3DS - a generation behind Vita.

I played Vita for the first time yesterday and it really made me realise how much better the 3DS could have been.

- Lack of Dual Analogue

- Using a stylus for the touch screen, really?.

- No background downloads.

- I'm pretty sure RE Revelations and Snake Eater are the only 3DS demos in a year, Vita already has about 10.

- No flash on web browser

- Graphics better than DS but not close to Vita

Yes these are small things but just look at the touch screen, iPhone had a better one 5 years ago. It just seems like Ninty are so out of date with hardware and software. I know it all comes down to games but I can't help but wonder how Nintendo can be so out of touch and yet sell so many units. I'm just hoping I won't be saying the same for the Wii U because I can honestly see Nintendo failing to intergrate things that we take for granted on PS3/360.

Nintendo is always a generation behind nothing new

3DS is good, Vita is better.

3DS is still good.

I played Vita for the first time yesterday and it really made me realise how much better the 3DS could have been.

- Lack of Dual Analogue

- Using a stylus for the touch screen, really?.

- No background downloads.

- I'm pretty sure RE Revelations and Snake Eater are the only 3DS demos in a year, Vita already has about 10.

- No flash on web browser

- Graphics better than DS but not close to Vita

Yes these are small things but just look at the touch screen, iPhone had a better one 5 years ago. It just seems like Ninty are so out of date with hardware and software. I know it all comes down to games but I can't help but wonder how Nintendo can be so out of touch and yet sell so many units. I'm just hoping I won't be saying the same for the Wii U because I can honestly see Nintendo failing to intergrate things that we take for granted on PS3/360.

BigBoss255

They've never been too good at playing the tech game. For Nintendo it's always been about their superior stable of core franchises in conjunction with a focus on quality control and smart marketing.

Cows am mad confirmed.

3DS dominating Vita.

Nintendo is always a generation behind nothing new

finalstar2007

If anything, it's only been this gen that they've gone down a different strategy, to much success.

The most important feature you left off was

• More games to play than the Vita

Pretty amazing that it only had one analog control. Graphics are ok, but definitely a gen behind Vita. Sony domination continuation. ispeakfact

Cows am mad confirmed.

3DS dominating Vita.

MLBknights58

And yet,it still sell massively Problem?MonsieurX

The sad state of sw...

@tc I don't see the point in this thread.

Nintendo is always a generation behind nothing new

finalstar2007

[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

Nintendo is always a generation behind nothing new

nintendoboy16

Technically yes, but I'm not so sure if game-wise too.

The only problem I see with the 3DS is that its going to age really badly but it'll still do very well. Nonstop-Madness

Cows am mad confirmed.

3DS dominating Vita.

MLBknights58

[QUOTE="MLBknights58"]

Cows am mad confirmed.

3DS dominating Vita.

ispeakfact

[spoiler] You left that pretty open :P [/spoiler]

You have some points that I can understand someone having an issue with...but why does it bother you so much that there is the option to use a stylus if you want to? I like having that option if I want it, and you don't have to. Its a touchscreen, you can use your fingers just like every other touchscreen.

[QUOTE="MLBknights58"]

Cows am mad confirmed.

3DS dominating Vita.

ispeakfact

[QUOTE="MLBknights58"]

Cows am mad confirmed.

3DS dominating Vita.

ispeakfact

Yeah I was a few dollars short.I couldn't afford the Vita and the memory card I wanted. So instead I bought a 3DS and 3 games. :cool:

You know, those things the Vita doesn't have.

Nintendo is always a generation behind nothing new

finalstar2007

And yet,it still sell massively Problem?MonsieurX

Just like the inferior Wii. Let this be a lesson.

Hmmmm...Sounds a lot like the gameboy vs the gamegear to me. We see who won that warHarlockJC

Or DS vs PSP, but the graphical difference isn't as huge as it was in those cases (where you had monochromatic 2D graphics against fully colored 2D graphics or pixelated 3D graphics against detailed and smooth 3D graphics).

Who cares? It's a handheld. As the 3DS outsells Vita and gets more support from developers for it we'll see how happy Vita owners are that their hardware is a generation ahead when they get their PSP esque droughts and go six month stretches with nothing worth playing.

Hmmmm...Sounds a lot like the gameboy vs the gamegear to me. We see who won that warHarlockJC

Lems and sheep are so delusional it's hilarious, you could give them a turd in a box and as long as it sold well they'd brag about it :lol: THey don't actually want quality products, they jsut want it to sell lool.

[QUOTE="HarlockJC"]Hmmmm...Sounds a lot like the gameboy vs the gamegear to me. We see who won that warMFDOOM1983

Game Boy had far more games and costed less. It basically obliterated the Game Gear and Atari Lynx in sales.

Seriously...The 3DS is currently selling more than the Vita...just accept it. You know it's threads like these that brings out my inner fanboy. When you try to diss a companies product, that I happen to enjoy, you make me fight back...Sorry.

Oh and when the Vita dies out quicker than the dreamcast, I'll laugh:)

Lems and sheep are so delusional it's hilarious, you could give them a turd in a box and as long as it sold well they'd brag about it :lol: THey don't actually want quality products, they jsut want it to sell lool.

Eddie-Vedder

But what if they like 3DS games over Vita games?

Seriously...The 3DS is currently selling more than the Vita...just accept it. You know it's threads like these that brings out my inner fanboy. When you try to diss a companies product, that I happen to enjoy, you make me fight back...Sorry.

