I couldn't disagree with this more that it wouldn't help. Actually I will say that this is the crux of the very issue why Nintendo handhelds sell easily while the Sony handhelds do not. Yes the problem is perception, but there is a reason why Nintendo doesn't have a problem with that perception while Sony does. The reason why Nintendo IP's on handhelds move the systems unit and not Sony's IPs on their handhelds is because Nintendo has earned the reputation of putting quality entries on the system. Mario Kart on the 3DS isn't a throw away entry, its the next addition hence the 7. Super Mario 3D land is the next big Mario game, even made by the Galaxy team. Nintendogs and Cats? Same thing. And looking at the future this seems to continue. Paper Mario 3DS is made by the team that makes the rest of the series, same thing with Animal Crossing. And honestly this isn't anything new. Nintendo has earned this. With the Nintendo DS they had a true sequel to Super Mario Bros, Animal Crossing, Mario Kart, etc. and have been rewarded for it. Hell they even the same thing happened with 3rd parties with games like Dragon Quest and you see the same effect today with Monster Hunter 4 on the platform.
Sony couldn't be any more different. During the PSP years by giving high profile games like God of War, Socom, and the like to 2nd tier (at best) 3rd party developers and while the games were enjoyable they weren't even close to the real thing. People knew this and that's why the games failed to move units because they weren't "the next mainline addition to the franchise" but more so a "spinoff" or "the handheld entry". And the sales reflect this.
So you believe that Ghost of Sparta is the best God of War game. So what? You are in a minority with this. And as someone who has played Ghost of Sparta and III I can't imagine how you could think that. But opinions are opinions, and yours is like I said in the minority. One of the games was a multimillion seller and
on the top 5 of GAFs GOTY poll. The other only charted at #4 on the best
PSP game of that year. Thats some disparity. "But I know plenty of people who think that the best version of Resistance and Socom are on the PSP!" So what? I know a fair amount of people who believe that Street Fighter EX 3 is the best Street Fighter game or that Metroid Prime Hunters DS is as good as the Gamecube versions (no I'm not making this shit up). You don't think sales will reflect this?
The reason why people don't get amped up to Sony's entries on their handheld is the same reason millions of people didn't flock to buy Resident Evil: Revelations. Because people know, or think they know that the game is the "handheld entry" or the "spin-off". They don't look at Resident Evil: Revelations and think "Oh my God! Its the next Resident Evil game!" they think "Oh they made a Resident Evil game for the 3DS. Cool." Again not the next mainline entry but merely another handheld entry.
And this is the reason why Uncharted won't move Vitas and why when Animal Crossing or New Super Mari Bros. 3DS comes out people will be lining up outside of Gamestop. Because with the Vita versions they aren't the next mainline entries. Not the same developer, not the same budget, not the same attention or care. With the 3DS games its the exact same developer, similar budget, and same attention and care. You may disagree with this, but the general populace does and the purchasing habits reflect this. And until Sony realizes that they need compelling content to sell their system and not just big title games developed by second string developers with the occasional niche game here and there they might as well bow out of the race.
