The Lost Art of Handheld Consoles

[@Lasagna_Garfield_]

I miss how gadgety everything used to be. My sister had a Sidekick back in the day and I still think it’s peak phone design.

[@Stinkydew1996]

Physical keyboard phones were something else man

[@QuantumChrist]

cause there're only few companies that make the chip, soc and os of all tech we have. Devs are stuck on what's on the market.

[@mind-of-neo]

Exactly. His point about a pear shaped iphone was unironically completely right. Even if its not the most perfect or popular option, it should be an available option. Now you can only get what mastercorp has deemed to be the most streamlined, capital efficient option. And only a couple choices on shelves because "the sheep purchase faster when given fewer choices" Before the corps had it all figured out, it seemed like you could get pretty much any option imaginable. A thousand different devices in a million shapes, sizes, and colors. That's how it should be, always, for the consumer, because variety is the spice of life.

[@Stinkydew1996]

@mind-of-neo I don't think you realize how badly it would feel using a pear shaped phone that experience sounds miserable and I'm sure all the curves and such is just asking for the screen to break. That's stupid

[@NoahTheBroah.]

I'm watching this on a PS Vita

[@G00fyG00b3rs]

I carry around a ps vita every day, it has a great mp3 player, modding capabilities, and has great games for it too. It may have not sold well, but it is an amazing piece of hardware that is basically a ps3 in your pocket.

[@stefanssmellsvictory105]

Yeah, I'm still playing my Vita on a fairly constant basis.

[@invictusgaming7998]

Moded vitas are so underrated

[@janaekelis]

im thinking about getting a vita off ebay just to mod when im done with modded 3ds

[@reyme9949]

Shoutout to Anbernic for carrying the handheld market with 12 retro handhelds released in 2024. Their RG35xxsp was just amazing.

[@smithmr1]

Yeah Anbernic are beasting it it right now.

[@PretendingToBeAHuman]

I spend more time playing on my Anbernic and Retroid handhelds than I do my Switch these days.

[@reyme9949]

@@PretendingToBeAHuman I started to play Tekken 7 on my PS4 and when I realised that I had to pay in order to unlock all the players I went back to retro games.

[@todesziege]

It's not just handhelds, either. While the technical possibilities have grown, the standardisation of games (and the platforms they're on) has narrowed them down at least as much.

[@mps64]

I miss old Nintendo handhelds....I thought that we would get a cool combination of the best qualities of both Handheld and Console Nintendo with the Switch, but we only really got the best qualities of console nintendo with barely any of the best qualities of their handheld side. Hopefully the Switch 2 changes that

[@todesziege]

I don't think the Switch brings the best of console Nintendo at all. Aside from the hybrid-portable aspect it is arguably their least interesting and unique console ever. Like you'd expect from a compromise, you end up with something that doesn't excel in any one direction.

[@mind-of-neo]

I think the switch brought the worst of both sides

[@TheDawnofVanlife]

As a person who owned and loved her Sega game gear back in the day and now Happily owns both a Nintendo Switch and a Legion GO gaming handheld, portable doesn’t mean pocket sized. I can’t pack up my desktop computer and take it to a cafe, I can with my legion GO even if it has a little bag and I bring along a little Bluetooth keyboard and mouse. Heck, I can even take it to someone else’s house and be playing on their TV or monitor quite easily by carrying it and two cables. I can take it on vacation and be set up gaming on the hotel TV. While I get your point, even as a kid when I picked the Game Gear over the newly released and much more popular Nintendo GameBoy, people argued it was ‘less portable’ and no, it wasn’t. I could still take it, unlike my sega genesis, to say grandma’s house and pull out a game when I got bored. The greater screen detail was worth the trade off of carrying a wall plug along with the game gear. I still don’t regret the experience of it over the gameboy. While I get your point (I eventually owned a Game Boy Advanced as well), portable and pocketsized are two different things so yes, even if you usually port it out the house with a lunchbag sized carrier, unlike a PC or a games console, it is portable. Its really a matter of whats valuable to you in your port-ability. And I have always been a fan of the greater screen real estate and resolution for the games that I play. My ‘heavy’ ol Legion GO handheld was the best purchase I made in 2024 for how much I play with it. BTW, the thing that has eliminated pocket sized handhelds is most kids have cellphones now which means kids have access to downsized games on mobile. Mobile games are what killed the pocket handheld. Leading to beefy handhelds like the Switch, Steamdeck, etc. which are more like downsized PCs mostly targeted at adults (the Switch is borderline).

