As many Gear Factor readers had predicted, the Saturday release of the Gizmondo in the United States came and went with little more than a tired sigh from the American gaming community. In spite of its wealth of interesting specs, the $229 GPS-enabled gaming handheld has drawn only harsh criticism from just about every corner of the market. Buggy performance, bewildering content offerings, and a lack of focus on its core competency have conspired to make the Gizmondo a failure on two continents – not unlike the equally doomed Nokia N-Gage that came before it.
