Panasonic Invites Gamers To the Jungle

donniebaseball23 writes "In a move that will instantly conjure up memories of the infamous 3DO failure, Panasonic has once again decided to throw its hat into the gaming ring, unveiling an online-focused handheld called the Jungle. It features a high-resolution display, a D-pad, a touch pad, and a full mini-keyboard in addition to standard gaming shoulder buttons. Wireless support is a given, as Panasonic is talking heavily about the console's online features, but whether that's Wi-Fi or 3G remains unclear. M2 Research analyst Billy Pidgeon said, 'The Jungle is a highly specialized dedicated portable for a non-existent market. This is an unprecedented hardware strategy, and probably for good reason. If MMO players want to go more portable than a laptop, I guess this would be the way to go. Frankly, this looks like a non-starter.'" An anonymous reader notes comments from NetDevil's Ryan Seabury, who thinks the decision to have the device run Linux is a mistake.

Comments

Wow, it sounds like it has everything!

[Anonymous Coward]

Wow, it sounds like it has everything!

Except fun games... just like the 3DO.

Let me FTFY

[GameboyRMH]

Welcome to the jungle
We got hi-res displays
We got a D-pad and HDMI
Plus a keyboard for bitchin' games
If you wanna raid on the go
And a laptop don't fill the need
If you got the money, honey
We'll feed your disease

In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Bring those newbies to their...shunanunanunanunanunanunaknees...knees
Make all those monsters bleed!