I told you Android is gonna kill handhelds and it did

As an android user who owns nexus 4 and nexus 7 im telling this device main problem is Android because sadly it doesn't have enough good games even ios is better for gaming let alone the other hanhelds.Kashiwaba

You mean dead trigger? I will try this later but anyway im talking about original games only emulators are something else they are the only thing which makes my nexus 7 get more playtime than my other systems especially that even last gen handhelds are very close to perfect emulation cough dsoid.Kashiwaba

3DS will survive because japanese devs who can't afford developing for next-gen will support it. And if it has games, people will buy it.

Mobile market is a hellhole for games, especially Android. Those devs won't support it with the kind of titles 3DS is getting. At most you can hope for port few years later.

You mean dead trigger? I will try this later but anyway im talking about original games only emulators are something else they are the only thing which makes my nexus 7 get more playtime than my other systems especially that even last gen handhelds are very close to perfect emulation cough dsoid.Kashiwaba

Oh no the 3DS is still selling well but it is so doomed because of the multitasking telephone. You can play 4 games at the same time on those things oh my.

I gotta be honest, I want to explore the android market for games because i know there are some good ones but i never have enough time outside a few minutes for hill climber every once in a while.

Nintendo handhelds will survive on the strength of their games, but the traditional handheld market is finished.charizard1605

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]Nintendo handhelds will survive on the strength of their games, but the traditional handheld market is finished.TheEroica

[QUOTE="Kashiwaba"]As an android user who owns nexus 4 and nexus 7 im telling this device main problem is Android because sadly it doesn't have enough good games even ios is better for gaming let alone the other hanhelds.HFkami

[QUOTE="TheEroica"][QUOTE="charizard1605"]Nintendo handhelds will survive on the strength of their games, but the traditional handheld market is finished.charizard1605

I love my Android tablet.

Who are you

Why did I read Android as Arnold? clyde46

Not really, The vita is doing badly because it's just a bunch of watered down PS3 ports... no one really wants that. I have a 3ds because well, it has some good games. I will never get Mario Kart, Tales of the Abyss, Mario Land, Fire emblem on my phone. Even the phone games I would want (Final Fantasy Tactics) I haven't because I hate how my fingers are in the way of the screen. The most I have on my phone is Angry Birds and Bejeweled. Why, because those are just my stand in line time killers. My 3DS normally stays at home so I can play the exclusive content on it that I can't get on anything else.

Phones are not going to kill nintendo, maybe Sony will drop their handheld line, but it's the one area that Nintendo still knows how to do well. All they have to do is release a pokemon game and they will sell like hotcakes.

It appears so with something like the Vita. However, the 3DS has a lot of its own unique games and parents haven't been turned away from buying 3DS systems for their children. The 3DS is doing great right now, and that's without Pokemon. Just like all the other Nintendo handhelds before it, the 3DS will pick up as soon as Pokemon comes. IMO, it was a REALLY bad move on Nintendo's part to launch Black and White on the DS. For someone like me, it seems everytime I have been close to buying a 3DS for myself, Nintendo announces a new Pokemon game for DS. They need to just jump to the 3DS already. B&W 2 was on DS and if 3 is as well, they are just waisting time. There should be a new full Pokemon game exclusive to 3DS by next year.Nintendo should hurry.

Android isn't hurting handheld gaming, Apple is. If any company is doing any damage to mobile gaming devices, it's Apple's iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone.musicalmac

one reason is that you can run emulators on Android (maybe iOS too if you jailbreak) for everything from NES to PSX

Android isn't hurting handheld gaming, Apple is. If any company is doing any damage to mobile gaming devices, it's Apple's iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone.musicalmac

Android appeals to the casual market thus will have greater sales since there are much more casual gamers out there. Handhelds arent going anywhere either but Nintendo and Sony should look into the future cause android/ios is becoming a big competitor. I still very much prefer playing games on my 3ds or vita than my Android tablet.

