I'm just going to hit you with the quote here right off the bat.

I-play CEO David Gosen has predicted that the console gaming industry will be left with a "niche audience" to target as mobile gaming becomes ever more popular.

Mobile gaming. Playing games on your cell phone or PDA. Could they possibly make the leap from something to do while you're on the toilet at work to mainstream gaming use? According to David Gosen, speaking from Casual Connect conference in Amsterdam it is a certainty. I'm not so sure that he has these stats right. He says that mobile has five times the install base of consoles right now...but doesn't that just mean that there are that many cell phones out there? He also predicts that mobile game sales are going to surpass console sales within 2 years. Is mobile phone gaming really this prevalent, and I'm just missing it? Is he counting games that come preinstalled on phones as sales? Is he talking units sold or monetarily?

This really blows my mind. I've only ever downloaded on cell phone game in my life, and that one pretty much sucked completely. It all sounds like wishful thinking from a guy who makes a living selling casual mobile games, perhaps enhanced by the local Amsterdam foliage. Your thoughts? Michael Fahey

Mobile gaming will overtake consoles, says Gosen [GamesIndustry.biz]