| Augen said: I think have to be blind not to see this. Unfortunate as handhelds this generation have been great, and I'd argue far superior to their predecessors that had far greater sales. I would not be surprised at all if these end up being last dedicated handheld gaming devices. Still waiting on a decent mobile game to help me understand the mass migration is due to anything but cheap price and people already owning them for other uses. |
a decent game compared to what? brain age? nintendogs? pokemon? mario kart? look at the top software that drove DS i don't see anything on that list that couldn't be done as well (if not better) on mobile other than the mario platformers.
I think what you are failing to account for is how much lower standards are for handheld games than consoles. moblie has always been about the easy pick-up-and-play titles. angry birds, plants vs zombies, cut the rope, doodlejump, flappy bird, ect fits that niche very well. there are millions of games to choose from (instead of hundreds) and they cost next to (and sometimes equal to) nothing.
so what's not to understand?
when i go to family gatherings and such the kids in my family are fighting over access to the itouches and ipads while leaving their 3DS at home and thumbing their noses at my vita. mobile is just flat out winning on all fronts.