[@Faizu777]

The switch doesn’t suck…

[@invictusgaming7998]

Look at the dude’s hair. He clearly doesn’t know what’s good lmao

[@Faizu777]

@ lol

[@IWILLJUGGLEYOURBALLS]

It doesn't suck but it has close to no personality or charm compared to the consoles that came before it imo.

[@Gamefreak924]

Switch sucks. Wii U had more personality

[@Faizu777]

@@Gamefreak924 good for you The 3ds and switch I love

[@MotivatedSharkie]

Still walkin’ with that DS in 2025

[@usernotfound40495]

New Nintendo 3ds XL is such an awesome handheld. Have many games in n mine from Atari, sega, nes,snes, n64 even ps1 GBA and of course OG GAMEBOY and GBC. All on one device not sure if I even mentioned everything but ya we need a new definitive handheld for the 2020’s.

[@resolvanlemmy]

The smaller New Nintendo 3DS is even better in my opinion simply thanks to its customizable faceplates. Combine that with the built in themes, and you've got the most personal handheld the world has ever seen.

[@OBGat]

For people who are familiar with emulation and miss handheld consoles some good names to know are Anbernic, Analogue, Retroid, Ampown, Pow Kiddy, and SjGam. They exist, they're just for enthusiasts. There's also the Chromatic which is literally just a Game Boy Color with modern hardware. It runs Game Boy and Game Boy Color cartridges. Analogue does the same thing and runs almost all cartridges with the right adapter. There's also the Playdate that has original small games that don't have a lot of content crammed in. I understand that these are not as mainstream as the Switch or the pc handhelds which is why I'm bringing attention to it. More people should know about this.

[@earendurvoneinzbern7585]

The Odins are good to, but very pricey.

[@OBGat]

@earendurvoneinzbern7585 I don't think an Odin device is practical for someone who wants a modern GameBoy replacement. Maybe psp as none of the current small Linux handhelds are the best for that.

[@earendurvoneinzbern7585]

@@OBGat Fair enough, I'm just greedy.

[@iamsheel]

A regular phone is good enough for any game that came out before 2014

[@OBGat]

@@iamsheel Maybe a separate phone and a controller as most people who would buy these devices would not want to use their main phone for this

[@edwardlashley3572]

There isn’t a major handheld device that I did not own back in their time. Gameboy, GB color, GB advance, DS, 3DS, PSP, Vita. I have rocked them all. & they all offer watered down stripped down ports of real games. Some ppl might appreciate the gimmicks but I want to play real games. I waited 30 damn years so I could play real games on a handheld device instead of stripped down versions, full of compromises. No, I do not miss what existed before the age of portable PCs. But you can still obtain real handhelds, even pocketable ones. They run retro stuff. You can get them preloaded. You can get them for $40. It’s kinda cool that you can fit a psp in your pocket, but this prehistoric era of gaming is right where it deserves to be-dead & buried.

[@edwardlashley3572]

I still have a red PSP. It’s a later model version I imported from China. It’s crazy how small it is & what it still does at that size. Don’t get me wrong. Nothing like that exists today unless it’s basically running retro & mostly pre psp era retro, but the games are compromised. Like Temu versions of real games. thats the sad world we once lived in. Cheap knock offs of premium console games sold at the same price as a console game. Like the psp port of midnight club Los Angeles. smh. 30% the game 100% the price.

