Why Nintendo Has Owned Handheld Gaming Since The Game Boy
In this video, I discuss the factors that have greatly contributed to Nintendo beating all of its competitors in the handheld market over the years, going back to the OG Game Boy. It doesn't matter whether it was the Atari Lynx, the Game Gear, the Neo Geo Pocket Color, or the PSP. Nothing could directly compete with Nintendo's handhelds and win.
Past dominance also bodes well for the Switch 2, which little is known about at this point. Who knows if it'll even be called the Switch 2 by next year when it is rumored to be released?
00:00 Intro
00:50 Cost and Battery Life = Overrated Factors
02:47 Distribution and Marketing Matter
04:47 Games Sell Systems, As Proven By Nintendo
08:37 The Competitors Lacked Killer Apps
14:02 Do Not Underestimate The Switch 2
Sources/Further reading:
Best selling DS games: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/fina...
Best selling Switch games: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/fina...
Sources regarding Atari Lynx shortages:
https://www.landley.net/history/mirro...
https://www.atariarchives.org/atarile...
Atari Lynx retrospective: https://www.vg247.com/too-powerful-fo...
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