Why didn't SNK try to make a handheld??
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n00b
yes they did.
yes they did.
xiao_haozi
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pocket ?!?
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Nintendo's track record is pretty incredible,
looking at the market share they've always had.
They've constantly put down better, more advanced systems than their own.
hell, even look at the psp and compare it with the ds spec wise.
technologically speaking it's years behind the psp
but the appeal of nintendo games and brand constantly bring consumers back.
looking at the market share they've always had.
They've constantly put down better, more advanced systems than their own.
hell, even look at the psp and compare it with the ds spec wise.
technologically speaking it's years behind the psp
but the appeal of nintendo games and brand constantly bring consumers back.
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TheBigBB
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I don't believe you. SNK was in the handheld business when they were going under. If you knew about the Neo-Geo Pocket Color, you would have already known that.
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Ah you beat me to it.
Man, I think this guy's the 3rd of 4th dude with a post count lower than 100 that I'm adding to my ignore list since last night. But he joined in 2003, what the hell?
What's up with all the noobs lately?
And I mean that in the sense of new people who don't know their head from their ass, not new people that display some mild form of intelligence.
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People would say "What the hell is that?!" when I'd play my Ocean (camouflage) Blue NGPC in the Gameboy Color days. *click click click click* really made it difficult to play in class. 
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Youre right. Of all the reading Ive done on this subject, Ive always noticed Nintendo had a cheaper and less powerful system, but STILL outsold the Game Gear, Turbo Express and the Lynx. and still outsells the competition to this day. Mainly because those other systems all ate up batteries way faster, were obviously more expensive since they were color, and had less games that came out for them; and thats all beside the main point that Nintendo had such a huge share of the market anyway. I remember getting a Gameboy for Xmas in '89. Im sure my parents wouldve laughed at me, If I had wanted a Game Gear or Turbo Express.
I know the Turbo Express was something like $250 when it came out and the Game Gear was $199.99 (Correct me If Im wrong). Take a look at the shots Sega took at Nintendo back in the day:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP04XzC-GkA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt__zRfNSjM&feature=related
I can actually still remember the AES on the shelf at Toys R Us in 1990 or '91, walking up to it smiling and then frowning when I saw the price tag....
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bokmeow
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I can actually still remember the AES on the shelf at Toys R Us in 1990 or '91, walking up to it smiling and then frowning when I saw the price tag....
And yet nowadays people will pay more than the Neo-Geo's initial MSRP for an Xbox360 that has a fraction of the lifespan and reliability.
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Not true. The Neo Gold System (which is the only thing that most places carried) was $649 at launch, and adjusted for inflation, that's $1015, according to http://www.westegg.com/inflation/
The silver system was $399, which adjusted for inflation is $625.
Plus, most games sold for $199 ($323 with inflation), which was the cost of most game systems at the time and the price isn't even close.
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Score! 
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There are a few things that didn't help the sales of the NGP/C. Some of the problem was the timing for one. The GBC was out during the NGP and then the GBA came out right after the NGPC. Another problem in the US was that SNK of America had a ton of regular NGPs that were useless once the NGPC came out. This was right after the GBC, but then the GBA came out and there really wasn't any reason for SNK to bother with the market.
When the regular NGP came out, I really had no desire to get it. So, I got a GBC instead. Since I had a few games for GBC and liked the idea of a portable SNES, I just got the GBA instead of the NGPC. I was never a big handheld gamer anyways, but at the time I went with the best variety of games and technology. It would have been nice to see the AES/MVS equivalent in a handheld.
When the regular NGP came out, I really had no desire to get it. So, I got a GBC instead. Since I had a few games for GBC and liked the idea of a portable SNES, I just got the GBA instead of the NGPC. I was never a big handheld gamer anyways, but at the time I went with the best variety of games and technology. It would have been nice to see the AES/MVS equivalent in a handheld.
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right on, nintendo made fast moves at these times to secure the handheld market.
Nintendo simple invest too much money on haldhelds and so it´s able to respond and control the market as it´s wish.