Panasonic Enters the Video Game Market! BREAKING NEWS! (Called 'The Jungle')

do it!!

i see this competeting with apple.. not sony/nintendo

campzor

why competing with Apple, but not Sony and Nintendo?

It looks to be a handheld gaming device.

I lol'd. There are probably netbooks out there that would fair better playing some MMO's online... and giving you a complete PC platform... for less money that its probably worth.

This is definately intersting news and gives me some hope on the state of the gaming industry as a whole really.

Panasonic obviously percieves that the video games market, particularly the handheld gaming market has not reached a saturation point(This is on the faith that this hardware really is not vapoureware) that another player can enter into it and provide a device to compete with Nintendo, Sony and Apple, or to a lesser extend an alternative or complimentary device.

Has Linux support so that is a plus for many here who would prefer it over Apple and Microsoft's offerings.

Panasonic may show the same level of vigour as Sony and Microsoft when they entered the games industry with aggresive prices, wooing publishers with games support etc..

They have recovered from the 3DO, it seemz.

Wow... wouldn't have expected panasonic to have a go at the gaming industry again...

Source: Engadget

Apparently Panasonic has been working itself into a frenzy over a new handheld video game console designed solely around the concept of taking MMORPGs with you everywhere you go -- like you weren't already wasting too much of your life. The makers of the ill-fated 3DO are returning to the gaming world with a portable system dubbed "The Jungle."The clamshell device will allegedly sport a super high-resolution display, features a full QWERTY keyboard along with what looks like a touch sensitive d-pad and button arrangement, and may run atop a custom Linux build. The Jungle will also apparently sport a mini HDMI port, a micro USB port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. To our eyes, the system looks a little on the clunky side, with a definite air of something out of Nokia's N-Gage line -- not a good thing for a 2010 device. Alongside the system itself, Panasonic will launch a Battlestar Galactica title for the device, and a web show called Online Underground.

We're digging up more details right now, but the company (actually an offshoot of Panasonic called Panasonic Cloud Entertainment) has already set up shop with a site and a few teaser videos. Check out the mysterious new handheld in another pic and some videos after the break (including a look at the Battlestar Galactica title), and stay tuned as we unearth the full story on the Jungle.

We'd heard rumblings that the console would make its way to an MTV show, and sure enough, the Jungle has shown up on Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory. Rob apparently is making a "jingle" for the unreleased device, which looks rather huge in the hands of the skateboarder. Obviously Panasonic is desperately trying to create some viral hype around the device (leaks to a few blogs and this MTV appearance), but we're pretty unimpressed thus far. Maybe the jingle will convince us. If you've got video -- send it our way!

mythrol

not to sound excited but........

That's runescape concept art...

:cry:

JustusCF

it is?

remember that zelda game that panasonic made :lol:

Vader993

That was Philips, not Panasonic. That was CD-i, not 3DO.

Now most importantly....WHAT GAMES WILL THIS HAVE

Awe, I hope it doesn't fail miserably.

They got the clamshell. They should've made it dual screen.

LovePotionNo9

No thanks.

I'm curious about how much this will cost, because someone could easily just get themselves a laptop...

Idiots. Pitting a brand new handheld against even just the frickin PSP, Sony would wreck Panasonic... but that's in a world where Nintendo, who owns approximately 70% of the handheld market doesn't exist. In the world where they do exist, Sony gets wrecked and Panasonic will get wrecked even harder.

Poor choice by them.

Idiots. Pitting a brand new handheld against even just the frickin PSP, Sony would wreck Panasonic... but that's in a world where Nintendo, who owns approximately 70% of the handheld market doesn't exist. In the world where they do exist, Sony gets wrecked and Panasonic will get wrecked even harder.

Poor choice by them.

oldkingallant

About 10 years ago if you said to someone another handheld will take 30% of the market share from Nintendo handhelds they will say you are crazy after how Nintendo handhelds slaughtered SEGA, Bandai, SNK and NOKIA handhelds with more than 99% of the market share :P so you should show some respect to PSP :P.

They have recovered from the 3DO, it seemz.

waltefmoney

some companies have known to recover from some unsuccessful ventures and products.

Nintendo didn't do so well with the GameCube.