Oh and when the Vita dies out quicker than the dreamcast, I'll laugh:)

mariokart97

That's not right.

[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

Nintendo is always a generation behind nothing new

WllDan7

[QUOTE="mariokart97"]

Seriously...The 3DS is currently selling more than the Vita...just accept it. You know it's threads like these that brings out my inner fanboy. When you try to diss a companies product, that I happen to enjoy, you make me fight back...Sorry.

Oh and when the Vita dies out quicker than the dreamcast, I'll laugh:)

DeadMan1290

That's not right.

Honestly, if it doesn't die in 2 years...I'm guessing 3. Sony has never won a handheld war in games or sales. They should work on the friggin' PS3, that thing is a beast

[QUOTE="MFDOOM1983"]

[QUOTE="HarlockJC"]Hmmmm...Sounds a lot like the gameboy vs the gamegear to me. We see who won that warnameless12345

Game Boy had far more games and costed less. It basically obliterated the Game Gear and Atari Lynx in sales.

Looks like we did a bit of regressing. :P

[QUOTE="BigBoss255"]

I played Vita for the first time yesterday and it really made me realise how much better the 3DS could have been.

- Lack of Dual Analogue

- Using a stylus for the touch screen, really?.

- No background downloads.

- I'm pretty sure RE Revelations and Snake Eater are the only 3DS demos in a year, Vita already has about 10.

- No flash on web browser

- Graphics better than DS but not close to Vita

Yes these are small things but just look at the touch screen, iPhone had a better one 5 years ago. It just seems like Ninty are so out of date with hardware and software. I know it all comes down to games but I can't help but wonder how Nintendo can be so out of touch and yet sell so many units. I'm just hoping I won't be saying the same for the Wii U because I can honestly see Nintendo failing to intergrate things that we take for granted on PS3/360.

Assassin_87

They've never been too good at playing the tech game. For Nintendo it's always been about their superior stable of core franchises in conjunction with a focus on quality control and smart marketing.

[QUOTE="DeadMan1290"]

[QUOTE="mariokart97"]

Seriously...The 3DS is currently selling more than the Vita...just accept it. You know it's threads like these that brings out my inner fanboy. When you try to diss a companies product, that I happen to enjoy, you make me fight back...Sorry.

Oh and when the Vita dies out quicker than the dreamcast, I'll laugh:)

mariokart97

That's not right.

Honestly, if it doesn't die in 2 years...I'm guessing 3. Sony has never won a handheld war in games or sales. They should work on the friggin' PS3, that thing is a beast

3 years is long enough before we see a new handheld by SONY if you ask me. I agree that they should work on PS3 more, but this gen's almost over they're probably working on PS4...

[QUOTE="nameless12345"]

[QUOTE="MFDOOM1983"]Gamegear offered superior hardware, user experience and the same battery life as gameboy?:P

MFDOOM1983

Game Boy had far more games and costed less. It basically obliterated the Game Gear and Atari Lynx in sales.

Looks like we did a bit of regressing. :P

Basically better graphics do *not* sell handhelds. Things like portability, battery duration and the selection of games are much more important. System and game prices play a big role too.

[QUOTE="DeadMan1290"]

[QUOTE="mariokart97"]

Seriously...The 3DS is currently selling more than the Vita...just accept it. You know it's threads like these that brings out my inner fanboy. When you try to diss a companies product, that I happen to enjoy, you make me fight back...Sorry.

Oh and when the Vita dies out quicker than the dreamcast, I'll laugh:)

mariokart97

That's not right.

Honestly, if it doesn't die in 2 years...I'm guessing 3. Sony has never won a handheld war in games or sales. They should work on the friggin' PS3, that thing is a beast

[QUOTE="mariokart97"]

[QUOTE="DeadMan1290"]

That's not right.

DeadMan1290

Honestly, if it doesn't die in 2 years...I'm guessing 3. Sony has never won a handheld war in games or sales. They should work on the friggin' PS3, that thing is a beast

3 years is long enough before we see a new handheld by SONY if you ask me. I agree that they should work on PS3 more, but this gen's almost over they're probably working on PS4...

Yeah, they should go out with a bang. Something awesome that leaves a good taste in your mouth, rather than the more common slow decline of most consoles.

but I can't help but wonder how Nintendo can be so out of touch and yet sell so many units.

BigBoss255

When you outsell your competitors, you are not out of touch, they are.

This is something that absolutely anyone, even people with very low IQs, should be able to understand. I know this is System Wars, though, so...

[QUOTE="MFDOOM1983"]

[QUOTE="nameless12345"]

Game Boy had far more games and costed less. It basically obliterated the Game Gear and Atari Lynx in sales.

nameless12345

Looks like we did a bit of regressing. :P

Basically better graphics do *not* sell handhelds. Things like portability, battery duration and the selection of games are much more important. System and game prices play a big role too.

[QUOTE="nameless12345"]

[QUOTE="MFDOOM1983"]Yes, those are other factors but having 2x the amount of playtime over competitors was another big reason for GB's success. Not to mention needing 6 AA batteries for only 4 hours of playtime.:lol:

Looks like we did a bit of regressing. :P

p4s2p0

Basically better graphics do *not* sell handhelds. Things like portability, battery duration and the selection of games are much more important. System and game prices play a big role too.