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Best-Selling Portable Video Game Systems Of All Time

January 8, 2013 By ausretrogamer

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In last week’s Best-Selling Video Game Consoles: 1972 to 2002 post, it was clear that Sony had taken the stranglehold in the consoles market in the mid 90’s. The portable games market is a different beast. From the early days of crude portability with the tabletops, to Gunpei Yokoi’s wondrous Game & Watch series, the pedigree of portable gaming had been set quite early. Once the Game Boy burst onto the scene (another Gunpei Yokoi creation), Nintendo knew they had a winner. Which portable systems gave the Game Boy a run for its money ? Look below, there should not be too many surprises.  [Read more…] about Best-Selling Portable Video Game Systems Of All Time

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Game Boy, Game Gear, handhelds, Lynx, Neo Geo Pocket, PC-Engine GT, portables, Retro Gaming

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