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Atari began work on the Lynx in 1986, and it was released in 1989, around the same time the original Nintendo GameBoy
was released. It was not as successful as the GameBoy in sales, due to it being more expensive than the GameBoy, having a
lack of must-have games, a lack of games made by companies other than Atari, due to a strict contract
that forbade any GameBoy developer from making a game on a non-Nintendo system, and many production problems.
It was the first portable system to have a color screen, but it wasn't enough to convince most people to buy it instead of
the GameBoy. One year later, Atari released a re-designed version of the Lynx, called the Lynx II. It had a slightly longer
battery life, was smaller and cooler, and costed less. Sales improved, but were still far less than GameBoy sales. Things
got worse for the Lynx when the Sega GameGear came out, and it became clear that the Lynx had a small future. It was finally
discontinued in 1993.
Worldwide Name: Atari Lynx
Market Share in Beginning of Lifespan: Unknown
Market Share in Middle of Lifespan: 1%
Market Share in End of Lifespan: 1%
Best-Selling Game: Road Blasters (Unknown number of copies sold)
An 8-Bit System
Price at Launch: $189.00
Number of Units Sold: 2 million
Slogans:
None
Released Worldwide in: 1989
Discontinued in: 1993
Popularity Compared to Competitors:
In Japan:
1st-Nintendo GameBoy
2nd-Sega GameGear
3rd-Atari Lynx
In America:
1st-Nintendo GameBoy
2nd-Sega GameGear
3rd-Atari Lynx
In Europe:
1st-Nintendo GameBoy
2nd-Sega GameGear
3rd-Atari Lynx
Graphics Comparison:
1st-Sega GameGear
2nd-Atari Lynx
3rd-Nintendo GameBoy
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