[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"bootstrap:console-categories":3,"$f2e47uut10hqiy":38,"console:generations":114},[4,16,27],{"id":5,"name":6,"alias":7,"photo":8},1,"Handheld Consoles","handheld",{"alt":9,"large":10,"medium":13,"thumb":14,"mini":15},"handheld console category",{"URL":11,"webpURL":11,"width":12,"height":12},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fhandheld-console-category.svg",0,{"URL":11,"webpURL":11,"width":12,"height":12},{"URL":11,"webpURL":11,"width":12,"height":12},{"URL":11,"webpURL":11,"width":12,"height":12},{"id":17,"name":18,"alias":19,"photo":20},22,"Home Consoles","home-consoles",{"alt":21,"large":22,"medium":24,"thumb":25,"mini":26},"home console category",{"URL":23,"webpURL":23,"width":12,"height":12},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fhome-console-category.svg",{"URL":23,"webpURL":23,"width":12,"height":12},{"URL":23,"webpURL":23,"width":12,"height":12},{"URL":23,"webpURL":23,"width":12,"height":12},{"id":28,"name":29,"alias":30,"photo":31},3,"Hybrid Consoles","hybrid",{"alt":32,"large":33,"medium":35,"thumb":36,"mini":37},"hybrid console category",{"URL":34,"webpURL":34,"width":12,"height":12},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fhybrid-console-category.svg",{"URL":34,"webpURL":34,"width":12,"height":12},{"URL":34,"webpURL":34,"width":12,"height":12},{"URL":34,"webpURL":34,"width":12,"height":12},{"id":39,"name":40,"nickname":41,"seo_title":41,"alias":42,"description":43,"unreleased":12,"retro":12,"educational":12,"initial_price":44,"sizes":41,"photo":45,"generation":66,"bits":67,"palette":68,"gallery":69,"brand":70,"media":75,"colors":41,"related_posts":41,"related_accessories":41,"previous":41,"next":94,"pdf":98,"sales":99,"games":102,"release_date":105,"discontinue_date":108,"category":110,"meta":111,"type":113},100,"Gizmondo",null,"gizmondo","\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Gizmondo\u003C\u002Fstrong> is a handheld console released by \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgamemedium.com\u002Fmanufacturers\u002Ftiger-telematics\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\">Tiger Telematics\u003C\u002Fa> in 2005. The original name of the console was \u003Cstrong>Gametrac\u003C\u002Fstrong> and renamed before the launch. It was badly reviewed as the worst selling console. Tiger Telematics actually sold less than 25,000 units worldwide. There are a lot of reasons that the console sales were this low. \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>First of all, the price was quite high. Gizmondo costed twice as much as the recently launched \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgamemedium.com\u002Fconsole\u002Fnintendo-ds\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\">Nintendo DS\u003C\u002Fa>. Secondly, one of the announced features was \u003Cstrong>Smart Adds\u003C\u002Fstrong>, which never activated. It was supposed to send adds in the home screen (max of 3 adds in a day). However, the price of the console without the adds was higher, which was pointless, since this feature never activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Also, at the time of the launch the number of games were extremely low. In UK the console launched with only one game distributed, \u003Cstrong>Trailblazer\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Only 8 games released in USA when the console launched, including Traiblazer. In Europe 6 other titles launched, making Gizmondo count only 14 games in its game library. Fan site \"Gizmondo Central\" rated Trailblazer and SSX 3 as the best games, followed by Sticky Balls and FIFA Football 2005.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Gizmondo was advertised a lot and with a lot of money. The sales didn't respond to the amount of money spend in advertisement. A lot of lawsuits followed because Tiger Telelematics was owing money that spend in these adds. Eventually, Tiger Telematics declared bankruptcy in 2006.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Another spicy fact about Gizmondo that had a negative impact is that one of the executives, Stefan Eriksson, revealed that had troubles with the law in the past, after he crashed a Ferrari Enzo in Malibu (California) which was owned by the Royal Bank of Scotland and somehow end it up in USA!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lastly, a few days after the launch a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgamemedium.com\u002Fconsole\u002Fwidescreen-gizmondo\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\">widescreen version of Gizmondo\u003C\u002Fa> announced that never released, a poor decision since some of the potential customers may waited for the improved version of Gizmondo.\u003C\u002Fp>","UK£229 \u002F USA$400 or $229 (with Smart Ads or not)",{"alt":40,"large":46,"medium":51,"thumb":56,"mini":61},{"URL":47,"webpURL":48,"width":49,"height":50},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002FGizmondo.png","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002FGizmondo.webp",1024,670,{"URL":52,"webpURL":53,"width":54,"height":55},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002FGizmondo-md.png","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002FGizmondo-md.webp",764,500,{"URL":57,"webpURL":58,"width":59,"height":60},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002FGizmondo-thumb.png","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002FGizmondo-thumb.webp",306,200,{"URL":62,"webpURL":63,"width":64,"height":65},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002FGizmondo-mini.png","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002FGizmondo-mini.webp",75,49,"7th",32,"65,536 Colors",[],[71],{"id":72,"name":73,"alias":74},59,"Tiger Telematics","tiger-telematics",[76],{"id":77,"name":78,"alias":79,"photo":80},11,"SD Card","sd-card",{"alt":81,"large":82,"medium":85,"thumb":88,"mini":91},"san disc or sd card console games media",{"URL":83,"webpURL":84,"width":12,"height":12},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fsan-disc-or-sd-card-console-games-media.png","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fsan-disc-or-sd-card-console-games-media.webp",{"URL":86,"webpURL":87,"width":12,"height":12},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fsan-disc-or-sd-card-console-games-media-md.png","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fsan-disc-or-sd-card-console-games-media-md.webp",{"URL":89,"webpURL":90,"width":12,"height":12},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fsan-disc-or-sd-card-console-games-media-thumb.png","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fsan-disc-or-sd-card-console-games-media-thumb.webp",{"URL":92,"webpURL":93,"width":12,"height":12},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fsan-disc-or-sd-card-console-games-media-mini.png","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fsan-disc-or-sd-card-console-games-media-mini.webp",{"id":95,"name":96,"alias":97},282,"Widescreen Gizmondo","widescreen-gizmondo","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002FTiger-Gizmondo-Manual-Consall.pdf",{"units":100,"percent":101},25000,0.02,{"number":103,"text":104,"percent":101},14,"",{"first":106,"Japan":41,"Usa":41,"N. 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