By Jon Porter
The 3DS may no longer be the spring chicken it once was, but there’s life in Nintendo’s handheld yet as it’s been announced that the handheld has just passed 60 million sales worldwide.
The news that its console has sold over four times the amount of its closest competitor, the PlayStation Vita, should be reassuring to Nintendo but it’s clear that the handheld market is no longer what it once was.
For comparisons sake, the DS and PSP had sold around 125 million and 50 million units respectively, meaning this handheld generation has seen just under half of the sales of the last.
Mobile killed the handheld star
In light of this drop it’s not surprising that neither Sony nor Nintendo is even hinting that they might one day bring another handheld console to market.
In fact Nintendo is instead throwing its weight behind gaming on mobile phones with the recently released Miitomo, and has mobile versions of Pokemon, Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem on the way soon.
From Desert Golfing to Monument Valley and Hitman Go, mobile gaming has seen some excellent titles come its way. …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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