"What once began as a market dominated by Nintendo’s Game Boy product line has evolved into an entertainment division that rakes in billions of dollars year-to-year. Portable gaming, an instant success within the realm of entertainment thanks to hits such as Super Mario Land, Pokémon Red/Blue/Green/Yellow and the almighty Tetris, is now a form of entertainment that engages people of all ages."
-TheGamerAccess.com
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For a $100 dedicated on the go gaming device, the Nintendo 3DS entertainment system appears to be in a league of its own as far as sales and exclusive offerings are concerned. This is only the beginning, as Nintendo only seems to be warming up in the portable gaming space. Better AAA quality exclusives, and likely more professionally handcrafted revisions of the Nintendo 3DS entertainment system are set in stone for future release.
iPhones seem to be Nintendos main competition in this day and age with the on the go gaming experience. But with Nintendos positive, and forever climbing record shattering sales on the weekly worldwide charts. It does not seem that Nintendo will be giving up the #1 position anytime soon.
Though even with all of that said, It has become quite clear that Nintendo, and Apple will likely provide the consumer with the future of portable gaming.
Have a blessed day and happy gaming.
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im a fan of nintendo but i rather have sony as a competitor to nintendo then anything else.
imagine if apple really make sony bite the dust. thing will get ugly for anyone.
i know for sur i will quite video game and... will... go outside i guess.
If it were Nintendo or Sony pulling the types of numbers Apple and Samsung are pulling you'd probably be ok using a term like "domination" I'm sure.
my phone is a phone period.
That would be like saying everyone who buys a PC does so just to game on but we all know that isnt true and PC software sales prove it.
Sony and Nintendo will be just fine. I dont get all the Vita is doomed articles. Why are people so excited to see a company fail?
Seriously its like you are saying "I love gaming and its my favorite hobby but I really wish company A would fail so I can sleep better at night." It doesnt make sense.
It's like a Star wars fan asking for the next big Star Wars movie to fail and bring the company under.
How does that make sense at all?
stupid touchscreen games cant compete against physical controls.
the PSVita and 3DS offer REAL portable gaming.
At home people are using tablets as portable devices more and more; outside of the home most people use iPods or smart phones.
It is just a matter of time before dedicated gaming handheld devices go off into the sunset. Both 3DS and Vita have performed under expectations for both companies (Both have adjusted sales estimates downward).
The big issue is that, most people do not want complex games that cost $20-40 a pop on a dedicated gaming device. Most people prefer simple pick up and play games at $1-5. Sure core gamers (me included) dread this reality. But it is a fact and eventually there will be no dedicated handheld devices for just gaming. With Vita and 3DS we may be witnessing the last generation of dedicated handheld gaming devices. Sure there will be new iterations like 3DS XL, etc. but I don't think there will be a totally new gen of these devices ever again.
Yes, people use smartphones and tablets more and more... but they don't use them for gaming more and more. At least, not definitively. No, they buy them for all the other things they can do, THEN do a little gaming on them. If they couldn't play any games at all, they'd still handily outsell dedicated gaming devices. And here's the big thing: the vast majority of smart device purchases are NOT done with gaming in mind. People buy them for business purposes, or scholastic applications; gaming is a nice little bonus.
Game pricing isn't "the big issue." Relevancy is. despite them generally costing two to three times as much as even a Vita, people can justify buying a smartphone or tablet because it's virtually a necessity in today's world. It's not so easy to do the same for a device whose main purpose is to play games. Buying something that doesn't adequately do the job of a phone and/or internet device as its primary function would be a frivolous expenditure; dedicated gaming devices are considered luxury items, in that respect.
An iPhone is no comparison or replacement for a 3DS or Vita; anyone who knows the involved devices knows this. But they should ALSO know that those who choose an iPhone over a Vita or 3DS did not do so because of gaming.
Fact #1, Publishers are redirecting more and more effort onto tablets and smart phones from console development. Why?
Fact #2, PC and console sales have continually dropped this year over past years. Yet tablet and smart phone purchases are increasing rapidly. Vita is less than a year old and it sales don't hold a candle to smart phones like Android and iPhone...
Fact #3, Angry Birds, Cut the Rope, and other phone games are running circles around sales of 99% of handheld gaming device games (Angry Birds is at 12 million sales on iPhone alone according to Wikipedia) so how can you tell me that gaming is not a big part of smart phone and tablets. In fact Apple, Google, and MS openly state that the top selling apps are games.
Fact #4, iPhone and iPad are primarily consumer devices. Not work and scholastic devices. I know of only a few companies who buy iPhones and iPads for employees. Outside of installing Good or a similar product, iPhones and iPads don't have the security required (out of the box) for company use.
Fact #5, 99% of the world are not core gamers. They shiver at the thought of spending $50 for a game, but have no problem buying a game for $1.99 if they can pick up and get enjoyment from it in minutes...
Fact #6, Microsoft is jumping in big to tablets (They redesigned their OS for them, are integrating them with Xbox, and are building their own device) yet they are not building a dedicated handheld gaming device even though many gamers have called for one... Why?
You have to be blind to not see the trends here.