Japanese smartphone game market $2.7 Billion in 2012 | dedicated gaming software $2.8 Billion | Total Mobile > dedicated gaming

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Well I guess that explains Square-Enix and Capcom's fascination with cell phone gaming.

The 3DS to Japan is more like what the 360/PS3 are to the West. It's the "standard" core gaming console in Japan, it just so happens in Japan the home console concept is basically gone. The 3DS fills that void.