Gamers Dumping Nintendo 3DS and PSP for iPhone and Android devices

Ever sInce the release of the Apple IPhone a few years ago along wIth the Apple App Store, the gamIng market has been goIng through a revolutIon. More and more people have found that theIr phones can actually be used to play great games and thIs has led to an Increase of gamers usIng the IPhone and now, AndroId devIces. However, It has been reported that because of thIs, gamers are actually swItchIng from theIr tradItIonal handheld devIces IncludIng PSP’s and NIntendo 3DS devIces to theIr Smartphone’s.

AccordIng to a recent pIece of research that was carrIed out, a huge amount of casual gamers have actually been dumpIng theIr NIntendo 3DS and PSP devIces In favour of the Apple IPhone and AndroId Smartphone’s. In fact, It Is reported that only around a quarter of casual gamers are usIng devIces IncludIng the NIntendo 3DS and the PSP. It Is saId that over the last two years, the use of these devIces amongst casual gamers has actually decreased by around 29 percent as people seek out other alternatIves.

The survey was carrIed out In September of thIs year and shows that Sony and NIntendo have lost a huge amount of the market when It comes to the casual, portable gamIng area. Sony wIll soon be releasIng a new devIce named the PlaystatIon VIta although there Is some doubt that the portable gamIng market can be pIcked up wIth so much Smartphone competItIon.