..not just the consoles that still have new games coming out. I also feel that they should either be listed in alphabetical order or in order of the date on which they came out. Yes? No? By the way, great work so far, that table is really "sharp" looking! :) -- Naha| (talk) 15:11, July 25, 2005 (UTC)
I think we should split Specs in two, one for the actual CPU, memory and such, and create a whole new section for memory storage, gaming cartridges etc. The section is beginning to become a little "full", and words are starting to bleed into the cells next to it. Havok 10:11, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
It dosn't bleed anymore. But horizontal scrolling is unforgiving, and should not happen. Havok 20:23, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
I'm not sure if there was reasoning behind having just two columns in the second specs table, and seven in the first; but I just moved three columns from the first, making it five and five. - shuri 11:38, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
I really don't think it should say discontinued if the system is no longer being produced, I think it should say the price that the system cost when it initially came out on the market because that is much more informative. Or at LEAST the price next to "discontinued" in parenthesis. -- Naha| (talk) 12:25, July 27, 2005 (UTC)
I'm gonna slap whoever keeps on adding pictures of games consoles @ the bottom without adding them to the tables. Will we have to keep adding them every time someone discovers some obscure console? Trip: The Light Fantastic 17:30, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
Why are the units (MB, MHz) right next to the numbers (64, 128)? shouldn't there be a space between them? I agree that in some cases it looks cleaner, but in others it looks too closely packed. What's the deal with this? - my sekurity 04:25, 31 July 2005 (UTC)
Once this article is exhaustive, I think it would be a good Featured list candidate. I just nominated List of commercial failures in computer and video gaming there, please comment on that too. Jacoplane 17:17, 2 August 2005 (UTC)
I think the Game & Watch should be recognized in this list, as was essentially one of the first "portable" gaming machines.
How are the tables currently organized? It looks like Nintendo's consoles are listed first; I can't make sense of the rest. Should they be organized by release date? Joshfist 04:22, 2005 August 8 (UTC)
What has determined, if anything, the form of the names used? Some have manufacturers (Atari Lynx, Nokia N-Gage), others not. - shuri 11:35, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
I was wondering if the Pocket Famicom counts as a handheld console, despite being a handheld hardware clone of the Famicom, and being illegal (becuase it was an unliscensed Nintendo product). Just wanted to make sure; if it belongs in the list I'll add it. -- gakon5 (talk) 21:48, August 10, 2005 (UTC)
would it be logical at all to include objective comparisons of the popularity, both in the past and present of these systems? Lockeownzj00 16:12, 11 August 2005 (UTC)
Should we include the Nintendo Virtual Boy. I know it isn't technically "handheld" or even "portable," but it is pretty important. It caused Gunpei Yokoi, the inventor of the Game Boy, the D-pad and the Virtual Boy, to get fired. - Hyad 07:41, August 12, 2005 (UTC)
What are the sources for these launch prices? Why are some of them ranges? The Launch price should be the MSRP for the product on the launch date. Also, I have a source that says that the Gameboy launched at 169, not 109 [1]. Can someone confirm/deny this? -- DropDeadGorgias (talk) 19:41, August 29, 2005 (UTC)
The page presents an error and then loads with the error in the background at the top:
"Warning: rename(/mnt/upload/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ad/120px-390px-Gp32-flu.jpg,/mnt/upload/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1e/390px-Gp32-flu.jpg/120px-390px-Gp32-flu.jpg): Not a directory in /usr/local/apache/common-local/php-1.5/includes/Image.php on line 970"
Sombody will want to have a look at that. I don't know enough to really understand what it means, but I'm assuming it has to do with a gallery picture. Just for reference, I'm running Mozilla Firefox 1.0.6 on Ubuntu Linux 5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog Release). -- Matt 09:15, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
I note that the Gizmondo is listed as having a release date in the future (as I write this), yet it has been on sale in the UK for several months. I can only assume that the date given is the U.S. release date, but that's hardly the first public release.
This makes we wonder how many of the other public release dates are U.S.-centric.
I suggest that either the dates be amended to the actual public release (i.e., first availability to the public anywhere), or some more detailed scheme be used. At the very least, I suggest that the country or region that the date applies to be stated, along with information about whether that specific date was also the first release anywhere.
Fcw 18:00, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
It's the first time it was/is publicly available, be it in Japan, USA, Europe, Australia etc. Havok (T/ C) 21:04, 21 September 2005 (UTC)
Please look on your page, where is stated (about GBA [SP]) that it has Z80 processor running with speed about 4-5 MHz, but on page about GBA is stated that it's 8-9 MHz CPU!
I've heard about two of these speeds but I don't know which was used in this console. If it has to be 100% compatible I would be almost sure that it has identical parameters like one originally used in GB - and then (I'm sure in about 99,9%) there were available only slower ones!
83.24.214.188 21:26, 28 April 2006 (UTC) Konrad
See Talk:Comparison of video game controllers#Handhelds. -- Consumed Crustacean | Talk | 00:03, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
Release date for GP32 (specified as "June 2004") is incorrect. It has been around since at least 2001. And its discontinued.
Also this chart --->
is misleading. Gamepark and Gamepark Holdings are seperate companies and should be treated as such.