[@user-bkey]

- guy whos no fun like he said portable consoles were cool because they had their own niche, if you wanted to play real games then obviously just get a pc or home console

[@arielrr]

i dont mind the switch's form factor tbh but i also use a lot of public transportation and also carry a backpack most of the time so bringing around a big switch case never bothered me. I also missed out on the DS generation the last fully portable console i owned was a GBA SP back in the day

[@reekocarson]

You are quickly becoming my fav KZbin channel

[@charlottesimss9853]

Turns out having 1 device that can do everything sucks ass. I love having unique devices with their own purposes. I got a Tamagotchi connection reissue for christmas and it's been more fun than any doomscrooling or bullshit my phone offers me. I've rediscovered my 3ds for the 10th time and why it's awesome. The PSP Go and Gameboy Micro are my dream devices tho. Theyre so slim and cute and can go with you anywhere! There's also just something so endearing and awesome about social technology up until the mid 2010s when smartphones became really good. The 3ds was a lot of Gen Z's introduction to the internet and it had some awesome features. The attention to detail and unnecesarry but awesome features are something totally lost now. Who needs social stuff built in to a Switch when you're probably pausing it every 10 minutes to check your phone. And a last though when you bring up price of Pokemon Red and Blue. I have a switch lite that I've only bought like 4 download play games and 1 cartridge game for. I cannot imagine spending $60 on a 6 year old re-release of a 10 year old game. The used market isn't much better either with Animal Crossing being $45-50 used. It's a combination of their strict pricing and so many games being bought digitally that there's more buyer than sellers on the used market. And the worst part is that digital publishers follow Nintendo and will be keeping their games at like $20-30 while the steam, xbox, and playstation ports are like $5. My Switch Lite is a paperweight because there's no option for me. Compare that to the 3ds which was $40 max a game, and regularly sold awesome retro games for $5 and under. There was something for everyone at a budget price point on the 3ds. But everytime I open the laggy ass switch eshop i just end up feeling anxious about money and disappointed

[@murderman8578]

Having 1 device is way less bothersome for this exact reason For Gaming just buy a PC and run emulators But the switch been having banging exclusives this year

[@todesziege]

The problem with any device that promises do "do everything" is that it'll never be particularly great at any of it. The smartphone is a perfect example.

[@murderman8578]

@todesziege depends on the device

[@mightza3781]

The thing is that most gamers are casual; the do everything phone is simply good enough. Simply bringing a second device in addition to the phone feels excessive. The real tragedy is that phone games have potential, but the money is in F2P skinner boxes and that line of thinking has infected AAA releases with loot boxes. In a way Pokemon GO is closer in spirit to the original RBY bringing about a second Pokemania boom as the barrier to entry was low, brought in a novel concept that couldn't have been done on any other hardware, innovative, pocket portable and thrived on social interaction before becoming old news for most people.

[@todesziege]

@@murderman8578 It doesn't really. There are always tradeoffs.

[@eatatjoe]

I hate how Ebay and Etsy shoot up for like, millions of dollars now for DSes and Lites.

[@invictusgaming7998]

Bro a second hand DS lite is like 40$

[@zeta_noir]

​@@invictusgaming7998 he probably means a new one. Prices are ridiculous and hella scalpy

[@invictusgaming7998]

@@zeta_noir fair enough. Dunno why anyone would insist on a brand new unboxed one, when you can get a near mint/lightly used one for less than 50$, but to each their own I guess.

[@careottjuice]

Switch light does literally exist (Ik the battery sucks)

[@ulisesantonio5905]

I am proud to admit I was a ds kid

[@igloogirl22]

I was literally just thinking about this topic the other day! Thank you for another great video dude. Also, I've been watching your videos for a couple months and share them with the five people I know at every opportunity. Keep doing this thing! 😁

[@robbycooper6787]

7:14 complete exploration of that one fantasy universe created in 1948 by someone who died like 30 years ago.

