Nintendo and Sony have to bring out Handheld/Phone hybrids in 2017.

[KBG29]

Conina said:

KBG29 said:

240 Million people bought the DS and PSP. That was 240 million people that bought a dedicated mobile gaming device. Had Vita and 3DS had phone capabilites, they would have easily held onto most of those users.

There are 200 million people out there that want gaming centric electronic devices. That is way we have had over 200 million consoles sold every gen since PS2, and why PSP and DS sold 240 Million units. Sony and Nintendo have still never offered these 240 million people a phone. If and when they do, those 240 million people will be on board in no time. 

 

And how would you convince all these 200 - 240 million people to ditch their smartphones in favour for your hybrid idea, if you can't even convince a handful of people in this thread?

The people in this forum are much more into gaming than the average handheld buyer (mostly parents, which buy their kids a handheld for $100 - $200 to keep their kids busy/happy.

Looking at the poll number there are currently 27 out of 67 people who would be interested in a Handheld/Smartphone from Sony or Nintendo. So I already have well over a handfull. There are another 9 that would like a 4G device in this style, which could also eleminate their phone with support from twitter, facebook, whatsapp, or directly through Sony and Nintendos social media platforms.

Conveincing more people would be much easier than conviencing people on the forums. The general public has a lot less ties to companies than people on gaming forums. Most people are also not very tied down to their smartphone. Many, many users never use them for anything beyond web browsing, social media, and phone calls. A phone that offers a form factor and functionallity that goes above and beyond iOS and Androids same old same old, would be very welcomed by a good number of people. 

In the current market, I think your theory on parents buying kids $100 - $200 handhelds is quite outdated. Most kids have iPhone or iPads now days, because they are always connected devices, with 4G and/or mobile calling and texting.