According to a report by Interpret 43.8 percent of the portable gaming market plays games on phones. This represents an over 50 percent increase over the last year; also the proportion of those who play dedicated portable game consoles like the DS and PSP dropped by 13 percent. 27.2 percent of consumers that own both no longer use their DS or PSP.

“The proliferation of highly multifunctional smartphones and messaging phones is a very real threat to the dominance by the DS and PSP of the handheld gaming market,” said Courtney Johnson, Manager of Research and Analysis at Interpret. “Devices which satisfy a variety of entertainment and utility are fast outstripping single-function devices as consumer favorites.”

Source: Interpretllc.com {link no longer active}