It’s been rumored for some time now that SNK Playmore was going to be working on a Neo-Geo Handheld and today the rumor that has been previously debunked comes to light.
A recent article on Joystiq reports that the fabled Neo-Geo handheld is in fact 100% real. However all is not as it seems apparently as Tommo INC and Blaze will be releasing the handheld, and not SNK.
The handheld will include, a 3.5-inch LCD display, SD card support, A/V output, and a headphone port. As well a list of launch ready games has been announced.
Here is a list of them:
- Art of Fighting
- Baseball Stars
- Cyber Lip
- Fatal Fury
- Fatal Fury Special
- Football Frenzy
- King of the Monsters
- Last Resort
- League Bowling
- Magician Lord
- Metal Slug
- Mutation Nation
- Nam 1975
- Samurai Showdown
- Sengoku
- Super Sidekicks
- The King of Fighters ’94
- The Ultimate 11
- Top Players Golf
- World Heroes
The handheld will be called the Neo Geo X and is slated for release sometime in 2012. As stated Tommo INC will be handling distribution of the unit, and a price is TBA at the moment. It is in fact, confirmed and will be coming to everyone shortly!
Below is a picture of the unit in it’s entire form.
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