Taking video games on the go was a revelation, and Nintendo took full advantage of it by giving their established series
handheld iterations on the Game Boy.
Most of the focus and glory lately when it comes to the upcoming Super Smash Bros. titles has gone to the Wii U version of the game, but there is
a handheld iteration on the way for the Nintendo 3DS as well.
Not exact matches
With perfect touch - screen controls throughout in
handheld mode, added to the already excellent controller support from other
iterations, this is easily one of the most accessible games in the genre, and definitely one of the most enjoyable
on Nintendo Switch, full stop.
Dragon Quest Monsters was a monster capturing and battling spinoff to the regular series that has seen several well - regarded
iterations on handheld gaming systems for more than a decade.
There's been a long - running debate over the years ever since the first
iteration of Animal Crossing
on the Nintendo DS about whether the series is better
on a
handheld or home system.
The publication writes that the updated
iteration of the company's popular mobile gaming console will be released
on January 27th; the company will also «outline a strategy to use its networked entertainment services to share games, movies and music among
handheld products, TVs and other devices.»
Nintendo's NX (and the rapid
iterations of the DS
handhelds) are prime examples of this concept - the Wii - U had a phenomenal 1st - party attach rate, but the console isn't selling enough to make such a consistent approach to 1st - party quality into a large enough source of profit... so they relegate the console to Gamecube status, scale - back support and go to work
on creating their next phenomenon - all within a year or two.
What I can talk about, though, is the third
iteration's complementing
handheld title, Batman: Arkham Origins — Blackgate, which hit store shelves
on the same day as its console - based peer.
Considering this is Batman «s first
iteration on handheld devices under the Arkham banner, these drawbacks feel like they will lose their weight when present among some of the better aspects of the game.
It's a franchise that has been around for quite a while now, with Dynasty Warriors 7 being the most recent
iteration on the home consoles - Dynasty Warriors Next is tasked with bringing that same quality to the
handheld platform, but in some ways, it struggles to stand toe to toe with its bigger brother.
I blame that
on the huge time since they released one
on console, the
handheld iterations are of no interest to me.
I (and likely Ewan) was assuming you ment another
iteration of pikmin game to appear
on handhelds based
on your comments.
The Game Boy Player add -
on allows the GameCube to play cartridges originally intended for any of the eponymous
handhelds many
iterations.
I'd missed the PlayStation
iteration of Chrono Trigger that came out in America and Japan in the late 1990s, but getting to grips with the
handheld port almost a decade
on was like meeting up with an old friend.
Advertising
on the company's website signals that both Sony's PSP and the Nintendo 3DS will receive
handheld versions of this year's
iteration, despite the lack of any formal announcement.
Zelda seems to have stagnated, rehashing Windwaker's aesthetic
on handhelds and making the latest
iteration simply split the difference between Wind Waker and Twilight Princess styles, resulting (unintentionally) in a thoroughly generic Disney-esque style resembling a third - string adventure like Aragorn's Quest or Dawn of Mana.
Spike Chunsoft gives Attack
on Titan fans a glimpse of the next
handheld iteration of the popular anime and manga franchise.
Sony can hardly be blamed for moving
on, however, and clearly believes that the mobile platform will be the next successful
iteration of
handheld gaming in the industry, having opened a Sony mobile gaming studio a few years ago.
Torrance, Calif. — December 7, 2015 — XSEED Games, the independent - minded console publishing brand of Marvelous USA, Inc., today announced that the latest
iteration and first home console release in its busty brawler series, SENRAN KAGURA ESTIVAL VERSUS, will launch
on the PlayStation ® 4 computer entertainment system and PlayStation ® Vita
handheld entertainment system with a limited «Endless Summer» retail release containing an art book packed full of artwork from the SENRAN KAGURA series, a randomly chosen set of 2.5» by 3.5» collectible «pin - up cards» featuring a selection of buxom beauties from one of ESTIVAL VERSUS» playable factions, and a 2 - disc soundtrack.
While House didn't comment directly
on the future of the Vita or the Vita 2, he essentially confirmed that a new
iteration of the
handheld device would not be coming in the near future, if ever.
Known for various
iterations on PlayStation
handhelds, the last entry in the Lumines series was
on PS Vita.
marks a giant leap in graphical fidelity when compared to its older
iterations (of course, the most recent games were
handheld titles, so it is an obvious hindrance to begin with), and the HDR effects were stunning
on my 4k LG television.
On previous
iterations, the hinge sits flush with the
handheld's spine and shoulder buttons.
These additional modes come more highly recommended in an
handheld iteration of Mario Party, since the «party» atmosphere of the game can gets lost
on handhelds.
The big N's latest
iteration of their
handheld console, the DSi, went
on sale in Japan this weekend.