I don't understand why people seem to forget so quickly. When the Gameboy came out, every person that bought the Gameboy bought it for the sole reason of PORTABLE GAMING. No other reason. It was meant for hardcore gamers that couldn't wait to get home and needed something for when they were on the road. It was not a replacement for consoles, but a secondary device.

There is absolutely NO reason to get a PS Vita, 3DS, or any new handheld device when Smarthphones have enjoyable games that are entertainment enough for the road. There is no reason to go out and buy a PS Vita other than to hack it due to it's 3g connectivity, for it's possible use as a data phone.

I think this has been a smart move on MS to stay out of the handheld gaming business and concentrate on home console entertainment. Technology continues to move and if Sony or Nintendo aren't keeping up with the trends they should rightfully give up their efforts in the gaming industry.

Ask people why they bought a DS. They didn't buy one for on the road, and it was a huge success.

KungfuKitten

Open the hard/software to small time developers to create their own little games and put them in some sort of app/game store where the small time developers can make some money. Another thing they MUST do is make this a mobile entertainment device, not just a handheld console. So integrating this wirelessly with their PS3, ability to be able to connect it to your TV or PS3 and be able to pay the games on your big screen TV when at home.

One more thing, use it's built-in 3g connectivity to allow some type of Skype/Voip feature could make it a nice smartphone potential.

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I don't understand why people seem to forget so quickly. When the Gameboy came out, every person that bought the Gameboy bought it for the sole reason of PORTABLE GAMING. No other reason. It was meant for hardcore gamers that couldn't wait to get home and needed something for when they were on the road. It was not a replacement for consoles, but a secondary device.

There is absolutely NO reason to get a PS Vita, 3DS, or any new handheld device when Smarthphones have enjoyable games that are entertainment enough for the road. There is no reason to go out and buy a PS Vita other than to hack it due to it's 3g connectivity, for it's possible use as a data phone.

I think this has been a smart move on MS to stay out of the handheld gaming business and concentrate on home console entertainment. Technology continues to move and if Sony or Nintendo aren't keeping up with the trends they should rightfully give up their efforts in the gaming industry.

dotWithShoes

So get a no contract phone...

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It is estimated that by 2013, 1 BILLION Smartphones will be used around the world. There is absolutely no competing against the Smartphone market. Again, Nintendo and Sony should just embrace it, just like Microsoft has done with their Windows Phone.

SaltyMeatballs

[QUOTE="HunterHP"]

I think both Nintendo and Sony are making a mistake by using their own hardware in the mobile gaming industry. They should become Third Party producers of Games in the Apple app store, Android Market, and Windows Live Market Place. They can make a lot more money than trying to tie in a few hardcore gamers into a single device to play their exclusive games. This is a failed business mode in the new age of technology and will not keep them up into the next generation of gaming.

SaltyMeatballs

Nintendo wouldn't make as much.

Right now Nintendo make most of the money from their first party games, retailers get a cut, let's say from every $40 3DS game Nintendo make $27 (66%) (I don't know how much of a cut retailers get, I'm guessing 33%), and they make money from 3rd party publishers who pay royalties to release games on their system. Then good games sell systems, which brings more good games, and more money for Nintendo. Future hardware sales will probably make them profit too.

It is estimated that by 2013, 1 BILLION Smartphones will be used around the world. There is absolutely no competing against the Smartphone market. Again, Nintendo and Sony should just embrace it, just like Microsoft has done with their Windows Phone.

I think both Nintendo and Sony are making a mistake by using their own hardware in the mobile gaming industry. They should become Third Party producers of Games in the Apple app store, Android Market, and Windows Live Market Place. They can make a lot more money than trying to tie in a few hardcore gamers into a single device to play their exclusive games. This is a failed business model in the new age of technology and will not keep them up into the next generation of gaming.

Like someone said, I wouldn't be surprised if Google comes in, but with Samsung. They already have ties with Samsung through their mobile division. I think however that they will go the way of OnLive. Google has been investing huge amounts of money on the "Cloud". They've been investing in new high speed internet technology, so it's natural they would attempt Cloud Gaming.

I don't understand why people seem to forget so quickly. When the Gameboy came out, every person that bought the Gameboy bought it for the sole reason of PORTABLE GAMING. No other reason. It was meant for hardcore gamers that couldn't wait to get home and needed something for when they were on the road. It was not a replacement for consoles, but a secondary device.

There is absolutely NO reason to get a PS Vita, 3DS, or any new handheld device when Smarthphones have enjoyable games that are entertainment enough for the road. There is no reason to go out and buy a PS Vita other than to hack it due to it's 3g connectivity, for it's possible use as a data phone.

I think this has been a smart move on MS to stay out of the handheld gaming business and concentrate on home console entertainment. Technology continues to move and if Sony or Nintendo aren't keeping up with the trends they should rightfully give up their efforts in the gaming industry.