so back in the day i said android is gonna kill handhelds since the xperia play is gonna come out, maybe it wasnt that particular model but android over all and its many devices which it has to offer, including the particular i mentioned. There are no denies ps vita failed and the 3ds will soon face the same destiny. I think its quite arrogant how people say its the 3ds who is the reason for that its obviously android and the smartphone market as its competes directly with the older generation of sony. And the concept is keep getting going of handheld based android devices even to the next level. A company named Archos is releasing a handheld tablet running on android, xperia play suffered because it was way more expensive for its hardware in comparison to other smartphones or tablets not to mention about 3ds or vita. http://www.notebooksbilliger.de/archos+gamepad+8gb+ww+1778cm+7+8gb+1gb+ram/refcampaign_id/0c59b7c191b6f18a10b2b1e157b4f1a8http://www.notebooksbilliger.de/nintendo+3ds+kosmos+schwarz?refcampaign_id=0c59b7c191b6f18a10b2b1e157b4f1a8 But this is even cheaper than the 3ds it cost only 150 while the 3ds costs 13 more. And the device is stronger than the 3ds and vita, has bigger screens than both of them, higher resolution, more ram, internal memory of 8 gb and not mention about the android OS and all its aps. That thing can do much much more than anything what 3ds and vita can. Nintendo is screwed the most because they have no successful online store and service who can compete with android so i dont bother talking about them. Sony may have still hope as they have a strong online store, if sony wants to survive it has to open up their playstation store so every one can make apps for it and support more cross platform with the ps3 and 4. Its also has to release vita in different versions like 3 including a real phone version and a big screen version which can be used as a ps3 controller. Bacillary sony could be like apple making products for a certain smaller but stronger paying fanbase. My brother gave me last time some games he bought in the ps3 store to my old psp like some psx and psp games. This is the way to go for sony, nintendo doesnt have anything like that so thats why i have not many hope for them.HFkami

lol the 3ds sold 1 million in a week this last week world wide and its dead? something tells me your missing a few screws calling handhelds dead now if your talking about vita ya that thing is seariously dead and not even the xmas boost is gonna help it

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="TheEroica"] Char ive wanted to ask you this based on your enthusiasm for nintendo... obviously, as you stated, the traditional handheld market is vaporizing before our eyes.... but what do you think nintendos NEXT handheld will look like? I cant see them as a solely game company giving up that massive revenue and simply say, the market is dead, so how will they innovate!? A nintablet that runs a nintendo OS and dowloadable apps featuring first party games? What'cha think?TheEroica

If Vita implemented advanced DLNA screen mirroring (or Wii U's Streaming Tech), it would be there right now.

I really don't see why Sony has yet to capitalize on this opportunity.

It would be a great way to differentiate the Vita.

And it would give both a mobile screen and big screen entertainment and all new games would still only be $39.99.

It is the pipe dream gamers have been wanting.

I only hope Sony takes the opportunity to make it so with the eventual Vita Revision.

The controls are not that bad if you give touch controls a chance, sure a gamepad is better but phones have better controls for shooters than psp could ever dream of. The like of Mass Effect, Shadow Gun, Need for Speed, Nova 3, Modern Combat 4 among others are awesome, sure they are basically console rip offs but that's all psp really has. Modern Combat 4 has been said to be one of the the best games of the year buy reviews and not just by phone standard either. If someone makes a universal clip on gamepad with sticks and shoulder buttons that works on a range of devices such as s3, one x, razor and xperia s etc and is supported by all games the handheld market will die.

The thing is most people have a smartphone capable of playing many games, so why would you buy a dedicated hand held gaming device when you can get a almost as good experence on your phone?
Mobile games are terrible anyway be it ps vita 3ds or phones, games are ment to be be played on the big screen, but portable games are great for when you are away from home or on the bus and phone games are more than enough for that.

Most games on tablets and phones are like facebook games.. there are some good ones, but sadly most end up being rubbish.Rattlesnake_8

[QUOTE="Rattlesnake_8"]Most games on tablets and phones are like facebook games.. there are some good ones, but sadly most end up being rubbish.imprezawrx500