Sentences with phrase «dedicated handheld»

There's a lot of talk about how it's more profitable for developers to create for tablets and smartphones than for dedicated handheld gaming systems.

Today we're playing games on our PCs, on our mobile phones and tablets, on dedicated handheld consoles and through social networking sites.

That is something that will stand to undermine dedicated handheld systems in the long run; and that makes me kind of sad.

This has led some folks to wonder if the company might be pursuing a successor to the 3DS — a new dedicated handheld.

But the unit's a little longer than more dedicated handheld consoles, and so thin that my fingers never quite felt they had enough to wrap themselves around.

It's why revenues from dedicated handheld gaming software this year are estimated to fall short of $ 3 billion compared to the more than twice that amount being generated 5 years ago.

But did it explode to the point of putting dedicated handheld machines in the ground?

Indeed, it should be easy to see why a new dedicated handheld would have such a hard time competing in the modern market.

The days of shelling out for dedicated handheld gaming devices are long gone and with the Wii U being a failure due to lack of third party support, confusing marketing and a lack of appeal to casual gamers we believe that Mobile could represent a good opportunity for Nintendo.

When the iPhone and Android phones hit the shelves, everyone began heralding the end of dedicated handheld gaming devices like the Nintendo DS.

For dedicated handheld game systems, you'd still be better off with a Nintendo 3DS XL or a PS Vita Slim for the depth and breadth of titles available for either device.

It was (and is) the most powerful dedicated handheld gaming console, but a high price, expensive memory cards, and a lack of first - party support from Sony meant that the Vita never really got off the ground.

Dedicated handheld sales have been decreasing each year and even the 3DS, the leading handheld console this generation, is tracking considerably behind its predecessor and even with a «NEW» 3DS launch this year is on track to see lower sell in for 2015 vs 2014.

There are certain experiences that just feel right at home on the PlayStation Vita, arguably the best dedicated handheld to date.

When the younger market can access these games on mobile and at little to no cost then it's clear why mobile has pretty much replaced dedicated handhelds among the younger market and this is backed up by NPD who state that kids now spend more time on mobile gaming than any other platform.

But also dedicated handhelds, consoles and PC.

The NDS Lite / DSi is the most popular dedicated handheld gaming device.

there was a very good reason, why worry about trying to make dedicated Handhelds anymore, when you can just create a companion device for the living room that works hand in Hand with your living room console.

Dedicated handhelds just happen to have slightly less of a social stigma attached to them than here.

With game app content outselling dedicated handheld console games for the first time last year, more and more players are starting to opt for their smartphone and tablet devices when they play.

At its launch, the PlayStation Vita was a powerhouse handheld that Sony touted as the only dedicated handheld of the time that could take home console experiences on the road.

Nevertheless, the Vita's launch has certainly come up short compared to the best selling dedicated handheld gaming device of all time.

Accordingly, we think Nintendo will launch a lighter, dedicated handheld version of the Switch, possibly to be called the Switch Mini.»

Nintendo has the Switch, Sony has the PlayStation 4 and PS4 Pro, and Microsoft is soon to add the Xbox One X to its line - up, alongside the existing Xbox One S. That's not even including dedicated handhelds and reimagined retro games machines, such as the SNES Classic Mini.

This is high - end 3D scanning software that you'd normally use with dedicated handheld 3D scanners like the Eva or Space Spider to create 3D models of things like Arnold Schwarzenegger for Terminator movies, but the software also works with Kinect for Windows and, of course, the Intel Sense 3D camera built into certain Wacom MobileStudio Pro models.

Since 2009, we have seen a meteoric rise in the revenues and market share of games for iOS and Android devices and a decline in sales for dedicated handheld gaming consoles.

Although the company as we know it no longer exists, the brand name was sold and in 2005 a new Coleco was formed, specializing in electronic toys and dedicated handheld games.

With gaming on the go becoming ever more smartphone - shaped, some would say it was foolhardly to release a new dedicated handheld, such as the Sony PS Vita.

On the go, however, when considered as the world's most powerful dedicated handheld gaming system, it's an incredibly impressive piece of kit, especially considering the graphics on display in games like Breath of the Wild.

The footage was uploaded over on the IGN YouTube channel, giving gamers a look at the new 2.5 D platformer for Nintendo's dedicated handheld system.

When the iPhone and Android phones hit the shelves, everyone began heralding the end of dedicated handheld gaming devices like...

Although not entirely without merit — the game pad should help it find a natural home in the Android homebrew and emulator community — there's no denying that in setting out to unify smartphones and dedicated handheld consoles, the Xperia Play makes a compelling case to maintain the status quo.

Kid Icarus: Uprising is not just a great 3DS game, but it's one of the things you can point out to your friends when they criticize the idea of dedicated handheld gaming platforms.

According to the report: 50 % of Americans now have a dedicated handheld... [Read more...]

Overall, 50 % of Americans now have a dedicated handheld device... for reading e-content.

50 % of Americans now have a dedicated handheld device — either a tablet computer like an iPad, or an e-reader such as a Kindle or Nook — for reading e-content.

Overall, 50 % of Americans now have a dedicated handheld device — either a tablet computer like an iPad, or an e-reader such as a Kindle or Nook — for reading e-content.

Nintendo's dedicated handhelds have always been awesome.

Sony is the only company that offers a dedicated handheld gaming device at the moment (The PSVita), but a quiet announcement out of E3 2014 might change that.

«I don't think we'll do a dedicated handheld gaming device, rather just focus on [Windows Phone], tablets, maybe with controller support someday,» Spencer said.

He replied with a «I don't think we'll do a dedicated handheld gaming device.»

Even though these games do not offer the same depth of a dedicated handheld or gaming console, its enough to scratch the itch.

As it gets it worldwide release, Marc Cieslak asks if the dedicated handheld can survive in a landscape now dominated by smartphones and tablets.

As far as I'm concerned, there's always going to be a dedicated handheld market.

Whether it's meant to be played on a phone or on a dedicated handheld console.

Neil Young (Ngmoco's CEO, not the alt - rock legend) has suggested that smartphones and the mobile platforms provided by Apple and Google are slowly chipping away at the dedicated handheld market.

Pokemon for Switch will mark the franchise's first time coming off dedicated handhelds and onto a standard console for a main - series game.

Ultimately it's becoming increasingly clear that the dedicated handheld market is not as big as it once was and Nintendo's 3DS will struggle to even ship half of what the DS sold last generation.

If Nintendo get it right we could see them with a billion dollar mobile games segment in a couple of years time which would offset the loss of their dedicated handheld game revenues when Switch comes out and 3DS is discontinued.