Early on many Apple products flopped and didn't sell well and really hurt them financially

Sony with their BetaMax, and PSPGO:P

Microsoft also made some not so popular products- Vista(Personally I like it)

If these companies can expand the userbase and market of Video Games by possibly getting more demographs interested like what Apple and Nintendo are doing then that's great.

remember that zelda game that panasonic made :lol:

Vader993

remember that zelda game that panasonic made :lol:

Vader993

it looks cool to me :)

very retro/futuristic/something-er-nuther

but they gotta do something about the name? reminds me of Jaguar and Lynx (both failed)

Thats the best name they could come up with?

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remember that zelda game that panasonic made :lol:

gamefan67

Hell yes.

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remember that zelda game that panasonic made :lol:

waltefmoney

Hell yes.

That wasn't Panasonic 3DO. That was Philips CDi

That wasn't Panasonic 3DO. That was Philips CDi

ChubbyGuy40

Damn, I mixed them up. Anyway Nintendo seriously needs to hire the people that made Faces of Evil.

its got a diffrent aim than the other handhelds so i wouldnt rule it out.Panasonic are smart they aint directly competing with the competition IF they could potentially pull someone like Blizzard into bringing WoW out on it then potentially it has a good chance in being a sucess.

All they need is backing off one of the bigger MMO's and it could be a good shot at getting a market none of the others tried to take.If its smaller than a laptop and can fit in your pocket it has potential for the people like me who wouldnt mind playing MMO's but just cant cause they are busy doing other things and could potentially bring outa new userbase who never thought of handhelds.

remember that zelda game that panasonic made :lol:

Vader993

I lol'd. There are probably netbooks out there that would fair better playing some MMO's online... and giving you a complete PC platform... for less money that its probably worth.

foxhound_fox

A handheld designed for MMOs? Isn't this a bit weird? If I'm home I rather play my MMOs on a computer. So the only excuse for it to exist is to have it instead of a notebook. But even then, since it's made for MMOs, I need an abo of some mobile phone provider to be able to go online oO No need for that, sorry oO

Gonna have success in the Far East. It's obviously not geared towards the western audience.

Miyamoto's reaction when he saw the picture of it:

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remember that zelda game that panasonic made :lol:

tastetheacidmil

looks like a contender for best item to prop up your bed frame with

April fools in October?

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[QUOTE="dercoo"]

Yes, now the PSP2 can't be in last place this handheld gen:P

dercoo

LOL guess SONY is the only one benefiting from this :P

And SW

Now lemmings, cows, sheeps, and hermits can unit in the basing of 1 pathetic system.

UNITED BY HATE8)

that is one ugly machine, people normally go out to net cafe's or stay home and play mmo's, that genre is one were you need to speed a lot of time to get benefits, its not a pick up and play format, like a handheld is supposed to be. This will fail within a week. Panasonic should just bring out a next gen console system earlier than the rest if they want to be a serious contender, not that thing.

I see this working more with diablo style RPG's than WoWbecause lack of mouse means this will not play WoW (unlessa mouse addon is avaiible) However there is something i see i like, and that is teh 2 analogue sticks (or are they D-pads?) if soo, i say drop the keyboard part, and make it more controler like and that way you can have game slike CS:S or or GeoW on the go (obviously not those titles). Then that would make it more popular in the west, and have lots of JRPG's for it in the east.

As a MMO-only device it could work. I mean there are gazillions of MMO gamers who don't have time for other games at all.
However, MMO's aren't very handheld friendly if I recall correctly.

Miyamoto's reaction when he saw the picture of it:

misiufraggle

Now how bout Iwata's and Regies reaction? LOL

A portable MMO? Are they TRYING to ruin people's lives?

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That's runescape concept art...

:cry:

Ultizer

it is?

Yup

The 3DS and the PSP2 will rip that thing to pieces. If that doesn't get it, the iPhone, iPad, and smart phones will.

A 99USD price point, and free 3g connectivity, plus a whole host of potential casual MMO titles, and maybe... it'll break 100 units sold...musicalmac

Yeah right. If it was $99 and free 3G I'd buy one. Who WOULDN"T buy one at that price... forget about games just to have free 3G and a mobile device.

The reality is it will surely be $200, and probably more like $400. Plus the compatibility of PC games will probably be a joke. I wonder if it will have any platform specific games at all besides access to MMO's. It won't have any other multiplats. Who in their right minds is going to develop a game specifically for somethng called "The Jungle". LOL.

This is not the way for Panasonic to get back into gaming. The 3D0 was a flop. But it could have succeeded if markketed properly and if not for Sony Playstation. This thing is just doomed from the start.

whos gona support it? Nintendo is dominating this market anyway