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The popularity of smartphone gaming may mean that Sony never releases another dedicated handheld console. Eurogamer reports that Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida was asked at an EGX panel at the weekend whether the company plans on releasing a successor to the Vita at any stage in …
Read More »Vita and 3DS have ‘two to three years left’ in the West
The current generation of handheld games consoles will persist for up to another three years in Europe and the US, publisher NISA has predicted. Takuro Yamashita, president and CEO of NIS America, told MCV @ Gamescom that while publishers should be looking to transition from PS3 and Xbox 360 to …
Read More »Digital game revenue to reach $58bn by 2019, according to Juniper
Research firm Juniper projects worldwide digital content revenue will reach $154bn annually by 2019, with gaming expected to represent the largest share of that total. Games Industry has word on a portion of Juniper’s findings from its Digital Content Business Models: OTT & Operator Strategies 2015-2019 report, which shows gaming …
Read More »Crystal Red and Blue Nintendo 2DS confirmed for North America
The Crystal Red and Blue 2DS models that arrived at European retail last week are scheduled to launch in North America later this month, Nintendo has announced. In terms of marketing the 2DS, Nintendo is still largely focusing its efforts toward younger audiences and portable gaming newcomers. With a durable …
Read More »EA is losing faith in 3DS and Vita
It’s hard to envisage a future in which handheld consoles remain relevant, EA COO Peter Moore has argued. "We were supportive of both of those platforms," Moore told Games Industry. "But then you’ve got finite resources and you’ve got teams that say, ‘We really think that two or three years …
Read More »Black Nintendo 3DS XL confirmed for North America, launches this month
Nintendo has announced a black 3DS XL model is heading to retail in US and Canada this month – officially confirming last week’s advertisement leak for the handheld. While the listed release date on the ad of July 26th was incorrect, the new color (at least to those stateside) will …
Read More »Rumour: Black 3DS XL model lands at US and Canada retail this week
A black model of Nintendo’s 3DS XL line looks to be on its way to shelves in North America, according to an ad promoting the hardware. Go Nintendo reports on a print ad from Real Canadian Superstore (pictured) that shows the yet to be announced black 3DS XL, and lists …
Read More »Sega dev: The console market can only get smaller
One of the most successful Japanese console game developers has predicted that the console market will continue to shrink and in its place will rise a stronger, dominant portable games market. Consoles – PS3, PS4, Xbox 360-2 – the market for those will get smaller, and the main market will …
Read More »Iwata: 3DS has proved handheld market is alive
The rejuvenation of 3DS has proved wrong those who though the smartphone boom had destroyed the handheld market, Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has said. The Japanese exec has also claimed that the company will once again register a profit on each 3DS sold in the first half of its next …
Read More »Nintendo’s handheld market share ‘down 13%’
Mobile analytics agency Flurry has claimed that the combined forces of Apple iOS and Google Android are eating into Nintendo’s handheld market share. Between 2009 and 2010 Flurry estimates that Nintendo’s marketshare in the US portable gaming market fell 13 per cent to 57 per cent overall. PSP fell two …
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