Miyamoto says PS Vita needs games

See Sony - its so simple - do the math...

Good Games = Selling More Hardware Units

This guy is a genius...:P

All vita needs is Japan oriented RPG games. Let say, Kingdom hearts?

Miyamoto wins, as ever. PS Vita sucks

I like Miyamoto, but geez, he's a bit behind the 8-ball. These very message boards have been saying this for weeks.

@robertwarnes91 VITA's poor sales in Japan is actually due to the still amazing popularity of PSP, mass popularity of mobile gaming, and the price of VITA. (and of course because lot of people bought 3DS)VITA 3g price in Japan was RIDICULOUS compared to here. And over here in Japan, PSP is still amazingly popular. There are great new games being churned out every month and they are topping the charts. (Over here a new PSP game goes up to near 70~80 dollars and people still buy them like hotcakes) With all that, there was no single convincing point to move on to the PSP Vita yet. Especially with the weak titles. It's not that the titles were western oriented... they were just not at all interesting. Of course VITA had the graphics and etc improvement but as of yet that meant nothing for the "better gameplay" department which is what most people care about. This is evident by how many people simply play their games on their phone these days. This is a hot topic in Japan and many game companies focused jump on the mobile gaming train.Side note: this is why Japan overall fell behind on the CG department because they focused their direction to portable and mobile gaming.... and are sending out their CG departments to US and Korea to learn more about CG.

Yep.. the reason why I haven't gotten the PS Vita yet is the lack of games.. I mean where's the hardcore games? the only hardcore game i see is "Uncharted" and all the others are just Mini-games and what not. :o. in the launch of PSP we had Crisis Core, GoW and many more.. I'm just waiting for the right launch of games for me to buy the Vita.

PS Vita is an awesome handheld gaming machine and definitely will allow an old person like me to play games comfortably while taking a rest in my room on or in my bed. I am 39 and I find staring at a tv and sitting on the floor is getting harder and harder to do and still then enjoy playing games while doing this. I also don't even like sitting at a computer as much anymore. I tried out Hotshot Golf in Toys R Us and loved it. I can't wait to get my hands on this at some point. I highly recommend this thing for people getting older and still wanting to game ..... as long as your eyes can stand the small screen.

As someone who brought a 3DS and a Vita at launch, I can tell you Sony did a much better job. The 3DS launched in Australia with only 10 games, all of which were solveware and ports. Plus none of them were oriignal IPs. With the Vita, if you count downloadable only titles, there were 30 titles at launch for the Vita in Australia. Many of which were original IPs (Reality Fighters, Little Deviants, Army Corps of Hell and Escape Plan). We even had a killer app (Uncharted), something the 3DS lacked at launch.You can't compare the 3DS with the Vita. The 3DS has had a full year head start, giving developers more time to get games out. Plus let's not forget the 3DS has had a price cut and the Vita's game library is more Western orientated, which explains the poor sales in Japan.

Just like the Wii en 3DS/DS needs games!!! Man, those games suck...

Yeah, you gotta repeat your franchises early on... Nintendo knows all about that safe plan of action. Super Mario, Zelda, Mario Kart, Pokemon, repeat ad nauseum.

At least Nintendo admits they made a mistake. I'm sure Sony will in a year.

A lot of haters here today. Considering what Nintendo went through with the 3DS launch, they know what they're talking about. Sony faithful are buying the Vita the same way Nintendo faithful bought the 3DS, and as much as we like to believe true "fans" can carry the weight of a system, there's more than enough proof that that line of thinking is WRONG! You aren't going to sway a Sony fan with a new Mario Kart, that same way you aren't going to sway a Nintendo fan with a new Uncharted.

Software sells systems. People don't buy consoles so they can sit there and be pretty.

since when this guy speaks a bit for sony hmm... weird..

He apparently got the names of the 3DS and Vita backwards. The 3ds HAS NO GAMES. The Vita has plenty of games.

