However, competition
for handheld sales, a product format many observers consider a crucial mobile technology, should force prices down in coming months.
This week, the increase in home console sales compensated for the drop
in handheld sales.
Pocket PC products from Hewlett Packard, Compaq, Casio, and other supporters currently account for less than 20 percent
of handheld sales.
Capcom has confirmed a Spring 2013 release window, and with that the killer app for Japan, and the driving force
behind handheld sales, has been determined.
Dedicated handheld sales have been decreasing each year and even the 3DS, the leading handheld console this generation, is tracking considerably behind its predecessor and even with a «NEW» 3DS launch this year is on track to see lower sell in for 2015 vs 2014.
He commented on how systems like the PlayStation 3 saw a rapid spread in the west,
whereas handheld sales far preceded those of stationary consoles in Japan.
Plus, it's not even America or Europe where the majority of
those handheld sales come, it's Japan!
The last thing they need is for
their handheld sales to suffer.
The last thing they need is for
their handheld sales to suffer.
Plus, it's not even America or Europe where the majority of
those handheld sales come, it's Japan!
Sony dropped the PlayStation Vita's price in Japan earlier this year, substantially increasing
the handhelds sales for a number of weeks.
Handheld sales may have died, but home console sales are surging.
Handheld sales are collapsing in the wake of the rise of smart phones.
Handheld sales are down, and they're not getting any better.