FromDK said:
U do know that last gen was the biggest ever for the dedicated handheld.. (ds+psp) and that 3ds have sold more than the ds in the same time..The smartphone/tablet market has put mobilgames in the hands of billions.. but that don't have to be bad for a dedicated handheld.. some might see it as.. free comercials for the many people not used to playng games.. Look a litle futher.. And this is not bad for nintendo or sony.. they have the best games.. And i'm pretty sure that nintendo are thinking on the next handheld gen.. what should they do.. should they try to sell +100 million consoles (spend money and take the risk that is) or should they just go multi to a Billion casuals.. (and mayby make a android smartphone with bottons) Billions of new gamers can't in any way be bad for nintendo or sony.. |
Yep, and last gen was peak for dedicated handheld devices. But, do you really see 3DS doing the same numbers as DS in the long-term? You also have to remember that the DS hadn't had a price cut as the 3DS needed to gain traction.
If a casual player can play games on their mobile and/or tablet, they're going to do that over purchasing a dedicated handheld. Kids these days aren't introduced into gaming via hand-helds, but mobile and tablet hand me downs from their parents. Like I said, dedicated handhelds won't die, but to think mobiles/tablets won't eat into their market share is bizzare; they're already on a YOY decline. Consumers only have a limited amount of dispoasable cash and they're choosing to spend it on phones and tablets.
I agree though that this increase in gamers isn't necessarilly a bad thing for Nintendo and Sony (they can create Android/iOS apps in the same vein as Steam on PC if it comes to it), but it is bad for dedicated handhelds like 3DS and Vita.
