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DS And PSP Software Sales Growth Has Peaked - Analyst

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By Tom Ivan

October 23, 2009

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DFC Intelligence analyst David Cole has forecast that Apple platforms will be the primary drivers of mobile game market sales over the coming years.

Cole expects handheld and mobile game sales to hit $11.7 billion by 2014, with iPhone and iPod touch accounting for 24 per cent of total software sales.

“The dedicated portable game systems from companies like Nintendo and Sony are still expected to lead the market, but it appears growth for these devices has peaked,” he said. “The platforms from Apple are expected to be responsible for the bulk of market growth over the next few years.”

A DFC study on mobile gaming habits found that 54 per cent of North America respondents and 69 per cent of European respondents had played a game on their mobile phone in the past year, with 45 per cent of North American and 36 per cent of European respondents paying to purchase an application. The App Store was the most popular service for making purchases.

Of the 8,000 study participants, about 15 per cent owned an iPhone or iPod touch, while 29 per cent owned a Nintendo DS.

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On October 24th gojira said:

> It seems they just *want* the iPhone to become the next big "portable platform" and have yet to figure out what they WANT and what IS are two different things.

very true. I have seen those iphone games, compared to PSP they are just pathetic. the PSP has a much better screen, real 3D graphics, better sound, more and better games especially emulators, the list is endless.

Ben_Lathwell's picture
On October 24th Ben_Lathwell said:

i agree, its a strange phenomenom that seems to exist in "analyst land". I have yet to read anything from Nintendo, Sony or indeed Apple on this matter.

Personaly i don't believe Apple ever really intended to go after the handheld market, however it is quite something to go onto dominate the mobile market while simultaniously throw a spanner in the works for the likes of Nintendo, the handheld Mach Daddy

Alex Walker's picture
On October 23rd Alex Walker said:

Whilst I'm sure that the iPhone will be a market leader for mobile games, I'm not so sure for handheld games.

And whilst they might grow, thats because they are such a small market now, compared to the handheld market. It doesn't mean that it will be a replacement.

toadwarrior's picture
On October 23rd toadwarrior said:

With all the reports that most make little to no money from app store software. Therefore there can really be no future in that model.

Kenology's picture
On October 23rd Kenology said:

I wonder when analysts will understand that the iPhone is just a phone and the PSP/DS are gaming machines (or primarily a gaming machine in the PSP's case).

It seems they just *want* the iPhone to become the next big "portable platform" and have yet to figure out what they WANT and what IS are two different things.

Ben_Lathwell's picture
On October 23rd Ben_Lathwell said:

i agree. the iPhone isnt really a direct competitor to the ds/psp. if the iPhone didnt exist all those consumers wouldnt have bought a DS or PSP

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On October 23rd Raul23 said:

That's one of the main reasons it's so cool. That and the games are completely different and very cool as well. In terms of development, it's simply the most exciting platform right now.