[@FSAPOJake]

My favorite gaming purchase from 2024 was not the PS5 Pro, or any of the normal games I bought. It was the Anbernic RG35XXSP. I put more hours into that than any other gaming device this year. I forgot just how magical it is to have a proper, pocketable handheld with good battery life.

[@lunny3715]

Honestly, handhelds in general "never" died. There's a handheld that sold extremely well in every generation.

[@khiclark31]

Nice video, subscribed!

[@Nigel222]

The og DS and PSP were great. Lot of cool games on those machines.

[@One-ct3xe]

Bro needs to play Castlevania Dominus collection and Mario Kart Live

[@aictopus]

The having to charge joycons in order to play with people drives me insane every single time.

[@Vassay]

Anbernic RG406v owner here. It is my first console *ever*, and I'm loving every minute with it. Anbernic is excellent, and their products do a lot to reignite the love for games.

[@rkroll17]

7:38 fly ain’t even been in shot the whole video

[@itsmatt517]

This guy has heard of the Switch lite right?

[@ProjectMirai64]

Nice video !

[@everycloud3388]

...then along came Anbernic! They are just so convenient! I never leave the house without one in my pocket!

[@Dinosaursof]

I have a switch lite with the flip case on it. It’s still an iPad mini with shoulders on it and no web browser, but it’s easier to carry around than a full size switch.

[@Decoy_Shark]

The limited tech made devs more creative, and I'm worried we won't have another true handheld ever again.

[@SergioPL]

My first contact with a Nintendo product: Donkey Kong II (Game & Watch). So, I highly appreciate your thoughts.

[@TurtleSauceGaming]

Thank you for not holding a lav mic and opting for a mic that's supposed to be hold.

[@Touma134]

But funny weird handheld mic. I really hated that trend where they used super tiny versions of handheld mics.

[@andrewmuniz3201]

Appreciate the vid, the gameboy SP brings back great memories. But if they made a new switch with the fun menu types the 3DS and Wii had I would be super happy

[@pitii2721]

This was a crazy video to watch on my smart Samsung fridge

[@dontson-3897]

bro I brought my original gameboy to 8th grade every day last year and EVERYONE was begging me to play Tetris and super Mario land

[@wingn3849]

I paid $40 for my Miyoo Mini Plus and that thing has been more played than my deck.

[@trevorcuevas]

Such a good video, I’ve been wishing that we had some true portable consoles again

[@Dolph1n]

Saying the switch isnt a unique hand held console is actually psycho

[@LuisPerez-5]

You are right but these days the limitations that made them try to innovate back then don't exist anymore.

[@Tabletop_Epics]

Anbernic is so close to getting us back to some place special with handheld gaming. A few more features added to their devices and we're all set. Back up off my 4-Chan Dungeon, son. Those ceiling-high anime DVD box towers didn't stack themselves. Also, yes, I think those stains are removable, and no, I don't need to explain how they got there.

[@soyolophie]

Omg I loved Loco Roco! Thanks for reminding me! I need to get my hands on a PSP and play it again.

[@x_Odin]

Tatsuro Yamashita vinyl 👌 nice taste dude

[@JackieJKENVtuber]

9:02 i have a phone holder that I use specifically so I can play the switch as if it was docked because my grandma doesn't want the dock installed to the TV even temporarily so I'll never be able to enjoy not having to worry about battery unless I use the phone holder method with a phone holder that has space for the cable to go through

[@stefanssmellsvictory105]

Fuck the duel screens on the DS. That shit only worked well for 5 games. Do go back to making handhelds fitting in your pocket, somehow though.

