A new study by Flurry reveals that iOS and Android games are crushing Nintendo and Sony.
The most striking trend is that iOS and Android games have tripled their market share from roughly 20% in 2009 to nearly 60% in just two years. Simultaneously, Nintendo, the once dominant player, has been crushed down to owning about one-third of market in 2011, from having controlled more than two-thirds in 2009. Combined, iOS and Android game revenue delivered $500 million, $800 million and $1.9 billion over 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively.
The chart below shows U.S. revenue generated for portable games from 2009 to 2011 and the market share of iOS/Android, Sony, and Nintendo. Total revenue for 2009, 2010, and 2011 is calculated to be $2.7 billion, $2.5 billion, and $3.3 billion respectively.
Flurry notes that Nintendo is facing its first fiscal year loss since the company began reporting profits in 1981 and suggests that the company may need to make drastic changes to stay afloat.
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