I love the Vita, don't get me wrong but I never got all of that "best launch lineup ever" talk.
Ninja Gaiden- port
UMvC3- port
Little Deviants- meh
BBCS2E- port (I guess actually this is just multi-platform)
Uncharted- Good
Wipeout 2048- Good
F1 2011
Escape Plan
Dungeon Hunter Alliance- bad
Rayman Origins- port
Michael Jackson the Experience- port/meh
Fifa- decent-good I guess
SSD- good? haven't played
Hot Shots Golf
Modnation racers- meh
Army Corps of Hell- meh
Asphalt Injection- meh
Lumines- good
Ben 10 Galactic Racing- meh?
Plants vs. Zombies- port
Dynasty Warriors Next
Shinobido 2- meh
Mutant Blobs- good
Touch my Katamari
Virtua Tennis
So like what struck people as standout titles that were absolute system sellers for a majority of people?
I got it pretty much for the hardware and the future the launch titles were alright but nothing to write home about.
I mean systems like N64 launched with Mario 64 and others launched with iconic games. Don't really believe any of these games are going to go down as classics.
You seem to dismiss ports as if they are bad. I think this launch line-up is great. Just taking from your list the titles I bought.
UMVC3 - Great port and something I love having with me as a portable fighter.
BBCS2E - Another great fighter. Very different from UMVC3
Uncharted - Good. This ended up being a better adventure than Uncharted 3
Wipeout 2048 - Good. Load times are a bit of a problem but this is a fun racer in the Wipeout tradition.
Rayman Origins - Good. A port. But a great port none-the-less. Too bad it's missing co-op.
FIFA - A damn good port of the console experience. Really shows off what the system can do.
SSD - Great! Fun experience and looks good on dat Vita screen.
Hot Shots Golf - Great. Highly Addictive daily tournament mode.
Lumines - Good. It's a lot of fun but I hardly have the time to invest in it.
Virtua Tennis - Good port. This game is highly addictive believe it or not. I think I played this the most at Vita launch.
That's nine titles at launch that I would have no problem recommending. I've never seen a system with that much launch swag that was worth a damn.
You mention Mario 64 as an iconic game at a systems launch and go on to state that other consoles launched with iconic games. Besides Halo, which wasn't iconic at the time, I don't recall this actually being the trend in the last few years. Most games launch with a sparse few titles and you end up waiting a few months for the meatier stuff to come out.
Vita hit the ground running IMO. There's a great variety of launch titles to try out and some of them are damn good games. Great even. I bought nearly ten games at launch. Some systems take a couple of months to even have ten games. I do think this is the best launch for a system in a long time.