thumby (TinyCircuits) |
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|
2022 | [92] | |
Playdate ( Panic) |
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2022 | [93] | ||
Ayaneo 2
( Ayaneo) |
|
2022 | [95] [96] | ||
ROG Ally ( Asus) |
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2023 [97] | [97] |
This is a list of notable canceled handheld game consoles.
Name | Image | Notes | Anticipated year of release | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
Red Jade |
|
2002 | [98] | |
MoMA Eve |
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|
~2005 | [99] |
XGP |
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|
~2007 | [100] |
Jungle (console) |
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|
2011 | [101] |
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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 52 entries in this list, 4 consoles were canceled. [note 1]
Name | Image | Notes | Release year | Units Sold | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Microvision ( Milton Bradley Company) |
![]() |
|
1979 [2] | [1] | |
Entex Select-A-Game |
![]() |
|
1981 [3] | [3] | |
Entex Adventure Vision |
![]() |
|
1982 [5] | 50,000 [5] | [4] |
Palmtex Portable Videogame System |
![]() |
|
1984 [6] | [6] | |
Digi Casse |
|
1984 | [7] | ||
Epoch Game Pocket Computer |
![]() |
|
1984 | [8] | |
Game Boy ( Nintendo) |
![]() |
|
1989 [1] | 118,690,000 [12] | [1] |
Atari Lynx |
![]() |
1989 [1] | 500,000 [14] | [1] | |
Game Gear |
![]() |
|
1990 [18] | 11,000,000 [15] | [1] |
TurboExpress ( NEC) |
![]() |
|
1990 [19] | 1,500,000 [14] | [1] |
Gamate ( Bit Corporation) |
![]() |
|
1990 [20] | [20] | |
Game Master (Hartung) |
![]() |
|
1990 [17] | [17] | |
Watara Supervision |
![]() |
|
1992 [17] | [17] | |
Mega Duck (Welback Holdings) |
![]() |
|
1993 [17] | [17] | |
Sega Nomad |
![]() |
|
1995 [14] | 1,000,000 [14] | [1] |
Design Master Senshi Mangajukuu |
|
1995 | [22] | ||
Game.com ( Tiger Electronics) |
![]() |
|
1997 [3] | 300,000 [14] | [3] |
Neo Geo Pocket |
![]() |
|
1998 [24] | 2,000,000 [14] | [1] |
WonderSwan ( Bandai) |
![]() |
|
1999 [1] | 3,500,000 [26] [27] | [1] |
Cybiko |
![]() |
2000 [28] | 500,000 [30] | [31] | |
Game Boy Advance ( Nintendo) |
![]() |
|
2001 [33] | 81,500,000 [34] | [1] |
GP32 ( Game Park) |
![]() |
|
2001 [3] | 32,000 [35] | [1] |
P/ECE ( AQUAPLUS) | ![]() |
|
2001 [36] | ||
N-Gage ( Nokia) |
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2003 [40] [3] | 3,000,000 [14] | [1] | |
GameKing |
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|
2003 | [41] | |
Tapwave Zodiac |
![]() |
|
2003 [1] | 200,000 [14] | [1] |
Nintendo DS |
![]() |
|
2004 [1] | 154,000,000 [44] | [1] |
PlayStation Portable ( Sony) |
![]() |
|
2004 | 80,000,000 [46] | [1] |
Gizmondo ( Tiger Telematics) |
![]() |
|
2005 [1] | 25,000 [14] | [1] |
GP2X ( GamePark Holdings) |
|
|
2005 [49] | >60,000 [50] | [51] |
Dingoo A320 (Dingo Digital Technology) |
![]() |
|
2009 [52] | [52] | |
GP2X Wiz ( GamePark Holdings) |
![]() |
2009 [53] | [53] | ||
Pandora (OpenPandora) |
|
|
2010 [54] | [54] | |
CAANOO ( GamePark Holdings) |
![]() |
2010 [48] | [48] | ||
Nintendo 3DS |
![]() |
|
2011 [59] | 75,000,000 [57] [60] | [1] |
PlayStation Vita ( Sony) |
![]() |
|
2011 [61] | 16,000,000 [61] | [61] |
Neo Geo X ( Tommo) |
![]() |
|
2012 [64] | [63] | |
Game Gadget |
![]() |
|
2012 | ~20,000 [65] | |
GCW Zero (Game Consoles Worldwide) |
![]() |
|
2013 [67] | [67] | |
Nvidia Shield Portable |
![]() |
2012 [70] | [68] | ||
GPD XD (GamePad Digital) |
![]() |
|
2015 | [71] | |
Arduboy |
![]() |
|
2016 | [72] | |
GPD Win (GamePad Digital) |
![]() |
|
2016 [74] | [74] | |
Nintendo Switch |
![]() |
| |||
Evercade (Blaze Entertainment) |
![]() |
|
2020 [81] | [79] | |
Analogue Pocket ( Analogue) |
|
2021 | [82] | ||
Ayaneo |
|
2021 | [83] [84] [85] | ||
Steam Deck ( Valve Corporation) |
![]() |
|
2022 [88] | ≈3,000,000 as of 2023 [89] | [90] [91] |
Thumby (TinyCircuits) |
![]() |
|
2022 | [92] | |
Playdate ( Panic) |
![]() ![]() |
2022 | [93] | ||
Ayaneo 2
( Ayaneo) |
|
2022 | [95] [96] | ||
ROG Ally ( Asus) |
![]() |
2023 [97] | [97] |
This is a list of notable canceled handheld game consoles.
Name | Image | Notes | Anticipated year of release | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
Red Jade |
|
2002 | [98] | |
MoMA Eve |
![]() |
|
~2005 | [99] |
XGP |
![]() |
|
~2007 | [100] |
Jungle (console) |
![]() |
|
2011 | [101] |
{{
cite web}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
link)