According to consulting firm Asymco, a comparison of Apple’s Game Center numbers to console sales indicates that iOS has become the most popular gaming platform.
“Their report ‘Measuring iOS as a gaming platform,’ suggests that while Microsoft and Sony may have had the big-name games, and Nintendo delighted millions, more people play games on iOS devices than any console,” reports Digital Trends.
Asymco counted the number of registered Game Center accounts and determined there are 130 million iOS gamers. The report then compared this tally to the most popular game consoles: 67 million gamers purchased Xbox 360s; 65 million bought the PlayStation 3; and Nintendo has sold 96 million Wii units.
“The triumph of the iPhone suggests that bird-in-the-hand convenience is the secret of market penetration,” suggests the post.
And what has been the industry’s response? “Sony’s PlayStation Minis was a clear attempt to get in on some of that cheap, small, downloadable game action,” notes Digital Trends. “Nintendo was so rattled by having real competition in the mobile gaming space that it blatantly copied competing products with the Wii U’s announced ‘app store.’ Even Amazon has adopted Apple’s neologism for its Android marketplace.”
The posts further notes that although iOS may be on the rise in the world of mobile gaming, Game Center’s numbers have not yet reached lifetime sales figures of the Nintendo DS and Nintendo Game Boy.
According to consulting firm Asymco, a comparison of Apple’s Game Center numbers to console sales indicates that iOS has become the most popular gaming platform.
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