| Alby_da_Wolf said:
And nobody even considers a possible MS entry into the portable market. |
Microsoft is already entering the market. Windows mobile 7 games are about as close to an Xbox 360 Arcade title as you can get without actually making them 1:1. IIRC the code base of a typical game is 97% identical. So it goes without saying that Windows Mobile 7 will get a decent supply of downloadable games, enough to make it a gaming platform in its own right.
@Smashchu:
"According to an NPD data analysis, the iPhone is now responsible for 19% of all revenue generated by handheld games (as of 2009), compared to the PSP’s 11%. Obviously, the DS still reigns supreme with 70%."
http://socialmediaseo.net/2010/03/25/iphone-beats-psp/
Given the fact that the iPhone has a superior (read more profitable) distibution model the likely split between iPhone and DS is likely to be closer to >30% publisher revenue compared to <65% for the DS as the distribution fee is a flat 30% vs the obvious packaging, distrubution, retailer and license costs from Nintendo.
Tease.
