Night_Trekker
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OLED is this amazing colorful tech, so the puzzle here is why has it not killed off 3DS.
Here's the solution: the most expensive console/handheld has never "won" the system war.
OLED is this amazing colorful tech, so the puzzle here is why has it not killed off 3DS.
They could maybe actually make games for it. Or sit on their hands and watch it fail.
WiiU wins next gen confirmed.Here's the solution: the most expensive console/handheld has never "won" the system war.
What an amazingly considered comparison.This is like the 21st century's version of the Lynx.
Here's the solution: the most expensive console/handheld has never "won" the system war.
No, sales will be depend on the size of the active userbase that is interested in a specific niche.While a factual statement, the sales of such games would be similar on either system. The size of an installed base is not a limiting factor when you're aiming to sell around 50k or less to a very specific audience.
No, sales will be depend on the size of the active userbase that is interested in a specific niche.
Looks how psp wasn't a viable platform for many years in us prior to vita release.
A big game like type-0 didn't even got localized.
Seeing how vita is tanking and interest in it is low is unlikely that publisher, even focused on a niche like xseed, will support the platform after the Sony will discontinue it.
After reading this entire thread I don't know what to say. I have both a 3ds and vita. Both have their uses and games. I would hate to see the Vita die so soon as it has so much potential. I was a bit confused after E3 last year where the vita got snubbed from the spotlight for things like wonder book.
All true. But when's the last time E3 MATTERED. Gamescom and TGS was always where it's at. both those conferences showed Sony know the Vita exists somewhere in this planet RIP.
All true. But when's the last time E3 MATTERED. Gamescom and TGS was always where it's at. both those conferences showed Sony know the Vita exists somewhere in this planet RIP.
What an amazingly considered comparison.
Part of that has to do w/ SCEA just isn't as big as pushing handhelds compared to SCEJ/SCEE. I pretty much guarantee they know that finding a way to sell Vita in NA is harder (due to smartphones and the only market who really buys them at mass market are the younger audience). However, since SCEJ released it, they had to release it in the states.After reading this entire thread I don't know what to say. I have both a 3ds and vita. Both have their uses and games. I would hate to see the Vita die so soon as it has so much potential. I was a bit confused after E3 last year where the vita got snubbed from the spotlight for things like wonder book.
I agree. As a long time gamers I hate to admit it but I have never followered Gamescom and TGS all that much.All true. But when's the last time E3 MATTERED. Gamescom and TGS was always where it's at. both those conferences showed Sony know the Vita exists somewhere in this planet RIP.
Isn't the 3DS performing roughly on par with the GBA in the west?I am praying to all of the gamegods that Pokemon will be the miracle cure for the 3DS in the West. Two Mario games and a series of "casual" games have already failed to really ignite the system's popularity outside Japan. If Pokemon can't do it, I think we can officially hammer that final nail in.
Also: I might need to start seriously thinking about learning Japanese.
Isn't the 3DS performing roughly on par with the GBA in the west?
Gamescom, I could understand (although there was only one Vita title announced there I'm looking forward to), but TGS? I don't even think they made a single actual Vita announcement there. If they did, it certainly wasn't anything worthwhile, otherwise I'd have recalled.All true. But when's the last time E3 MATTERED. Gamescom and TGS was always where it's at. both those conferences showed Sony know the Vita exists somewhere in this planet RIP.
WiiU wins next gen confirmed.
Gamescom, I could understand (although there was only one Vita title announced there I'm looking forward to), but TGS? I don't even think they made a single actual Vita announcement there. If they did, it certainly wasn't anything worthwhile, otherwise I'd have recalled.
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From the Monster Hunter thread... a store in Japan:
3DS games -> 7+ shelves
Vita games -> 3 shelves
Oburomuramasa is an up-port with a low chance for localization, Valhalla Knights has an aggressively mediocre reputation, Senran Kagura is... well, uh. It speaks for itself, and it's not the sort of game I would be interested in. I'm sure it has its' audience, though. God Eater 2 and Toukiden are both going to be available on PSP as well (thus cannibalize potential sales on Vita), and they literally turned the screen off when they showed off Gundam. I don't think there could possibly be a less exciting way to unveil a title.LOL it's ok tho ill list them
Muramasa
Valhalla Knights 3
Senran Kagura
God Eater 2
Toukiden
Gundam
Just listing the vita announcements you can judge on your own.
Famitsu has released the result of a recent poll, about what systems people plan to buy in Japan this year, participant can pick multiple systems; the result shows that 64% of Japanese plans to buy PS Vita this year, followed by 48% for 3DS and 33.8% for Wii U; 10% of people also picked smartphone (other than iPhone). 75.6% of participants were male and 24.4% were female.
PS Vita - 64.0%
3DS - 48.2%
Wii U - 33.8%
PS3 - 25.2%
PC - 14.4%
Xbox 360 - 10.6%
Smartphone - 10.0%
PSP - 9.6%
Wii - 9.0%
iPad - 7.0%
DSi/DSiLL - 5.2%
iPhone - 5.0%
iPod Touch - 4.0%
Other - 2.4%
A poll like that is useless unless they state what that sample currently owns.
Interesting tidbit, from the-magicbox:
The gaming section at Wal-Mart isn't properly managed. My local store is still trying to pass off some GameCube games for $40ish. It isn't really the place to buy games.
Target on the other hand has a very good selection of vita games and they at least seem to be selling.
Well they "plan" to buy but on what condition? Do they plan to buy it anyay, or if this particular game go out, or ...
It's difficult to analyze this kind of poll but, it gives hope anyway.
Interesting tidbit, from the-magicbox:
Im starting to wish i jumped on the prices this holiday in the uk £150 with a game and memory card was a good deal given its nowt back up to £217. Drop the price sony.
Im starting to wish i jumped on the prices this holiday in the uk £150 with a game and memory card was a good deal given its nowt back up to £217. Drop the price sony.
So know we have seen US and Japan store photos.. any one from Europe that can take some pictures in the biggest stores in Europe..? Europe is known to be Sony land, but somehow I doubt that Vita games are in the stores ..
Those are some pretty fucking grim graphs, dude.It is a cumulative thing. Each year, the inverted age pyramid gets worse. Each year, the debt to gdp gets worse. etc.
That doesn't matter. Wal-Mart moves a ton of volume. If Vita is getting kicked out of shelf space and maybe even stores it is not good for Sony.
Those are some pretty fucking grim graphs, dude.
Yikes.