Nintendo

Nintendo's current-gen hybrid: a big 1080p 120Hz HDR screen, a major power jump with 4K docked output, and full Switch backward compatibility.

The 1989 original that created the handheld market — monochrome, indestructible, and home to some of gaming's most iconic titles.

The clamshell GBA revision that fixed the original's biggest flaws — a lit screen and a rechargeable battery in a pocketable folding shell.

The definitive original-era DS: dramatically slimmer and brighter than the launch model, and still backward compatible with GBA carts.

The definitive 3DS: bigger brighter screens, a faster quad-core CPU, rock-steady 3D, extra controls, and amiibo support.

Nintendo's boundary-breaking dual-screen handheld with touch and a vast, inventive library — and it still plays your GBA cartridges.

The 32-bit Game Boy Advance brought near-SNES-quality 2D gaming to the palm, with a stellar library — held back only by its notoriously dim screen.

Nintendo's hybrid console with a beautiful 7-inch OLED — the best way to play Switch exclusives and a curated library of official retro classics.

The original Switch that defined the hybrid console — detachable Joy-Con, TV docking, and a generational library, now succeeded by the OLED and Switch 2.

A light, folding New-3DS-class handheld minus the 3D effect — arguably the best-value way to play the 3DS library, with C-stick and amiibo.

Nintendo's glasses-free 3D handheld, backward compatible with the DS and home to a superb library and a rich eShop of classics.

Nintendo's colour upgrade to the Game Boy — smaller, lighter, and backward compatible, bridging the gap to the Advance era.

The larger original 3DS: bigger screens and better battery for the same glasses-free 3D library and DS backward compatibility.

The cheaper, handheld-only Switch with a built-in d-pad — the most affordable way into Nintendo's enormous Switch library.

A slimmer, camera-equipped DS revision with a download store — at the cost of the original's GBA backward compatibility.

A super-sized DSi with big, easy-to-read screens and long battery life — the most comfortable way to play the DS library.

Nintendo's slim redesign of the Game Boy — lighter, more pocketable, with a clearer black-and-white screen and the full GB library.

A tiny, premium, backlit GBA-only handheld — the most beautiful Game Boy Nintendo ever made, if also the least practical.

The budget, slate-shaped 3DS that drops the 3D effect — a cheap, durable, kid-friendly way to play the entire 3DS and DS library.

Nintendo's 1980 single-game LCD handhelds — the very beginning of portable gaming, designed by Game Boy creator Gunpei Yokoi.

Nintendo's infamous stereoscopic-3D tabletop machine — a fascinating, eye-straining failure that is now a prized collector's curiosity.