Thought: Is there a point of critical mass for handhelds?

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Just thought I'd add one thing (I'm going to give a full response later)

The DS penetration rate in Europe may be 1/20, but in western europe it is far higher.

UK = 60M

Germany = 80M

Spain = 45M

France = 60M

Italy = 60M

Scandinavia = 18M

Total: ~ 350M

 

Total for DS: 30823K = 30.8M

 

That's a total of ~ 9%

 

PsP is at around 12-12.5M, which is around 3.5%

 

In Americas, the rate is about the same.

North America (Canada + US) = 335M. They're about 95% of americas. So the pentration rate for DS is at around 9.5%

PsP is at 3.2%

 

So just pointing that out: Handhelds have the same penetration rate in Western Europe as in Americas.

 

It doesn't have a lot to do with your post though