The GP2X Wiz is a handheld game console and portable media player developed by South Korean company GamePark Holdings running a Linux kernel-based embedded operating system.
Distinguished from its predecessor by a more consistent release of games and a focus on both commercial and homebrew development, the Wiz targeted the open-source community.
However, the Wiz still appears to be primarily advertised as an open-source system, meant for homebrew development of games and emulators.
In February 2009, South Korean president Lee Myung-bak had stated that "Korea needs to develop a video game console like a Nintendo DS".
[15] Based on the specs released by GamePark Holdings, the Wiz appears to have a considerably more slim and compact form factor than that of the GP2X.
The Wiz also has a fairly large amount of built in flash memory, which GamePark has stated will be used to hold games that will be included with the system.