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 51 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] | |
N-Gage ( Nokia) | 2003 [37] [3] | 3,000,000 [14] | [1] | ||
GameKing |
|
2003 | [38] | ||
Tapwave Zodiac |
|
2003 [1] | 200,000 [14] | [1] | |
Nintendo DS |
|
2004 [1] | 154,000,000 [41] | [1] | |
PlayStation Portable ( Sony) |
|
2004 | 80,000,000 [43] | [1] | |
Gizmondo ( Tiger Telematics) |
|
2005 [1] | 25,000 [14] | [1] | |
GP2X ( GamePark Holdings) |
|
2005 [46] | >60,000 [47] | [48] | |
Dingoo A320 (Dingo Digital Technology) |
|
2009 [49] | [49] | ||
GP2X Wiz ( GamePark Holdings) | 2009 [50] | [50] | |||
Pandora (OpenPandora) |
|
2010 [51] | [51] | ||
CAANOO ( GamePark Holdings) | 2010 [45] | [45] | |||
Nintendo 3DS |
|
2011 [56] | 75,000,000 [54] [57] | [1] | |
PlayStation Vita ( Sony) |
|
2011 [58] | 16,000,000 [58] | [58] | |
Neo Geo X ( Tommo) |
|
2012 [61] | [60] | ||
Game Gadget |
|
2012 | ~20,000 [62] | ||
GCW Zero (Game Consoles Worldwide) |
|
2013 [64] | [64] | ||
Nvidia Shield Portable |
|
2012 [67] | [65] | ||
GPD XD (GamePad Digital) |
|
2015 | [68] | ||
Arduboy |
|
2016 | [69] | ||
GPD Win (GamePad Digital) |
|
2016 [71] | [71] | ||
Nintendo Switch |
| ||||
Evercade (Blaze Entertainment) |
|
2020 [78] | [76] | ||
Analogue Pocket ( Analogue) |
|
2021 | [79] | ||
Ayaneo |
|
2021 | [80] [81] [82] | ||
Steam Deck ( Valve Corporation) |
|
2022 [85] | ≈3,000,000 as of 2023 [86] | [87] [88] | |
Thumby (TinyCircuits) |
|
2022 | [89] | ||
Playdate ( Panic) | 2022 | [90] | |||
Ayaneo 2
( Ayaneo) |
|
2022 | [92] [93] | ||
ROG Ally ( Asus) | 2023 [94] | [94] |
This is a list of notable canceled handheld game consoles.
Name | Image | Notes | Anticipated year of release | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
Red Jade |
|
2002 | [95] | |
MoMA Eve |
|
~2005 | [96] | |
XGP |
|
~2007 | [97] | |
Jungle (console) |
|
2011 | [98] |
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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 51 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] | |
N-Gage ( Nokia) | 2003 [37] [3] | 3,000,000 [14] | [1] | ||
GameKing |
|
2003 | [38] | ||
Tapwave Zodiac |
|
2003 [1] | 200,000 [14] | [1] | |
Nintendo DS |
|
2004 [1] | 154,000,000 [41] | [1] | |
PlayStation Portable ( Sony) |
|
2004 | 80,000,000 [43] | [1] | |
Gizmondo ( Tiger Telematics) |
|
2005 [1] | 25,000 [14] | [1] | |
GP2X ( GamePark Holdings) |
|
2005 [46] | >60,000 [47] | [48] | |
Dingoo A320 (Dingo Digital Technology) |
|
2009 [49] | [49] | ||
GP2X Wiz ( GamePark Holdings) | 2009 [50] | [50] | |||
Pandora (OpenPandora) |
|
2010 [51] | [51] | ||
CAANOO ( GamePark Holdings) | 2010 [45] | [45] | |||
Nintendo 3DS |
|
2011 [56] | 75,000,000 [54] [57] | [1] | |
PlayStation Vita ( Sony) |
|
2011 [58] | 16,000,000 [58] | [58] | |
Neo Geo X ( Tommo) |
|
2012 [61] | [60] | ||
Game Gadget |
|
2012 | ~20,000 [62] | ||
GCW Zero (Game Consoles Worldwide) |
|
2013 [64] | [64] | ||
Nvidia Shield Portable |
|
2012 [67] | [65] | ||
GPD XD (GamePad Digital) |
|
2015 | [68] | ||
Arduboy |
|
2016 | [69] | ||
GPD Win (GamePad Digital) |
|
2016 [71] | [71] | ||
Nintendo Switch |
| ||||
Evercade (Blaze Entertainment) |
|
2020 [78] | [76] | ||
Analogue Pocket ( Analogue) |
|
2021 | [79] | ||
Ayaneo |
|
2021 | [80] [81] [82] | ||
Steam Deck ( Valve Corporation) |
|
2022 [85] | ≈3,000,000 as of 2023 [86] | [87] [88] | |
Thumby (TinyCircuits) |
|
2022 | [89] | ||
Playdate ( Panic) | 2022 | [90] | |||
Ayaneo 2
( Ayaneo) |
|
2022 | [92] [93] | ||
ROG Ally ( Asus) | 2023 [94] | [94] |
This is a list of notable canceled handheld game consoles.
Name | Image | Notes | Anticipated year of release | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
Red Jade |
|
2002 | [95] | |
MoMA Eve |
|
~2005 | [96] | |
XGP |
|
~2007 | [97] | |
Jungle (console) |
|
2011 | [98] |
{{
cite web}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
link)