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[–] Kamikazimatt@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Per Wikipedia, yes. A game console is the general term. A home console is the one that plugs into a tv, and a handheld console is something like a switch.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_console

[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

In that case isn't the DS the best selling console of that gen?

[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

If you put them all (handheld, home, micro, and hybrid) into the same bucket then, yes.

DS > Wii > PS3 > 360 > PSP > N-Gage > Ouya

It also makes the DS the best selling console to launch in the 21st century.

[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Kinda nuts that the least popular (of the big 3) device that gen sold like 80 million units. It's no wonder everyone was scared of mobile by the end, you can see the impact it made.

Also shows how the Switch was a clever move by Nintendo, getting a lot of that audience back