Yes, but for those on the unlaundered despecialization curve peak, there generally is an interest in all of those things. It especially gets to be more of an issue when the price of the multipurpose device drops to the level of one of the specialized devices it is replacing. When it comes to the world of electronics, very often the niche is ignored because from a manufacturing standpoint, the niche can be cost prohibitive to produce for.
Gameboys have gone the way of the dodo. Nintendo discontinued it years ago.
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