M2 Research analyst Billy Pidgeon has revealed his 2012 predictions to Industry Gamers and surprisingly he believes dedicated handheld games consoles will sell strongly throughout 2012 and that hardware sales of both Nintendo 3DS and Sony Playstation Vita will bring in big revenue for the games industry next year. This is a far cry from the mainstream press that seem to believe dedicated handheld gaming consoles are finished.
Dedicated Gaming Handhelds Cannot Be Replaced by Phones
Dedicated handhelds will sell strongly in 2012. Hardware sales of both Nintendo 3DS and Sony Playstation Vita will bring in big revenue for the industry next year, and uptake will be rapid relative to predecessors. There will be a good number of quality software titles for both systems. However, high performance retail sales of dedicated handheld hardware and software will likely fail to meet expectations, which are out of whack due to the continued false conflation of high quality and high value portable console games with the high quantity of cheap and free casual games downloaded to convergent mobile devices. Triple A games for 3DS and Vita are portable console experiences worth $40 to $60.
Surprise! Still nobody cares about what Analysts have to say!
^THIS x infinity.
This^
Well, this is pretty good news, but yeah, I guess you’re right.
Ohh I thought it was Pachter again…
FINALLY, an analyst that knows what he is talking about!
3ds will sell extreamly psp vita will fail its simple easy and u can see it from ur own eyes.
You misspelled “well”, it’s w-e-l-l not f-a-i-l. If you were a real gamer, you wouldn’t care if one beats the other, as long as they aren’t replaced by iOS gaming.
No, that doesn’t define gamer.
then what does? because im sure that competition isnt, its about the games and fun, not which company can make the most stacks.
You my good sir, are a wise man
Dude, he’s a troll, he knows what a butthurt taste like, and he love it.
The best thing we can ALL do, is ignore him.
You talking about me, or the analysts?
peteriuss.
U r a silly faggot.gets off here.stops using my names.or ills tell sickr.
shut the hell up faggot. we all know that you impercenate the real peteriuss. the way we know is that the real peteriuss went to preschool
Impersonate*
^nice.. lol
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I wanna Shake This guys Hand!
THIS ^
Weird use of capitilization, Garic….
goood!!! Finally
He’s right, since so much great software that actually sells is coming in 2012.
This gye has puts the cat amongst the Pidgeons.
Heeeeeey guys its another Peteriuss!
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Anothar*
Great, just what this site needs. T_T
Give us less Pachter and more of him.
Exactly >.<
Two words, and a number. Luigis Mansion 2.
That game looks super fun. Can’t wait to get me one of them three dee esses!!!
Well, duh. I’d say that’s pretty damn obvious at this point.
You’ve heard of the Console Wars, this will probably be the age of the Handheld Wars.
PS vita and 3DS FTW Fuck u fanboys!
^this^
+1
I mean….
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Hey guess what, this guy is my hero
You need to seriously reconsider your hero-standards. For instance Miyamoto, OzzY Osbourne, Jimi Hendrix and Batman are my heroes. TAKE NOTE!
The problem with Pachter I think, is that he’s an analyst that doesn’t analyze. I think he just gives his opinion on everything, he doesn’t look at the statistics.
This person though, his headline reads “Dedicated Gaming Handhelds Cannot Be Replaced by Phones” So his claim has a basis which is already supported by many.
It’s not about hating/loving nintendo.
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sickr, the peteriuss virus is getting bigger. get rid of it before the trolling goes haywire.
+1
^this
ever since peteriuss came the fanboy’s bin getting more arrogant and closed-minded. both Nintendo and Sony fans…even MS.
i was a gamer once, then i took peteriuss to the knee.
^^This NOT
i like that one
Nice analisis
who the fuck is peteriuss
Donts u knows who I ams?
yes you are the virus known as faggot
I will always ignore analysts in the software and gaming world. These are the same people who said smart phones would never sell since no ones wants to do stuff on a tiny screen and then a year or so later turned around and said they would kill laptops and handheld consoles. Screw them, they no nothing more than the rest of us. They have been pushed into a position where the entire landscape of gaming changes within a decade after being used to a time where things only changed when a huge innovation happened. I know I am being very stubborn and generalising, and I know there are certainly people who know how these hings work – but ultimately they make their money by giving bold claims and only repeating the times they are right and not when they are wrong. Plus in their line of work they can’t simply say “I don’t know” even if they honestly don’t.
Well duh. Next year we have Heroes of Ruin, Tales of the Abyss, Resident Evil, Paper Mario, Kid Icarus, Animal Crossing, Luigi’s Mansion, Kingdom Hearts, possibly MH3G, Tekken 3D, Metal Gear Solid 3D, among others… next year is the best for 3DS gaming!!
and hopefully Vita too! :D
Only a Pokémon can say good stuff about VideoGames