Nautilus said:
You mean Nintendo, a more competitive market, and Sony themselves?Then yes sire, you are correct. |
Nintendo had very little to do with it, if anything at all. The PSP is the most successful non-Nintendo handheld ever. It even outsold a Nintendo handheld, the GBA. Mobile gaming hurt the handheld market greatly. We went from a market that could house two very successful handhelds that sold a combined 235M+, to one that can only house one, with both selling less than 100M combined. It's why Nintendo put all their eggs in one basket to help ensure the Switch succeeds. Including making sure it is also a decent home console.
Now, if the market could house two still, with Nintendo always selling 100M+, and Sony 60M-80M, do you honestly think Sony would have dropped out of the handheld biz? Of course not. Just like Nintendo isn't dropping out if the Switch sells 20M-40M less than the PS4. Even selling half would be acceptable to them, as that's still over 50M.
Like I said, Nintendo had little to nothing to do with it. Mobile gaming eating away at the handheld market is what caused Sony to drop out.