[@dannyboy4682]

The touch screen on the ds was more fun than any other game that uses touch, and I think it's because you could affect the top screen with stuff you did at the bottom. There were definitely a ton of games that just wasted one of the screens with a map though

[@DankyApe]

Smart phone killed handled gaming

[@lunny3715]

I mean... not really. Smartphones may play a factor in why the 3DS didn't do as well as the DS, but 70+ million is still at least good. Not to mention, portable exclusives? And the Switch is still doing extremely well going on almost 10 years later.

[@DankyApe]

@ the switch is a hybrid console tho. Plus i never see people use the switch as a handheld. Phones can run emulators. Kids are asking for iPhones. Smart killed handled systems.

[@lunny3715]

@DankyApe people defiently use switches as a handheld, these sound like people who next to never use their switch. Yeah, emulators that make the battery life last waaay shorter, and a much smaller screen. Not to mention, in this day and age, they're asking for not just smartphones, but smartphones and a switch. Kids have expensive tastes.

[@lunny3715]

@DankyApe and believe it or absoloutey not, yes, there are some people who'd rather really just play on the original hardware than go through the complicated process of setting up an emulator.

[@DankyApe]

@@lunny3715 i’m not doubting what you are saying. I still use my 3ds to this day. But look at the statistics. The iPhone 4 came out 2010. The 3ds came out in 2011. What a coincidence that the 3ds didn’t sell well. We can all i agree that the iPhone 4 defined what a smartphone was at the time. You think a parent can buy a 800 dollar phone and 300 dollar handheld.

[@two-nichegaming]

I think handhelds fell from grace when it came to charging the battery. Current gen handhelds don't have removable batteries (which wear out faster than their predecessors), and have fragile charging ports (they really should have an additional port).

[@Puribu]

When the chainsmokers find your channel, they're not gonna be happy

[@toddpace4588]

The lost art of handheld games. Meanwhile, the Switch is selling at PS2 rate, and everybody is trying to make everything a handheld.

[@TrizziEhgan]

The Nintendo DS was a golden handheld console, even my mother had a DSi XL and I destroyed it by throwing it in a washing machine. Don't worry, it'll get repaired in the near future after my mother discovered a store that can repair these consoles.

[@Shadow-Joop-157]

if we are honest we can now do those things with our phones with all the social media platforms and because everyone has good internet now, when those handhelds came out those things were still new and not everyone had the phones that we all have now, but now everyone has a phone like that, and the fact that the handhelds are much larger hasn't changed the fact that you don't need a TV or separate screen, so you can still play it anywhere. now the games are the only unique thing for those handhelds, even though those handhelds had great games, the Switch also has an amazing selection or games, debatable even better, so no the Switch doesn't suck

[@amadeusfuzz4320]

emulator handhelds are in! i really like the miyoo mini plus and i just got a retro pocket 5. i like the miyoo because while running custom firmware you can run all kinds of quirky apps. it really feels like a unique gadget

[@damon7845]

Still upsetting nintendo shut down the 3ds shop when nintendo said the switch isn't replacing the 3ds

[@Mellojoseph]

This video was so good I watched it twice 👏

[@user-bkey]

glad someone says it the switch is NOT a replacement for the ds line and i wish they still sold either the old ones or the lineup continued cuz it was such a good console and concept thats just gone now you can buy them secondhand but the thought that one day there'll probably be none available or they'll be sold for too much sucks to think about

[@TheT3rr0rMask]

I get it but am grateful the Deck is what it is. Other than Pictochat i never liked forced touch screen stuff in DS games. Wether it's a handheld or console/PC I just want to press buttons. I'm ok with the size for ergonomics, and bite sized games exist on all marketplaces.

[@Alternus.]

Smartphones and Mobile Gacha Games kinda happened at least for Japan and South Korea and China

[@earendurvoneinzbern7585]

I have considered getting 3ds, but I usually carry around a chonker of an android handheld. Gamecube and, Ps2 emulation is wild!

