Curated category
Handheld game consoles
- Nintendo SwitchNintendo posted its first loss as a video game company in 2012, marking the beginning of a difficult period for the Japanese giant.
- PlayStation PortableSony Computer Entertainment first announced development of the PlayStation Portable at a press conference preceding E3 2003.
- PlayStation VitaRumors of a successor to the PlayStation Portable emerged in July 2009 when Eurogamer reported that Sony was working on such a device.
- Game Boy AdvanceIn the early 1990s, a team led by Satoru Okada began experimenting with color screens for Nintendo's handheld line. They developed a prototype codenamed…
- Nintendo 3DSNintendo began experimenting with stereoscopic 3D video game technology in the 1980s. The Famicom 3D System, an accessory consisting of liquid crystal…
- Game Boy ColorIn the early 1990s, a team led by Satoru Okada experimented with color displays for Nintendo's handheld line. Their prototype carried the codename Project…
- Game BoyOn the 10th of June 1987, division director Gunpei Yokoi informed R&D1 that Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi wanted a successor to the Game & Watch series…
- Nintendo DSIn mid-2002, Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi stepped down from his executive role to become an advisor. He proposed a new system built around two screens.
- WonderSwanNaoharu Yamashina founded Bandai in 1950 as a manufacturer of toy cars and plastic models. The company shifted its focus to electronic games by licensing the…
- Nintendo Switch 2Nintendo began pre-production of its next console shortly after the Switch's release, with a team reviewing the performance limitations of the original unit.