I highly doubt they'll stay in it. The handheld demographic (the actual market all along) isn't large enough to support two; I estimate it is between 75 and 85mil, depending on the situation. Last gen, the neighboring demographic that is now on mobile devices took interest in the DS and to some extent the PSP and artificially swelled the market. They have since moved on. With Nintendo holding sway over the glorious trifecta (Pokemon, Monster Hunter, and Animal Crossing) as well as most of the other heavy hitters, there's hardly even a point in them continuing the fight to split a demographic that isn't *that* large to begin with. So no, I expect them to bow out. Especially given Sony's larger financial woes.







