The popularity of mobile gaming with iOS and Android platforms have been cutting into traditional portable gaming markets such as the Nintendo 3DS and Sony PS Vita. I'm not a big fan of gaming on my cell phone or any touch screen only device for that matter. Have you ever tried playing a fast action game like Street Fighter 2 on a touch screen and actually enjoyed it? Call me old fashioned but I need buttons! I'm sure once the 3DS and PS Vita hit their stride and release killer apps and games they'll reclaim more of the market share but mobile gaming has the unfair advantage of not being rated by the ESRB. Developers of games on iOS and Android devices can cut corners and release their software quickly as they choose to ignore the rating system. I'm not a fan of rating systems or censorship but I say if Nintendo and Sony have to adhere to the ESRB so does Apple and Google.
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