| the_dengle said: 85% of the handheld market is a pretty big deal. The PS2 accounted for about 75% of the console market during the sixth generation, and many of its sales came well after its competitors were discontinued and all of their successors launched. |
True!
But some would say mobile and tablet gaming are now affecting the handheld gaming industry. And some even think they will replace it. I think the former is more likely but I think both can exist just like home consoles and gaming PCs. However, I'm not sure if mobile/tablet gaming will be as less influential as gaming PCs are to home consoles simply because the people who buy them are what Nintendo caters to. But this would be for a separate thread.
Currently Nintendo is the most important company in handheld console gaming due to sales and marketshare.
