| ElGranCabeza said: War has changed. Mobile wars that is, no longer will you dedicated gaming machines own the market androids and iOS are all the mobile gaming machines we'll have 5 years from now, and 10 years from now we won't even have dedicated gaming consoles. |
Not sure how serious you are, but I think there's still a place for home consoles. With custom interfaces and a focus on local multiplayer, consoles can keep dominion in the living room, where PCs fear to tread.
Handhelds on the other hand... I think at best their growth will be cut off and their market will be stuck at its current size. A more likely result is that the handheld console market will dwindle and focus on catering to the most enthusiastic gamers.
I think Nintendo is already retreating upmarket with the 3DS and are focusing on crushing Sony to keep the enthusiasts rather than fight these new mobile computers for downmarket gamers. With luck and skill, they might stay profitable in handheld gaming until a new disruptive opportunity arrives.
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