Is their room for mobile dedicated consoles (Handhelds) anymore?

[Soundwave]

archer9234 said:

Soundwave said:

I'm not sure if the smartphone effect has levelled off.

This year represents Nintendo's lowest handheld shipment since before the creation of Pokemon, almost 20 years ago now.

The other problem you have is you have a generation of kids that simply aren't getting a Nintendo handheld period, I see it in airports all the time, the amount of kids playing on their or their parents iPhone/iPad/Android tablet outnumbers the kids I see with dedicated handhelds like by 10 to 1 easily (and I'm honestly probably be generous to dedicated handhelds here). 

That's kind of worrying. Kids freaking loving tablets/smartphones too, I had a friend over with a very young child, and he already knows how to load up cartoons on his parents iPhone. It's insane.

It's not insane. It's because parents see the phone as a better option. Because of the cheap games. And since they own the device for the other funtions. It's logical they use it. The kid could want a 3DS or a Vita. But the parents say no. Play this.

It's just insane how quickly kids take to the smartphone/tablet interface is what I meant. I had another friend's kid basically get into the iOS store and was about to purchase some movie, lol. Kids and the large touch screen for whatever reason just are a perfect fit. I guess its because one of the most natural instincts of a child from the moment of birth is to want to reach out and touch things directly. It's just inate in our human DNA. 

The odd thing too is that kids seem to prefer an iPad over a 3DS even when given a choice between the two. When I have my nephews over, they want the iPad first and foremost and then will settle for the 3DS as the second place option. That also kinda surprises me.