Editing Game Gear (section)

==Reception==
Game Gear surpassed the Atari Lynx and NEC TurboExpress, but lagged far behind the Game Boy in the handheld marketplace. Retrospective reception to the Game Gear is mixed. In 2008, ''[[GamePro]]'' listed the Game Gear as 10th on its list of the "10 Worst-Selling Handhelds of All Time" and criticized aspects of the implementation of its technology, but also stated that the Game Gear could be considered a commercial success at nearly 11 million units sold. According to ''GamePro'' reviewer Blake Snow, "Unlike the Game Boy, the Game Gear rocked the landscape holding position, making it less cramped for human beings with two hands to hold. And even though the Game Gear could be considered a success, its bulky frame, relative high price, constant consumption of AA batteries, and a lack of appealing games ultimately kept Sega from releasing a true successor."<ref name="gamepro">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/125748/the-10-worst-selling-handhelds-of-all-time/ |title=The 10 Worst-Selling Handhelds of All Time |access-date=January 17, 2008 |first=Blake |last=Snow |publisher=[[GamePro]].com |date=July 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080918035922/http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/125748/the-10-worst-selling-handhelds-of-all-time/ |archive-date=September 18, 2008}}</ref> In speaking with ''[[Famitsu|Famitsu DC]]'' for its November 1998 issue, Sato stated that the Game Gear achieved "a respectable chunk of market share" since overall "about 14 million systems" were sold, but that "Nintendo's Game Boy was such a runaway success, and had gobbled up so much of the market, that our success was still seen as a failure, which I think is a shame."<ref name=":0" />

''GamesRadar+'' offered some praise for the system and its library, stating: "With its 8-bit processor and bright color screen, it was basically the Sega Master System in your hands. How many batteries did we suck dry playing Sonic, Madden and Road Rash on the bus or in the car, or in the dark when we were supposed to be sleeping? You couldn't do that on a Game Boy!"<ref name="GamesRadar">{{cite web|author=GamesRadar Staff|title=Best Sega Game Gear games of All Time|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/best-game-gear-games-all-time|date=June 23, 2012|access-date=July 8, 2013}}</ref> By contrast, ''[[IGN]]'' reviewer Levi Buchanan opined that the Game Gear's biggest fault was its game library when compared to the Game Boy, stating: "the software was completely lacking compared to its chief rival, which was bathed in quality games. It didn't matter that the Game Gear was more powerful. The color screen did not reverse any fortunes. Content and innovation beat out technology, a formula that Nintendo is using right now with the continued ascendance of the [[Nintendo DS|DS]] and [[Wii]]." Buchanan praised some of the library: "Some of those Master System tweaks were very good games, and fun is resilient against time."<ref name="IGNGG" /> ''[[Retro Gamer]]'' praised Sega's accomplishment in surviving against the competition of Nintendo in the handheld console market with the Game Gear, noting that "for all the handhelds that have gone up against the might of Nintendo and ultimately lost out, Sega's Game Gear managed to last the longest, only outdone in sales by the [[PlayStation Portable|Sony PSP]]. For its fans, it will remain a piece of classic gaming hardware whose legacy lives on forever."<ref name="RetroGamer" />