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April 4th, 2008 @ 08:29
According to this Kotaku piece, KBC Securities Japan analyst Hiroshi Kamide reckons that DS’s day has dawned, both in Japan and abroad.
“Casual gaming growth has been driven over the last three years by the Nintendo DS platform,” he said. “Demand has peaked in Japan, and we believe is currently peaking overseas. Compounded by a less robust retail environment, we expect to see a decline in the handheld sector.”
Kamide added: “The casual market looks more exposed to an economic downturn, due to its non-essential nature. The sector remains ‘hit-driven’, which provides a positive outlook for the companies with strong core title line-ups.”
DS was shown yesterday to be the biggest selling machine in Japan last year, having moved 6.34 million units.
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April 4th, 2008 at 8:32 am
No Shit Sherlock achievement unlocked.
April 4th, 2008 at 8:39 am
I haven’t really thought past DS, to be honest. A back compat DS 2?
April 4th, 2008 at 8:42 am
Four screens. It’ll be like a cube that you put around your head.
Scratch and sniff?
April 4th, 2008 at 8:44 am
They can’t really do what they did with Game Boy though, can they?
What am I talking about. Of course they can. DS, DS-Lite, DS Advance, DS Colour, DS Umbongo…
April 4th, 2008 at 9:34 am
A cube with four sides?
April 4th, 2008 at 9:36 am
Your neck and the top of your head provide the remaining two sides, obviously.
April 4th, 2008 at 9:52 am
Obviously. I’d say leaving the back of the head screen-less would be more beneficial.
Obviously
April 4th, 2008 at 10:05 am
But then how would you look behind you?
April 4th, 2008 at 10:10 am
Mirrors. Two of them.
April 4th, 2008 at 10:20 am
The same way as you would look above you.
Obviously…
April 4th, 2008 at 10:26 am
I want the DS Umbongo.