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Smartphones have replaced Nintendo as the entry point for young gamers | Magid

Smartphones have replaced Nintendo as the entry point for gaming for the youngest players, according to a survey by Magid.

Phones and tablets rule with young gamers.As successful as the Nintendo Switch has been, Magid found something interesting about today’s kids. “It makes sense that Nintendo has lost ground to smartphones and tablets because it shares a pretty similar positioning as to why people get into games — and that is convenience,” said Fortey. “YouTube is high but TikTok is climbing up there and making a big imprint on how people think and learn about games,” Rice said.

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