Smartphones Have Taken Over Gaming Handheld Consoles : 2012 Q4 Report

Sony and Nintendo once used to be the undisputed leaders in the handheld gaming industry, with Sony’s PlayStation Portable (PSP) and Nintendo’s GameBoy ruling the market. But Apple and Google have come crashing the party with their respective mobile operating systems. A report from IDC and App Annie claims that the spending on games in the App store and Google …