Mobile games market hits $46.1B in 2017

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Soundwave said:

Been saying it for years now.

This is why Switch has to go upmarket and focus on big experiences.

If the contest is buttons vs. free games ... free games have been kicking the shit out of dedicated portables and will continue to do so. "Free" is the killer app on top of the slick, user friendly package smart OS' offer. 

You need to go upmarket and create a bigger difference that the consumer cannot deny.

We went from 230 portables (150 mill DS + 80 mill PSP) sold in one gen to 1/3 (65 mill 3DS + 14 mill Vita) of that in about six years time. That means almost 70% of people who purchased a portable game machine last gen have not come back this gen. 

Which is why I don't see the switch lasting long.....