NPD's survey of more than 4,200 kids ages 2 to 17 found that 26% play games on iPhones, up from 11% in 2011. By comparison, 25% of kids surveyed play games on Nintendo's DS devices, down from 37% two years ago.
The survey also found that 21% of kids play games on Apple's iPad, up from 5% in 2011, and 19% play games on the iPod Touch, up from 18%. Some 23% play games on Android smartphones, a device category not measured two years ago.
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Well the market is shifting. I can see in the next 10 years (well even less than that) we won't have handheld consoles. Just too expensive to make them stay relevant (if the machine is dedicated to playing games). Phones are getting a lot better with their games and specs but also are sold at a manageable price with contracts (compensates the large price tag) which is why they have some appeal. I can see in a couple of years time our tablets will be doing a similar function to what the Vita and the PS3/PS4 does now with remote play and (well not yet but shortly) cloud gaming.
Well most kids nowadays grew up with angry birds and words with friends as apposed to our generation with pokemon, kirby, mario and dragon warrior. It's sad to me to see the market shift to a platform that respects the income from games over the creative outlet and visions from developers looking to create something that is truly an experience. This is just what i see happening and if i end up being wrong i will gladly eat my words as i feel all kids should have the kind of nostalgia with games as our generations did.
to me it makes sense because that way they feel more like grown-ups, instead of playing Mario and Pokemon on DS they play games on a phone. And we are seeing a similar shift on consoles too with games like Call of Duty and Battlefield, which are games for adults but it's mostly children the ones that play it. And not to mention that they are just following the trends, which is what kids and teens do.
Oh well to bad there missing out on true quality games that made what games are now today!
i do not blame them,nintendo is how disney,is to much kiddie friendly what the same children think what is not cool play his games.