The western handheld market is all on phones.
Not exact matches
«There is a constant and unfulfilled demand to bring Japanese content to
western markets so we will be bringing great Japanese games to
western consoles and
handhelds as part of our publishing business.
Even with the rumors of a DS - 2 floating around in full force, Nintendo has pushed forward with its plan of bringing their larger sized, more ergonomic
handheld to the
Western market.
This is on top of the fact that Americans continue to buy Nintendo home consoles more than their Japanese counterparts, while Japan has been buying more
handhelds than any other region (a first for Nintendo since the Game Boy through the DS all had Japan trailing - the
handheld market is shrinking worldwide, but in Japan it's not as bad as
Western markets since the 3DS has already outsold the GBA there while in America it's still less than 50 % of GBA sales after almost 6 years).
The series, at least in
western markets, has typically appeared on
handhelds but with Monster Hunter: World, the series is making the leap back to home consoles and will debut on the PS4 and Xbox One as well as the PC.
The Vita was also a no - show at E3, with Sony citing a smaller
Western market as the reason for not giving the
handheld any love at the show.
The series, at least in
western markets, has typically appeared on
handhelds but with Monster Hunter: World, the series is making the leap back to home consoles and will debut on the PS4 and Xbox One as well as the PC.