DS and PSP have ‘peaked’

Though both DS and PSP are expected to continue to lead the market for quite some time, both Sony’s and Nintendo’s machines have peaked – leaving Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch to drive the future growth of the handheld sector.

That’s the prediction of DFC Intelligence, which predicts that Apple’s due will account for 24 per cent of the handheld market by 2014. The conclusion was drawn from a survey of the habits of 8,000 North American and European gamers.

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