PS Vita is failing hard in Australia because of SONY's attitude

They refused to stock Vita in Kmart , Big W and Target

because they feel Vita is too UP Market for these dept stores (yet these dept stores sells ipads and other consoles)

Sony only allowed Myers and david jones (up market dept stores) and game retailers such as EB to sell vitas.

Sony is trying to say Vita is upmarket and Hardcore...

Their stupid ad before launch says it all ( a bunch of hardcore gamers playing war games)

They havent learnt that little kids plays big part in sales

little kids beg Moms to buy consoles for their Bday and Xmas.

Moms goes to Kmart , Big W or Target because they assumed its "cheaper"there.

thats why 3DS is selling like hotcakes...

Are you sure it's their choice and not retailers' decision to not stock their products?

Are you sure it's their choice and not retailers' decision to not stock their products?

Gxgear

Yeah it sounds like most of what you said there has nothing to do with SONY or their attitude, so much as it does the decisions of many major retailers.

I've seen VITA stuff at Target, KMart and Walmart here in the US, so apparently the decisions of those companies abroad are much different than they are here. Unless they stopped selling VITA stuff within the last couple of months at those stores and I'm just not aware of it, which could be true.

But either way, I usually do my game shopping at Gamestop or over the Internet. And I'd venture to guess those are the two most common methods of buying games these days. Aside from stuff like Steam.

yee..u kind of forgot about JB... u know..the major player in the gaming market in australia...

guess which system has the better deal at JB? Hint: not the 3ds

vs

standard 3ds with sh!t game and crappy 3rd party accessories

or

xl with no game.

Oh i should buy PSVITA for my cousin in Australia lolDeviIHuman

Vita is failing hard worldwide. Thanks to the bad marketing.

[QUOTE="DeviIHuman"]Oh i should buy PSVITA for my cousin in Australia lolMikako

Vita is failing hard worldwide. Thanks to the bad marketing.

lilnazar

Somewhat. The deals at JB are good, but the Vita needs more recognition.

Vita needs more games and not remake game. More new games, more vita buyers

Vita needs more games and not remake game. More new games, more vita buyers

DeviIHuman

Maybe I'm in the minority when I say this, and I'm sure I've mentioned it on here before in the last couple of months, but I don't really understand how Cross Play is supposed to help the Vita.

Don't get me wrong, it's cool that you can play console games on a handheld, and play against people on either device, but I get the impression that it would hurt Vita sales because it means less exclusives for the Vita.

It still seems like a hard sell to me, since a lot of console owners tend to shun handheld gaming systems and prefer their gaming on big screens in their living rooms and bedrooms. I guess I can kind of see how it would give them some incentive, since they wouldn't be starting their Vita collection with nothing, but then why would they want to plop down some $200-odd dollars on the Vita in the first place when they already have the game on their console where they're comfortable with it?

Why would Sony push their console in Australia when the market isn't overly interested in the product? Why waste marketing dollars in a country that holds such a small portion of your pie?!

That said I agree that it would have been nice to see it sold at more locations. I don't think it would have made a huge difference but still.

I have seen a few ads on the side of buses in Sydney displaying Little Big Planet + Vita bundle pack

Vita needs more games and not remake game. More new games, more vita buyers

DeviIHuman

I dont kinda understand why people get smartphones. They throw out 500$ on a phone that they dont really need. Smartphones are made actually for people who cant access the social networking very much. But kids buy these phones no matter what. Kinda waste of money eh, kiddies? If you want a gaming/app handheld, get a vita isntead.lilnazar

So anyway my point is, I don't know if it's all just the consumers' fault that smartphones are so abundant. And it really isn't all just the kids - most adults have smartphones, too. It's slowly and surely what the technology industry is forcing us into buying, by depleting our other options. Sure, there are tracfones and things like that - and they aren't that bad, they do what you need a phone to do - but a lot of people would rather have the unlimited texting and not have to worry about running out of minutes.

That said, smartphones will never hold a candle to real gaming devices.

Sure, there are tracfones and things like that - and they aren't that bad, they do what you need a phone to do - but a lot of people would rather have the unlimited texting and not have to worry about running out of minutes.Ovirew

I've got an ultra-weak smartphone, but I've still got unlimited texting. In fact, simply buying a phone off-contract is cheaper when you work out the price of the plan you're forced to stick with on a contract. So buying a cheaper, less powerful phone will actually let you get better plan features for cheaper.

Anyway, sorry for the off-topic rant.

Everything else is right.

sad thing is iphone and android now have better games than the vita and I can't see that changing. Develop for phones and you have a huge potential customer base develop for vita you have a tiny one. imprezawrx500

yee..u kind of forgot about JB... u know..the major player in the gaming market in australia...

guess which system has the better deal at JB? Hint: not the 3ds

vs

standard 3ds with sh!t game and crappy 3rd party accessories

or

xl with no game.

campzor

[QUOTE="imprezawrx500"]sad thing is iphone and android now have better games than the vita and I can't see that changing. Develop for phones and you have a huge potential customer base develop for vita you have a tiny one. p4s2p0

[QUOTE="p4s2p0"][QUOTE="imprezawrx500"]sad thing is iphone and android now have better games than the vita and I can't see that changing. Develop for phones and you have a huge potential customer base develop for vita you have a tiny one. psx_warrior

[QUOTE="p4s2p0"][QUOTE="imprezawrx500"]sad thing is iphone and android now have better games than the vita and I can't see that changing. Develop for phones and you have a huge potential customer base develop for vita you have a tiny one. psx_warrior

[QUOTE="campzor"]

yee..u kind of forgot about JB... u know..the major player in the gaming market in australia...

guess which system has the better deal at JB? Hint: not the 3ds

vs

standard 3ds with sh!t game and crappy 3rd party accessories

or

xl with no game.

AmazonTreeBoa

[QUOTE="AmazonTreeBoa"][QUOTE="campzor"]

yee..u kind of forgot about JB... u know..the major player in the gaming market in australia...

guess which system has the better deal at JB? Hint: not the 3ds

vs

standard 3ds with sh!t game and crappy 3rd party accessories

or

xl with no game.

campzor

[QUOTE="campzor"][QUOTE="AmazonTreeBoa"]Out of those options, I would take the 3DS XL. It is $199, so I have another $100 to go to meet the total of the Vita deal and with that, I can buy 3-5 3DS games. Depending if I buy new or used games.AmazonTreeBoa

I thin for me Sony slow release in such countries like Australia and Europe is really delayed. correct me if I am wrong ^_^

I can say that this might make all Japanese gaming company rich if they make a multi-language games. Other countires will import to Physical copy on them then the EUR version will not hit since the delay cause the eagerness to purchase a game.