Panasonic Jungle gets some public testing

<img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com///classifications/home-entertainment/gaming/consoles/Panasonic-jungle-200-200.jpg"><br /><P>Public testing has started on the <a href="http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/panasonic-jungle-portable-gaming-console-revealed-721085">Panasonic Jungle</A> gaming device in the US. </P><br /><P>A select group of the great unwashed have been asked to try out the handheld console that's looking to take on the might of the <a href="http://www.techradar.com/reviews/gaming/games-consoles/sony-psp-go-640935/review">Sony PSP</A> and <a href="http://3dradar.techradar.com/3d-tech/depth-nintendo-3ds-what-future-holds-15-07-2010">Nintendo DS</A>.</P><br /><P>The Panasonic Jungle is an interesting beast in the handheld market. It's a console that's primed for online gaming and, in particular, MMOs.</P><br /><P>The Jungle houses a QWERTY keyboard, runs Flash and has all the normal gaming buttons you would expect.</P><br /><P><STRONG>It's a Jungle out there</STRONG></P><br /><P>It's not a device that the lucrative MMO market has embraced just yet, however. While there's a trickle of titles announced for the Panasonic Jungle, including a <EM>BattleStar Galactica</EM><EM> game</EM>, they have been thin on the ground.</P><br /><P>Lucky, then, that the Jungle is also targeting the Machinima market, with something called<EM> Online Underground.</EM></P><br /><P>This isn't Panasonic's first stab at a console. The company also launched the 3DO way back in 1994.</P><br /><P>Considering the 3DO didn't exactly set the gaming world alight, Panasonic will be hoping that it has more success with its Jungle jaunt.</P>

Panasonic Jungle gets some public testing

Public testing has started on the Panasonic Jungle gaming device in the US. A select group of the great unwashed have been asked to try out...

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