[@Faizu777]

I love the switch and 3ds and new 2ds XL

[@anonymousidea9119]

I think you might be interested in the Panic Playdate. Also I have a switch game that ONLY uses the touchscreen; pudding monsters. Lol

[@kukri52231]

It’s time you all discovered the wonderful world of portable emulators! There are tons of offerings! Load up your entire retro library and live like the good ol’ days!

[@BirdSpotter43]

I love my Rg35 SP! I keep it in my pocket all the time and been grinding old pokemon games

[@janaekelis]

i have a 3ds i bought on release. it still works perfectly, yeah the battery isnt great but it was great back then! theres no drift, the buttons arent sticking and the screens are just as bright. i sometimes i stick my 3ds in my tiny women's pocket to play with and im in UNIVERSITY now

[@Duc1796]

Whenever someone said the Steam Deck is portable I just let out the biggest HAHAHA and walk away

[@LuisPerez-5]

The Switch isn't a "handheld console" it's hybrid.

[@Refreshment01]

00:45 Not agree. Detach the joycon an the switch fits no problem in dressing pants pocket. Know people that just attach a screen protector and move the switch around like that. Console in pants pocket, joycons in shirt pocket. Now a steam deck or pc handhelds those basically need a laptop back which in turn makes them sort of point less.

[@murderman8578]

Honestly the Wil U ports I don't mind since not everyone bought a Wil U on release

[@Anime-kid16]

I still use my DS in 2025 let’s bring back the DS in 2025

[@dontson-3897]

my brother plays retro bowl on the switch with the touch pad

[@CooldownCentral]

i spot tatsuro 👌 good taste

[@adrian_veidt]

AYN, Retroid, Trimui, Miyoo and Anbernic makes the title rather silly.

[@MrMartellSincere]

I missed handheld devices

[@TomGreen99]

This guy hasn't blown up yet, 2 bangers and keeps getting recommended to me. #subscribed

[@SonicTheHedgehogX15]

I hope the switch 2 brings back peak

[@todesziege]

I don't think a hybrid can do that.

[@SonicTheHedgehogX15]

@ ur right…. At least the hud should have some vibe

[@todesziege]

@SonicTheHedgehogX15 Let's hope so. I know a lot of people are clamoring for some personality to the interface, so they might consider that this time. Nintendo is in a much better spot than when they launched the Switch, after all, so maybe they think they can better afford to get a little crazy this time.

[@phoenix5054]

IDK about this. Switch is completely fine for me as a portable game console. Planning to buy Switch 2 when it comes out along with the Pokemon and Fire Emblem game that comes with it.

[@jw6588]

I'd rather have another souped up 3DS than a Switch. The Switch is just a less cool PSP, aside from it's improved specs and second analog stick.

[@phoenix5054]

@jw6588 LOL. If PSP is so cool, where is it now? In the dustbin of history, as the discontinued failure that it is. Meanwhile, Switch is the most successful console Nintendo ever had and will have a 2nd version soon.

[@pokemaniacdavid]

Excellent video.. I went to go play my gray brick gameboy the other day and the batteries I had left in there exploded and I got battery acid all over my hands. At least we don’t have to worry about that crap with modern systems I guess

[@iamsheel]

We have an interesting handled for more than a decade, it's called the mobile. Nintendo and other companies for some reason don't care about developing interesting games for it, and the current situation is either they make their own exclusive devices or make shitty phone games. They all should go the way of Sega. *ALSO* they really should optimize games for average phones. They aren't high end PCs.

[@eggoman8661]

cool soundcloud send loops bro

[@stylewan]

Totally Agree !

