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7/21/2025, 6:19:09 AM
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>dedicated handheld on market
>unique dual-screen hardware
>lower-cost testing ground for more experimental games that wouldn't necessarily fly as big-budget console releases
>games are necessarily cheaper as a result
>lots of shovelware slop as a matter of course, but a high ratio of creative shit that took full advantage of the dual screens/portable format/close-proximity social gaming
This is what you lost when Nintendo decided that handhelds needed to exist no more. Rolling their handheld and console divisions into one piece of hardware has had a resounding negative impact on gaming the likes of which hasn't been felt since the death of the arcade.
>dedicated handheld on market
>unique dual-screen hardware
>lower-cost testing ground for more experimental games that wouldn't necessarily fly as big-budget console releases
>games are necessarily cheaper as a result
>lots of shovelware slop as a matter of course, but a high ratio of creative shit that took full advantage of the dual screens/portable format/close-proximity social gaming
This is what you lost when Nintendo decided that handhelds needed to exist no more. Rolling their handheld and console divisions into one piece of hardware has had a resounding negative impact on gaming the likes of which hasn't been felt since the death of the arcade.
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