Background
Nintendo handheld devices are a subsection of Nintendo consoles. These devices are small and portable and were usually marketed towards children and other young consumers.
While Nintendo wasn’t the first company to sell handheld devices, it is credited with popularizing the genre with the release of the Game Boy in 1989 and quickly became one of the biggest names in handheld gaming. The Game Boy featured Tetris as the launch title and was an instant and lasting success. In 2004, Nintendo launched a second wave of wildly popular handheld devices, this time featuring the DS. The DS, which featured dual screens and wireless connectivity, became the best-selling handheld console as of 2016.
Classic Nintendo handheld consoles are prized as collector’s items today, while newer models like the Nintendo Switch continue their success around the world. These pages provide support, troubleshooting, and device repair information for the following Nintendo handheld devices:
- Game Boy
- Game Boy Cartridge
- Game Boy Advance
- Game Boy Advance Cartridge
- Game Boy Advance SP
- Game Boy Color
- Game Boy Micro
- Game Boy Pocket
- DS
- DS Lite
- DSi
- DSi XL
- Nintendo 2DS
- Nintendo 2DS XL'
- New Nintendo 2DS XL
- 3DS
- 3DS XL
- 3DS 2015
- New 3DS XL
- Game & Watch
- Nintendo Switch Lite
- Nintendo Switch
- Joy-Cons
- Nintendo Switch OLED
Identification
All Nintendo handhelds will have the distinctive Nintendo logo printed somewhere on the console including the label which is usually located at the bottom or on the rear of the device. The device name and model number (e.g. CTR-001) will be listed.
Additional Information
Wikipedia - Nintendo Handheld Consoles