| Destroyer_of_knights said: Ah, you do realise that the gameboy essentially kept Nintendo afloat during the N64 and GameCube days right? Also you speak as if PSP didn't affect Nintendo, but Sony's 1st entry into the hand held did a might fine job of taking away about 31% of it's market share, remember before the PSP came in Nintendo all but dominated the hand held market with almost 100% market share...So I'd say Sony PSP took a good 31% of that crown. |
Normally I would agree that capturing a 31% share of a market just 5 years after entering it would be quite impressive. However, every analyst and Sony themselves predicted (back in 2004) that Sony would be able to leverage their dominance in consoles to gain a similar dominance in handhelds. So, in comparison to expectations the PSP has been a failure.
And while the gamboy was a huge boon to Nintendo in the N64 and GC eras, both those consoles were profitable, and so Nintendo could have survived even without the gameboy.
