The Jungle was a portable game console in development by Panasonic, and announced in October 2010. With a design being roughly similar to a small laptop, it was developed as a portable platform for MMOs and aimed at players who wanted to play online games on the go. The Jungle was also Panasonic's first attempt at creating a handheld console.[2][3] It was expected to be released in mid-2011, effectively putting it into the eighth generation of gaming along with the Nintendo 3DS and the then-unreleased PlayStation Vita.
 Prototype Panasonic 'Jungle' | |
| Manufacturer | Panasonic |
|---|---|
| Type | Handheld game console |
| Generation | Eighth generation |
| Lifespan | Cancelled (was expected to be released in mid-2011) |
| CPU | NVIDIA Tegra series SOC[1] |
| Related | 3DO Interactive Multiplayer Panasonic M2 |
The system was to be the second dedicated video game console released by Panasonic, after the 3DO from 1993. In 1997, Panasonic was developing a new console called the Panasonic M2, but the company canceled the project.
On March 1, 2011, Panasonic announced the cancellation of the Jungle, "due to changes in the market".[4]
Games
editThree games were announced for the release of the Jungle in October 2010:[5]
Features
editThese were announced features for the Jungle:
References
edit- ^ Abazovic, Fuad. "Panasonic Jungle gaming console has Tegra". fudzilla.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Panasonic's Jungle portable gaming system emerges, gets shown off on video (update: makes appearance on Rob Dyrdek's MTV show)". Engadget. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
- ^ "News - Panasonic Reveals Handheld System: Jungle". Gamasutra. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
- ^ "Panasonic says has dropped game development project". Reuters. 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
- ^ "The Jungle mobile online gaming device". Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ "Stellar Dawn comes to the Jungle". Panasonicjungle.org. 2010-10-25. Archived from the original on 2011-01-03. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
- ^ a b "Panasonic Reveals Handheld System: Jungle". www.gamedeveloper.com. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ "Exclusive: First Photo of Jungle, Panasonic's Portable Online Gaming System". Gizmodo.com. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
- ^ Dean Takahashi (October 4, 2010). "Panasonic to debut mobile game handheld called the Jungle". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
External links
edit- "Panasonic Jungle" - Short lived Jungle news site