"We would like to see Nintendo be more aggressive in 'hinging' off its devices using its online platform - Nintendo Network - onto third-party devices as Microsoft is starting to do with Xbox Smartglass and Sony is doing with PlayStation Mobile.
"Neither of these solutions is significant at present but it does show that these companies are willing to engage users on the most popular third-party connected devices to drive relevance for their own products."
The firm says it expects the upcoming Xbox sequel to hit this year, with the PS4 following suit in 2014. Harding-Rolls also says that Microsoft and Sony will offer their hardware with subsidized pricing, making pricing very competitive.













