Admitting inferiority in the digital downloadable games market, is pledging to make improvements with the launch of its new handheld in 2011.

CEO promises to improve the company's efforts in the digital download space, claiming Nintendo will be the catalyst for a new push.

Siliconera highlights comments made by the executive in response to an investor. "We are thinking the release of new should be good timing for a dramatic improvement of this situation."

Nintendo has a lot of work ahead if it plans to compete with portable downloads. dominates the digital download space with and iPod touch, while fills out the market with PSP.

By Luke Guttridge