Crash Course Games: #23: Handhelds

This video episode of Crash Course Games focuses on gaming devices that combine the screen, speakers, controls, and computer into one little package - handheld game consoles. Handhelds have actually been around since the mid-1970s, and they've made some incredible strides in the past few decades from blinking lights to glasses-free 3d and even console-equivalent graphics. But their future isn't so certain. The early market saw the rise of Nintendo, Sony, and Sega, but has been reduced to just to Nintendo. Although the Game Boy, and Nintendo DS handhelds have sold incredibly well, mobile gaming seems to be eating away at Nintendo's market. [11:07]