With smartphone and tablet gaming becoming so dominant in the world of casual gaming is there still room for
a dedicated handheld gaming console?
The processor is fast and never seems to hiccup no matter what's thrown at it, games run like they were running on
a dedicated handheld gaming unit, and multi-tasking performance is perfect thanks to a massive 4 GB of RAM included.
«One of the encouraging things about 3DS» sales performance at Christmas is that it is confounding the naysayers who say that there is no room in the market for
a dedicated handheld gaming device,» he said in an interview with MCV.
Since 2009, we have seen a meteoric rise in the revenues and market share of games for iOS and Android devices and a decline in sales for
dedicated handheld gaming consoles.
Awarded to the best game playable on both mobile and
dedicated handheld gaming devices.
Nevertheless, the Vita's launch has certainly come up short compared to the best selling
dedicated handheld gaming device of all time.
Total hardware sales for
the dedicated handheld gaming console have reached 54.34 million units to date and Nintendo are forecasting that the Nintendo 3DS will hit 59.66 million units by March 31st 2016.
It's why revenues from
dedicated handheld gaming software this year are estimated to fall short of $ 3 billion compared to the more than twice that amount being generated 5 years ago.
On the go, however, when considered as the world's most powerful
dedicated handheld gaming system, it's an incredibly impressive piece of kit, especially considering the graphics on display in games like Breath of the Wild.
It was (and is) the most powerful
dedicated handheld gaming console, but a high price, expensive memory cards, and a lack of first - party support from Sony meant that the Vita never really got off the ground.
When the iPhone and Android phones hit the shelves, everyone began heralding the end of
dedicated handheld gaming devices like the Nintendo DS.
«I don't think we'll do
a dedicated handheld gaming device, rather just focus on [Windows Phone], tablets, maybe with controller support someday,» Spencer said.
The NDS Lite / DSi is the most popular
dedicated handheld gaming device.
There's a lot of talk about how it's more profitable for developers to create for tablets and smartphones than for
dedicated handheld gaming systems.
Not exact matches
When the younger market can access these games on mobile and at little to no cost then it's clear why mobile has pretty much replaced
dedicated handhelds among the younger market and this is backed up by NPD who state that kids now spend more time on mobile
gaming than any other platform.
With
gaming on the go becoming ever more smartphone - shaped, some would say it was foolhardly to release a new
dedicated handheld, such as the Sony PS Vita.
Nintendo has been planning on rolling out a
dedicated eBook store for their 3DS
handheld gaming system for over a year.
This week in the podcast
dedicated to everything
Handheld gaming, there are discussions on Bioshock on iOS, The Wolf Among Us opinions and a look at coming JRPGs on PS Vita.
i will be sad when
dedicated gaming handhelds are phased out.
Episode 133 of Heroes of
Handheld, the podcast
dedicated to
Handheld Gaming!
Welcome to Episode 173 of Heroes of
Handheld, the podcast dedicated to handheld
Handheld, the podcast
dedicated to
handheldhandheld gaming!
With gamers able to get portable
gaming experiences on their smartphone we've seen the
dedicated handheld install base go from an estimated 230 million last generation to around 65 million today.
With
gaming on the go becoming ever more smartphone - shaped, some would say it was foolhardly to release a new
dedicated handheld, such as the Sony PS Vita.
Today things have shifted in favour again of the
dedicated handheld console — smartphones are pretty much a commodity, and the Nintendo Switch has proven that, with an inventive design, there's still love out there for a focussed
handheld gaming device.
«Once again, this underlines just how crowded the
handheld platform market space has gotten in the last 12 - 16 months with
dedicated systems under increasing threat from the smartphone
gaming business.»
While smartphones reign the masses, the 3DS has proven there is still a market for
dedicated gaming handhelds for at least the near future.
Also, it's still just a mobile
gaming handheld, so it doesn't have serious AAA titles, only games like Dead Trigger, Asphalt, or Modern Combat 4, which are hardly worth buying a
dedicated device for.