| RolStoppable said:
1) Yes, people could choose to do so, but how has handheld gaming be affected by smartphones?
2) Nintendo is constantly confronted with the "threat" of gaming on smartphones. They can't just say nothing. They need to explain why they are good to go by sticking to their business and that requires detailed explanations, because otherwise people won't shut up. 3) iPhones might as well sell the most, because they are perceived to have the best user interface or simply because Apple is the cool brand to own. If that's the case (and I do think that Apple is THE brand right now), then ridiculous sales in the holiday quarter aren't all too surprising when kids and teenagers make their wishlists for Christmas and more and more parents are willing to buy a ten year old (or younger) child their own phone. As for iPad sales, you should try to find information on sales of laptops. Given that an iPad replaces the functionality of a laptop quite well, it's probable that the iPad eats into the sales of laptops, because people who want a portable PC but don't need a keyboard are better off with a tablet PC. Actually, I'll do the work for you.
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1) You're talking about a specific metric: playing time. Also, what population was used, what area, what class, what country, what state? How reliable is this study?
Simply said, I don't buy it. Here are some play stats from facebook. (Just to make it easier for you to get my drift)
That's just on Facebook, posted Sept 2010. (source) To explain: due to overlap, time played here is time not played elsewhere.
2) Of course that's true, not only is the threat real, but 3rd parties see promising business opportunity in that marketspace. What do you tell them? "Shut up?" I don't think that would work. Not only is the threat real, but they can find greener pastures elsewhere. Nintendo needs to have a solid business proposal to show that business on their platform is still more viable. It goes well beyond quelling the fear.
3) When kids ask their parents for an iPhone, it's to play games on it. As for iPad eating into laptop sales, well, it hits to birds with one stone. Awesome business move, Apple. I applaud them.
