On The State Of Handheld Videogaming

Posted by simoniker on Wednesday May 5, 2004 @12:14AM from the war-and-tetris dept.

Thanks to GCAdvanced.com for its mammoth 30+ page article interviewing developers and journalists about the state of the handheld videogame industry. Highlights include Karthik Bala of Vicarious Visions on why wireless matters for handhelds ("We've done plenty of multiplayer game modes for our GBA games, but the need for a link cable really limits the number of players who will play them. Our first N-Gage title supports Bluetooth multiplayer and we'll also be supporting the upcoming GBA wireless adapter in [an] upcoming game"), and Steven Kent's predictions for handheld market share by the end of 2005: "My guess [in descending order]: GBA, DS, PSP, N-Gage QD, Zodiac."

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Re:A few points by edwdig · 2004-05-05 02:12 · Score: 2, Informative

Where are you looking for cables? The official Nintendo one is about $12. You can find 3rd party ones for less.
Re:Speculating on the DS.. by GTRacer · 2004-05-05 02:28 · Score: 2, Informative

After all, the PSP is going to cost several hundred dollars...
Per the latest EGM (I think it was them, EGM or OPM - whatever) the PSP will be $150 without the wireless cart, and 50 bucks adds it. Which I kinda dig, because I don't expect to do a lot of wireless gameing.
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