Sentences with phrase «of dedicated handheld»

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.

«In a term of a dedicated handheld there are questions of the viability of that business model,» Dennis Durkin, Microsoft's... Read more

If Nintendo get it right we could see them with a billion dollar mobile games segment in a couple of years time which would offset the loss of their dedicated handheld game revenues when Switch comes out and 3DS is discontinued.

When the iPhone and Android phones hit the shelves, everyone began heralding the end of dedicated handheld gaming devices like the Nintendo DS.

Not exact matches

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.

cquisition cost is up to 50 % lower through mobile than desktop channels and WLD has found that 16 % of their traffic is already accessed through handheld devices, even without a dedicated mobile platform.

Between them they drafted a (n oft - betrayed) manifesto dedicated to «rescuing» motion pictures from artifice by forbidding special lighting and props brought in from off - site, by advocating handheld camerawork, and by urging an avoidance of recognizable genre definitions.

According to the report: 50 % of Americans now have a dedicated handheld... [Read more...]

While Fictionwise sells e-books primarily to users of smartphones and handhelds, its nonencrypted versions of e-books are sold to owners of dedicated e-reader devices, such as the Kindle from Amazon.com Inc. and Sony Inc.'s two e-readers, Pendergrast said.

Despite recent criticism that smartphone screens are too small or lack the clarity of dedicated e-book readers, electronic books are selling well to smartphone and handheld users, said Pendergrast, president and chief technology officer of Fictionwise, the e-book seller that Barnes & Noble Inc. purchased for $ 15.7 million earlier this month.

For dedicated handheld game systems, you'd still be better off with a Nintendo 3DS XL or a PS Vita Slim for the depth and breadth of titles available for either device.

50 % of Americans now have a dedicated handheld device — either a tablet computer like an iPad, or an e-reader such as a Kindle or Nook — for reading e-content.

Is there a handheld device the size of kindle paperwhite / kindle keyboard dedicated for writing existing out there right now... i like this BUT it's bulky... i have a rooted nook ST glowlite, but the keyboard's in the touch screen (not very good) and since it's android notifs, etc are distracting unlike freewrite you start writing after turning it on..

Overall, 50 % of Americans now have a dedicated handheld device — either a tablet computer like an iPad, or an e-reader such as a Kindle or Nook — for reading e-content.

These come in a number of formats, the most ubiquitous being PDF, which is readable on computers and mobile devices (including Palm handhelds and the iTouch), as well as on dedicated ebook hardware such as Iliad Reader.

But taking on the tome directly is the challenge for handheld, dedicated reading devices, of which the Kindle is only the newest and most credible effort.

Dedicated ereaders on the other hand — Sony, Nook, Kindle, etc — are handheld devices that use a unique technology called epaper, which mimics the look of ink on printed paper.

Dedicated handhelds just happen to have slightly less of a social stigma attached to them than here.

Don't see the point of having a dedicated portable system now that you can have a hybrid console without compromising power (if you view it as a powerful handheld as opposed to a weak console) and affordable price.

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.

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.

The Entertainment Software Association is the U.S. association dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs of companies publishing interactive games for video game consoles, handheld devices, personal computers, and the Internet.

Ultimately it's becoming increasingly clear that the dedicated handheld market is not as big as it once was and Nintendo's 3DS will struggle to even ship half of what the DS sold last generation.

With enough months, and money, Call of Duty should be able to carry the Vita to a new level of saturation, but this is a rush job, and not only that, it's a rush job that feels optimized for tablets, not a powerful handheld with dedicated analog sticks and a relatively proven online structure.

While a fair chunk of my playtime was dedicated to handheld mode this time around, I'll resoundingly recommend that you slide your Switch into your dock at any chance.

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That is something that will stand to undermine dedicated handheld systems in the long run; and that makes me kind of sad.

The show is owned by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the U.S. association dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs of the companies, publishing interactive games for video game consoles, handheld devices, personal computers, and the Internet.

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.

Nevertheless, the Vita's launch has certainly come up short compared to the best selling dedicated handheld gaming device of all time.

Nintendo DS is the highest - selling dedicated video game handheld of all time, and the second highest - selling video game console of all time behind PlayStation 2.

This also should mean that the output of Nintendo first party games should be much more significant, since they won't have dedicated handheld and console game teams.

If you've become disenfranchised with the limited PS Vita game release list, then take the time to dedicate a PS Vita memory card to the good old days and enjoy a new lease of life on the handheld.

You might think that would spell the death of 3DS, but Nintendo's dedicated handheld is still selling well enough that Nintendo plans to support it until at least 2020.

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is the U.S. association exclusively dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs of companies that publish computer and video games for video game consoles, handheld devices, personal computers, and the Internet.

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.

This week has been a busy one in the world of the Handheld, and with Gamescom just around the corner, its the perfect time for episode 13 of the Worlds only podcast dedicated to PS Vita & Nintendo 3DS!

When the 3DS first came out we had our doubts — the launch software line - up was weak, and there were serious questions about how a dedicated handheld could survive in a world of cheap, great smartphone games.

«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.

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, the only non-collecting museum in Connecticut dedicated solely to contemporary art, will present The Domestic Plane, encompassing five curatorial projects on view simultaneously: Objects Like Us, Jessi Reaves: Kitchen Arrangement, On Edge, ALMOST EVERYTHING ON THE TABLE: The Smallish Explanatory Sculptures of Tucker Nicholas, and Handheld.

Logitech keen to monopolise on the euphoria surrounding the PlayStation Portable (PSP) has launched a set of headphones dedicated to the handheld 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.

The Moto GamePad mod follows the tried - and - true handheld formula of arranging a screen in landscape mode — in this case a 5.5 - inch display — and flanking it with dedicated buttons.

In many ways it's a big success, offering an exceptional level of handheld graphical quality, before seamlessly transitioning into a home console — but this very adaptability has necessitated compromises which mean it isn't quite as good as the dedicated consoles and handhelds that have gone before it.

With smartphone and tablet gaming becoming so dominant in the world of casual gaming is there still room for a dedicated handheld gaming console?

This is high - end 3D scanning software that you'd normally use with dedicated handheld 3D scanners like the Eva or Space Spider to create 3D models of things like Arnold Schwarzenegger for Terminator movies, but the software also works with Kinect for Windows and, of course, the Intel Sense 3D camera built into certain Wacom MobileStudio Pro models.