Portable Gaming

Pokémon in your backyard and downtown is the promise of Pokémon Go, designed in collaboration with augmented reality game developer Niantic, Inc. Niantic brings its experience developing sci-fi game Ingress, to create one of the first Nintendo mobile games.

The iPod touch is a device without a clear purpose, but these days it may be used most for gaming. Why not see how it compares to the newest ("Slim") version of the Sony PS Vita?

Gizmag recently spent a week with the awkwardly-named New Nintendo 3DS XL to see if its promise of super-stable 3D, a bit more grunt under to the hood, and a new button setup can keep the 3DS valid in the age of smartphone and tablet portable gaming.

Arcade machines are not generally known for their portability – the thought of moving one around is enough to cause a back ache. Nanoarcade pushes those notions aside with a device that looks like a classic arcade machine, but scaled down to 1/10th the size.

Nintendo has revealed a significant hardware revision for its popular 3DS and 3DS XL handheld gaming systems.The update adds several new physical controls to the device, while switching storage type and adding NFC functionality.

A small chapter in gaming history is being revived on Sony's PlayStation Vita portable. Sony's first foray into the portable gaming market, the PocketStation, can now be accessed in app form when playing compatible Playstation games purchased on the PS Store in Japan.

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc unveiled two new versions of its PlayStation Vita handheld gaming console at a pre-Tokyo Game Show press conference today. The new model of the PS Vita is slimmer and lighter, while the PS Vita TV ditches the portability for a permanent spot in your living room.

Nvidia has announced its Shield handheld gaming console will be available in June for US$349.

An open-source Linux-based handheld that can emulate thousands of classic games is now being launched on Kickstarter.

NVIDIA has announced Project Shield, a portable gaming console that plays Android and PC games.

ARCHOS has released its Android-based GamePad in Europe, with a North American release due for early 2013.

Sony's portable game console, the PS Vita, was outsold by the Nintendo 3DS by a factor of 47 last week.