Portable gaming console, is it still in?

Speaking of portable gaming console many of you will think immediately of Nintendo Game Boy console. But that is way long ago.
In 2000s the Game Boy is the king, nothing came close.
However the emerge of PSP is putting a good fight to the Nintendo dominance in the portable console industries. But still the Nintendo DS is unbeatable in term of sales.



Back to our era... is anyone still playing a portable console? Nowadays you can easily download and install casual game in our smartphone. Either Android or iDevices. Even now big publisher is publishing a rated AAA games for our smartphone and tablet. For just a mere US$ 5 - US$ 10 you can get a great game with a great experience playing it using the touch screen.

However, some of us think that gaming in our smartphone and tablet is not the real gaming experience.
You need a real portable console, a real gaming machine designed only to satisfied your gaming needs. That is when the king of the current portable console have their strong point.
Behold the mighty king of the portable gaming console ; The Nintendo 3DS and his rival the Playstation Vita.

Can this portable gaming console beat our smartphone and tablets in term of casual gaming?

You may want to check this video made by The Verge.