I don't know how to modify chart templates :( Spacecoyote17 07:52, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
The iPod Touch mainly, but by proxy including the iPhone are now considered "Handheld Game Devices" I believe they should be added into the comparison .
http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/what-is/ipod.html
There are some very interesting statistics about sale numbers that show how the iPhone is eating into the handheld market over here: http://mashable.com/2010/03/23/ipad-psp-ds-games/
I'm not sure where to put this, so I'm just leaving the link. Esn ( talk) 11:43, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
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..not just the consoles that still have new games coming out. I also feel that they should either be listed in alphabetical order or in order of the date on which they came out. Yes? No? By the way, great work so far, that table is really "sharp" looking! :) -- Naha| (talk) 15:11, July 25, 2005 (UTC)
I think we should split Specs in two, one for the actual CPU, memory and such, and create a whole new section for memory storage, gaming cartridges etc. The section is beginning to become a little "full", and words are starting to bleed into the cells next to it. Havok 10:11, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
It dosn't bleed anymore. But horizontal scrolling is unforgiving, and should not happen. Havok 20:23, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
I'm not sure if there was reasoning behind having just two columns in the second specs table, and seven in the first; but I just moved three columns from the first, making it five and five. - shuri 11:38, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
I really don't think it should say discontinued if the system is no longer being produced, I think it should say the price that the system cost when it initially came out on the market because that is much more informative. Or at LEAST the price next to "discontinued" in parenthesis. -- Naha| (talk) 12:25, July 27, 2005 (UTC)
I'm gonna slap whoever keeps on adding pictures of games consoles @ the bottom without adding them to the tables. Will we have to keep adding them every time someone discovers some obscure console? Trip: The Light Fantastic 17:30, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
Why are the units (MB, MHz) right next to the numbers (64, 128)? shouldn't there be a space between them? I agree that in some cases it looks cleaner, but in others it looks too closely packed. What's the deal with this? - my sekurity 04:25, 31 July 2005 (UTC)
Once this article is exhaustive, I think it would be a good Featured list candidate. I just nominated List of commercial failures in computer and video gaming there, please comment on that too. Jacoplane 17:17, 2 August 2005 (UTC)
I think the Game & Watch should be recognized in this list, as was essentially one of the first "portable" gaming machines.
How are the tables currently organized? It looks like Nintendo's consoles are listed first; I can't make sense of the rest. Should they be organized by release date? Joshfist 04:22, 2005 August 8 (UTC)
What has determined, if anything, the form of the names used? Some have manufacturers (Atari Lynx, Nokia N-Gage), others not. - shuri 11:35, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
I was wondering if the Pocket Famicom counts as a handheld console, despite being a handheld hardware clone of the Famicom, and being illegal (becuase it was an unliscensed Nintendo product). Just wanted to make sure; if it belongs in the list I'll add it. -- gakon5 (talk) 21:48, August 10, 2005 (UTC)
would it be logical at all to include objective comparisons of the popularity, both in the past and present of these systems? Lockeownzj00 16:12, 11 August 2005 (UTC)
Should we include the Nintendo Virtual Boy. I know it isn't technically "handheld" or even "portable," but it is pretty important. It caused Gunpei Yokoi, the inventor of the Game Boy, the D-pad and the Virtual Boy, to get fired. - Hyad 07:41, August 12, 2005 (UTC)
What are the sources for these launch prices? Why are some of them ranges? The Launch price should be the MSRP for the product on the launch date. Also, I have a source that says that the Gameboy launched at 169, not 109 [1]. Can someone confirm/deny this? -- DropDeadGorgias (talk) 19:41, August 29, 2005 (UTC)
The page presents an error and then loads with the error in the background at the top:
"Warning: rename(/mnt/upload/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ad/120px-390px-Gp32-flu.jpg,/mnt/upload/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1e/390px-Gp32-flu.jpg/120px-390px-Gp32-flu.jpg): Not a directory in /usr/local/apache/common-local/php-1.5/includes/Image.php on line 970"
Sombody will want to have a look at that. I don't know enough to really understand what it means, but I'm assuming it has to do with a gallery picture. Just for reference, I'm running Mozilla Firefox 1.0.6 on Ubuntu Linux 5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog Release). -- Matt 09:15, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
I note that the Gizmondo is listed as having a release date in the future (as I write this), yet it has been on sale in the UK for several months. I can only assume that the date given is the U.S. release date, but that's hardly the first public release.
This makes we wonder how many of the other public release dates are U.S.-centric.
I suggest that either the dates be amended to the actual public release (i.e., first availability to the public anywhere), or some more detailed scheme be used. At the very least, I suggest that the country or region that the date applies to be stated, along with information about whether that specific date was also the first release anywhere.
Fcw 18:00, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
It's the first time it was/is publicly available, be it in Japan, USA, Europe, Australia etc. Havok (T/ C) 21:04, 21 September 2005 (UTC)
Please look on your page, where is stated (about GBA [SP]) that it has Z80 processor running with speed about 4-5 MHz, but on page about GBA is stated that it's 8-9 MHz CPU!
I've heard about two of these speeds but I don't know which was used in this console. If it has to be 100% compatible I would be almost sure that it has identical parameters like one originally used in GB - and then (I'm sure in about 99,9%) there were available only slower ones!
83.24.214.188 21:26, 28 April 2006 (UTC) Konrad
See Talk:Comparison of video game controllers#Handhelds. -- Consumed Crustacean | Talk | 00:03, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
Release date for GP32 (specified as "June 2004") is incorrect. It has been around since at least 2001. And its discontinued.
Also this chart --->
is misleading. Gamepark and Gamepark Holdings are seperate companies and should be treated as such.
I don't know how to modify chart templates :( Spacecoyote17 07:52, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
The iPod Touch mainly, but by proxy including the iPhone are now considered "Handheld Game Devices" I believe they should be added into the comparison .
http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/what-is/ipod.html
There are some very interesting statistics about sale numbers that show how the iPhone is eating into the handheld market over here: http://mashable.com/2010/03/23/ipad-psp-ds-games/
I'm not sure where to put this, so I'm just leaving the link. Esn ( talk) 11:43, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
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I personally found this article very interesting, comparing all the technical stats from the various handhelds. But I can appreciate it was under cited. ShadyCrack ( talk) 15:54, 28 February 2023 (UTC)