Although the manufacturers of portable consoles laughed in the noses of those who said that smartphones would affect their sales, Nintendo was seriously affected by the new trend established among consumers. The ones from Nintendo they lost almost 1 billion dollars in the last three months because the DS and 3DS portable consoles did not have the sales that the company had predicted. iOS and Android smartphones have increased in sales and consumers see a smartphone as a perfect device for gaming, refusing to buy a separate portable console.
"There's no question that the Wii and the DS are at the end of their life cycles," the LA Times reported Arcadia Investment analyst JT Taylor as saying. "But there will be a flourish this holiday when Nintendo comes out with promotions and gift bundles. After that, Nintendo's long-term outlook depends on how successful their next console will be."
To be honest, I wouldn't spend money on a portable console when in the App Store or Android Market I have almost as good games but for much less money. Most of the users think exactly the same and those from Nintendo realize only now that they have made a mistake in their strategy for the next few years. Although the company's investors requested that certain games be released in the App Store to cover part of the losses generated by the weak sales of the new products, the company's management refused but could change its mind in the future.
