With smartphone and tablet gaming becoming so dominant in the world of casual gaming is there still room for
a dedicated handheld gaming console?
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 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.
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.
Not exact matches
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.