Will mobile phone gaming kill off systems like the 3DS?

At least for the next 7 years I think Nintendo doesn't have to worry about shallow touch screen only gaming. Those that truly care about gaming will always want something with more substance. I see X-Play share their top 5 iOS games and they are always quick burst titles that won't keep me occupied for more than 5 minutes. I hope casual gamers don't curve the market down the road to the point where all we have to look forward to is Angry Birds 6.

Yes, the portable market would be a sad place without Nintendo. If not for Nintendo portables, I have strong doubts dedicated portables would continue. I don't think the PSP would even exist if not for Nintendo. Sony sees the dedicated portable market and thinks, "we can totally do better than Nintendo, or at least carve out our chunk of the pie." The thing is, if not for Nintendo, I don't think that market would even exist, or at least it wouldn't be nearly as big. If it did exist, it would quickly die in the current environment without Nintendo's innovations. Even with them, though, I think they've got an uphill battle at this point. I would have chosen the option between 1 and 2: "Not in the immediate future."

That seems pretty true. Who would even think about a gaming portable if Nintendo wasn't doing it? I think the only reason the PSVita gets some sales is because Nintendo has drawn in attention all these years that portable gaming is awesome. What an impressive record Nintendo has in the portable space. No company has been able to beat Nintendo since they started it with the GameBoy. If any company is going to blast through the asteroid belt that is mobile gaming and make it to the other side, Ninty is it.