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Plezbo said:

How hasn't the smart phone market affected the handheld gaming market?  Sales of 3DS and PSV are lower than either DS or PSP at launch.  You don't have to have either to get your casual gaming fix anymore.  It is very naive to think that smart phones and tablets won't affect this generation of portables, if infact it doesnt make this the last generation of dedicated mobile gaming devices.  

For the underlined, you should double-check those figures. For the bolded, you should define your terms. And for the italicized, you should lay off the acid.

Before we can continue this discussion of whether smart phones will affect dedicated handhelds, I need you to give me a bit more to work with. What do you mean by "affect"? Are you saying handhelds this generation will see less revenue, that they'll be less profitable, that their marketshare will decrease, that more developer resources will shift to smart phones, or something else? Most importantly, what solid data do you base these assertions on? And please keep in mind that "casual gaming lol" is not analysis.