Handheld video game systems have come a long way over the years. Here are several classic systems that, while groundbreaking ...

When you think of the best gaming handheld devices, your mind might wander to the Game Boy or Nintendo DS you grew up with. But did you know that today’s handhelds let you play blockbuster PC games on ...

Nintendo has a surprisingly long and rich history. Founded in 1889, the year U.S. President Benjamin Harrison was inaugurated and just twenty years after Japan's Meiji Restoration, it began as a ...

This year marks the first time all three major gaming hardware companies — Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft — have handheld devices on the market. But they're all very different. Which one is right for ...

Nintendo Switch 2, the first Xbox handheld, better handheld gaming PCs, and sleeper hits like the AYN Thor. Which one is right for you?

When it comes to handhelds, Nintendo is indisputably the king. They weren't the first in the market—and increasingly good mobile games have carved their own niche too—but there's no doubt that ...

You’ve probably heard someone, somewhere, claim smartphones are encroaching on handheld gaming’s turf. It’s what you’re seeing anywhere you go, after all: in planes, trains and automobiles, or maybe ...

While tactical strategy games are bountiful these days, that wasn’t always the case. A couple of decades ago, it felt like Nintendo was one of the only companies keeping the genre alive, in large part ...

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The Switch 2, a game-changing headset, and a certain PC handheld made gaming downright luxurious in 2025.

Back in April, the video game industry let out an audible gasp when Nintendo announced their new Switch 2 game console would hit the market at $449.99. In this economy? Fans and pundits alike were ...