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Mar1217 said:
Too lazy to give the obvious answer ...

 

Then I will do it for you... Japan loves the handheld systems particularly Pokémon. 

 

The Gameboy while successful didn't blow up in any territory until Pokémon hit. After that the more powerful successors became havens for old school gaming and just fun stuff that people can play on the go.