He's just pissed he and his company are long in the tooth. :roll:

um yep he knows his stuff ,

You know you're effe'd when your rival is telling you what does your product needs to sell...awesome Miyamoto xD

Am I the only one who thinks the Vita DOESN'T need a price cut? I mean sure it would be nice to pay less for one and it would improve sales but, what I mean is, unlike the 3DS the price tag is actually justified imo considering the power and technology being offered. The 3DS is at a more reasonable price for what it offers but I think the Vita is as well.

Sony knows that it has uphill battle with the PSvita. The going is hard for everyone the world economy is not doing great. So the videogame industry all around is going to take a hit.

Who cares? Vita will eventually have lots of good games, and I have to say the Vita is the closest a handheld has ever been to replicating the home console experience. I don't own one yet, but I am definitely tempted. Those damn analog sticks or whatever, they feel amazing. I actually find the controls more comfortable than holding a Dual Shock 3, which also gives me hope that the Wii U's controls will be pleasant, despite not having giant analog sticks.

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well then Mr. Miyamoto start making games for it! lol that is what is going to happen anyways if the Wii U don't do well.......which is unfortunate.

Nintendo were in the same boat with the 3DS. The price cut in combination with games like Mario Land helped it to take off. By the end of this year the 3DS should have a solid library. The Vita needs a price cut and games, else I suspect it will not see success.

This is what I've been saying, with sneaky bastards giving me thumbs down lol.

Sony Bragged about killer Library Vita Launch, than delayed alot of games, so they add apps into Vita to cover their foot in mouth.

I want to kidnap Miyamoto, take him home, and raise him as my only child.

Hey miyamoto, how about you get some of those companies to bring over some more of YOUR games before you start talking smack. Like One Piece Unlimited Cruise, and Project X Souls?

Hopefully the trend will be fixed with Mortal Kombat and Resistance Burning Skies on the horizon. C'mon people, my Vita is getting dusty!

It's nice that he admits the Vita's potential...but yeah, everyone knows the Vita's real problem is the lack of software for it...just like the 3DS was struggling with. Would the 3DS have sold as well without the price cut? No. Would sales have improved when Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 came out regardless? Definitely.

No, really! Now you know what every gamer knew on day one.

I agree with Miyamoto. The PS Vita is a great handheld, but there aren't too many appealing games out there that would make it fly off the shelves. Some games feel too similar to PS3 games. Not to mention the price is a little high for some people.

I like how he politely says this and not in a biased way. He even acknowledged his own mistake with the Nintendo 3DS launch. I do agree that the 3DS would have done better at launch if games like Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 were out by then. I did like the system when I first got in on launch day, but it was a little shallow.

I hope the Nintendo 3DS and PS Vita do well in the future. Both are great handhelds. :)

LittleBigPlanet for the Vita please. 'Nuff said.

P.S. Going off topic: No offense, Miyamoto-san, but I stop playing Nintendo consoles (NES, Game Boy and SNES) when I switch to Sony back in Christmas of '98.

Miyamoto never misses a chance to advertise his products whilst 'commentating' on a rivals system. He even listed three of his first party titles too! I would think Gamespot wouldn't give him the free advert, really.

The PS Vita is an amazing piece of hardware but the steep price and the short battery life really convinced me to wait for a newer, cheaper model.

I have both systems, got them at lunch too. I agree with the software comment but I do haft to admit that looking at the vita only being out around 2 months it has a better lineup of software (not counting legacy software) than the 3DS did in its first 6 months.With the 3DS take away Zelda, Mario land 3D, and Kin Iccurs and there not much left.

Valid point. The steep price can't help either, though it is a beast of a machine.

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3DS still doesn't have crap outside of Japan, unless you count games from the N64 era or before. Mine's been a total waste of a money so far, especially since I bought it at release. I really should have either saved my money or just bought a Vita instead, but I was afraid of an intentional 3DS shortage like what happened with the Wii.

wow, first ea says call of duty is "tired" now this.

i mean you could switch out ps vita with wii/3ds and the title would actually make sense