This is a pretty cool read
Yeah.
I was getting every EGM magazine starting with their 2nd full issue in the middle of summer 1989. I subscribed right after their 3rd issue so I remember reading all three of the articles on what was happening with those two different devices designed by BDL in 1990-'91.
I never bought a Game Boy but really wanted the NES-compatible Express. Was looking forward to it, would've bought one in a freaking heartbeat if Camerica had bought it out. I never owned a Nintendo handheld until I bought the original DS in early 2006, new, with free Advance Wars: Dual Strike that Game Stop included. I guess that was around the time DS Lite launched.
In 2011, I bought 3DS within a week or two of the NA launch. I play all my DS and 3DS games on my original 3DS, but I really, really want an XL now.