Analyst: Global demand for DS hardware has peaked
According to Kotaku, KBC Securities Japan's Hiroshi Kamide believes that demand for DS hardware has reached its saturation point and is now on the way down, just as the company predicted two months ago. "A downturn in software demand is likely to follow, as casual gamers are 'happy with their lot' and do not need to consume more," Kamide said.
We're not sure that the drop in DS hardware sales in Japan is indicative of any trend other than Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G finally selling some PSPs. If you really want to predict a downturn in software sales, how about the PSP market post-Monster Hunter? The DS has several Dragon Quest games, Professor Layton, and Inazuma Eleven on the way. And in the U.S., there's the Guitar Hero bundle, and a million games.