[@justacarbuncle]

2:41 the beta box designs of Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire aren’t real they can’t hurt you

[@suntannedduck2388]

Good video. Saw your mall one and enjoyed that too. For DS it was PDA like a Palm PDA then slim and fancy/cameras and eshop like Apple did. While past handhelds were game systems unless say the Workboy add-on to the Gameboy or something. PSP is more Sony type of each time fitting in with a tech look. Nomad/Game Gear are big but make sense due to parts of the time. Also Nomad Genesis on the go. Turbo Express Turbo Grafx in the go. Both same game carts/cards too. Before Switch. Microvision like calculators or electric or mechanical toys of the era I think. Tapwave Zodiac/Gizmondo are PDA or Pocket PCs of OS or design. Atari Lynx and Wonderswan I think are great multi button direction systems 3DS it varies of cough smartphone New 2DS XL or fair dual screen/dual clap shell sides of DS with like PS4 thicker and different layers, it works but more on 3DS systems then PS4 I find. Of course looks, trends, featuryall different of ideas but looks and fitting in DS/Wii to get them back on track. While others fit prior times I guess or fit that kind of hardware look then 200/d flashy. While Wii U was last of that I guess not just of Iwata era either. Switch feels like a safe console design but with its still Wii like aspects to it and new stuff. I mean HD Rumble, Impulse triggers Xbox One. Entertainment system focus as well even besides GBA slot or GBA MP3 player the Playyan. That or other stuff.

[@ninaschmidt3619]

If you think about the switch is a sequel to the Wii Because now it has sold many Gems now

[@nailpolishqueen1919]

This guy is silly

[@iceangele14]

"The switch is an I pad with shoulders" LMFAO I'mma use that saying now XD

[@Phenom98]

I have a 256 gb OLED vita on my pocket

[@yoturaliaz6205]

Agreed. I never found the switch diff from an ipad, thus i was never interested. Also the controls

[@letuce3675]

Fr bring back fun technology!!!

[@MaxH0ward]

How old are you that you had a 3ds in 6th grade? I thought you were like 40

[@willcordell3612]

Opening statement is laughable- the switch’s success is unprecedented and likely surpass ds sales. Switch is also mad portable, think you’re just a hater.

[@collagen1738]

it's also lame

[@willcordell3612]

@@collagen1738 this is silly, bye!

[@gh0stcassette]

I mean, you can't deny that the Switch and 3DS are fundamentally different categories of device, it's much bulkier and more annoying to carry. Even the switch lite is still bigger than an original model 3DS or a DSi/DS Lite

[@adam77g-v8q]

The switch is overrated.

[@Touma134]

Some people like handheld consoles and handheld games. Not just portable but visually inferior games from the consoles that run super slow. Handheld games had their own style.

[@banemitic]

Nothing is wrong. But nobody wants to click on video and thumb with positive title. Hope you enjoy your views and likes.

[@Rihcterwilker]

The portable market, separated from home consoles, should come back.

[@FreddyKruegerRealEstate]

To be fair, long before the things you described - handhelds for two and half decades, they were just a brick in your handhelds that played games. The DS and 3DS era was a very narrow and specific period of time where Nintendo was innovating beyond Game & Watch, and Gameboy. Before that Game gear, Nomad, PC engine handheld, Tiger Handhelds, etc were mostly just... well cool, but Boring.

[@Touma134]

Games made for it with their own distinct to the handheld style. Just like how a ps1 and a N64 does the same thing but visuals and the games couldn't be more different.

[@princessnodak]

buy extra pro controllers(and have them charged ahead of time), not rocket science

[@jw6588]

Lol some of the hater energy in these comments is hilarious. Just make your own video with the opposite conclusion then bros 😅

[@ghcfuj77557]

Switch is SO EXPENSIVE for less experiences

[@mintheinzin2277]

Switch is longest in generation

[@paperoverflow]

You lost me when you said switch is lame and mostly an Ipad, which it certainly isn't, not even gonna bother watching your lame ass video! Ciao

[@philosofictions]

this video is just about the DS and 3DS LOL

[@pompeyhater9973]

Wish he went more into the PlayStation handhelds, could have maybe mentioned the Lynx or some other console as well

[@mind-of-neo]

Nothing is interesting anymore. Nothing is a gadget or device anymore, it's just a black slab of glass with a couple different buttons on the side depending on what "device" it is, and your options are much more limited.