Quote Originally Posted by Aussie2B View Post
Plus some adults may want to avoid the stigma of playing a "child's toy" in public. (Your mileage may vary with that depending on what handheld you're playing, how old you are/look, and what your gender is. I feel more judged as an adult female gamer since I'm seen as more of an oddity than an adult male gamer.)
Damn, you know I never even considered that people (outside of Japan) were actually insecure about playing hand held games.

If anything I figured the opposite. I can't imagine anyone being insecure about playing Mario Kart 7 or Angry Birds within eye shot. We Cheer or Just Dance however...