Nintendo has dominated the handheld video game market. Here are some of Nintendo's lesser-known competitors

Attempts at competing with Nintendo on the handheld front have largely failed, although that isn't to say that Nintendo has had some worthy competitors in the handheld video game market.

The Gizmondo was touted as an even higher-tech competitor, with a faster processor and more built-in capabilities.

The N-Gage was Nokia 's attempt to compete with Nintendo 's prospering Game Boy Advance .

SNK 's Neo Geo Pocket Color was the best-known competitor to Nintendo 's handheld offerings outside Sega and Sony 's Sony 's PlayStation Portable .

The Tapwave Zodiac's small but strong library includes Tomb Raider , Doom II, and Madden NFL 2005 , among other games.

The Bandai WonderSwan Color made the mistake of scaring Nintendo into releasing the Game Boy Advance, which had even better graphics and a better sound chip.

The Atari Lynx was more than innovative, but it came out at the wrong time to be the most successful competitor to Nintendo 's Game Boy.

The PlayStation Vita failed to compete with Nintendo 's flagship handheld console.

The PlayStation Portable competed with the Nintendo DS in the 2000s .

Sega Game Gear's hardware was similar to that of a portable PlayStation 2 , albeit more powerful than that system.