I am very worried about the Vita... The 3DS is destroying it in sales.

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#1 ThumpyBowser
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There have been no games really announced for it post launch window... Could the Vita be discontinued?

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#2 AzatiS
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There have been no games really announced for it post launch window... Could the Vita be discontinued?

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#3 Chris_Williams
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can the thing at least get a world wide release before you start becoming worried about it?

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#4 Nengo_Flow
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seriously....

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#5 ThumpyBowser
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seriously....

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Good night sweet prince. :oops:

I do not see why the Vita is being protected so much in system wars. I think it looks amazing but I admit the sales are abyssmal.

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#6 Cowboy_Sheepbop
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I do not think the Vita will fail, it certainly will sale less than the 3DS imo but it will still turn profit I think.
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#7 ReadingRainbow4
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considering the vita has just been released. 3ds started slow as hell with no games and now that it has some it's doing well. I say give it all time before you start to show the world, or in this case the internet. What a dumb ass you are.
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#8 The_Capitalist
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It's funny how the naysayers have turned their target to Sony after it appeared that Nintendo was going to ride it out with the 3DS.

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#9 Vickman178
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People are just worried because its sales dropped more quickly than 3DS did...but than the 3DS rose to the top a few months later....Soooo.....its possible it could get better once its released in NA and Europe or it may just be forgotten, like for example...with tablets the adverage consumer only pays attention to the iPad and other companies just aren't selling theirs.

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#10 SRW-MKII
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It only has been a month.

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#11 YearoftheSnake5
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With 2 Mario games + Monster Hunter, those who thought Vita could outsell the 3DS at this time were kidding themselves. Sony just needs to get the proper software out there to boost sales. A price drop would be nice, too.

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#12 borklesnar
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Japan was PSPs strongest territory, Vtia is in no position to drop the price and it has no huge exclusives announced. Vita is gonna be a huge flop.
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http://www.gamespot.com/events/ces2012/story.html?sid=6348564&tag=updates;editor;all;title;3 "So in subsequent months for Vita, we have launch, then we have MLB, then we got Mortal Kombat, then Resistance, then Little Big Planet, then Call of Duty, and Assassin's Creed." - John Koller Director of Hardware Marketing
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#14 Chris_Williams
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With 2 Mario games + Monster Hunter, those who thought Vita could outsell the 3DS at this time are kidding themselves. Sony just needs to get the proper software out there to boost sales. A price drop would be nice, too.

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you know there is a monster hunter on the vita right? thats going to be a huge system pusher
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[QUOTE="Nonstop-Madness"]http://www.gamespot.com/events/ces2012/story.html?sid=6348564&tag=updates;editor;all;title;3 "So in subsequent months for Vita, we have launch, then we have MLB, then we got Mortal Kombat, then Resistance, then Little Big Planet, then Call of Duty, and Assassin's Creed." - John Koller Director of Hardware Marketing

COD is coming to 3DS and Assassins Creed is so early in dev we have yet to see a screenshot if it comes at all with these abysmal sales will also probably be on the 3DS. Outside of that you listed a few PS3 downports that nobody really cares about on handhelds. Vita will need something much better to save it. A bunch of huge exclusives and a substantial pricedrop, which Sony is in position to do.
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#16 ReadingRainbow4
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honestly, that gravity game looks awesome. If the Vita continues to get innovative titles I will pick one up in a heart beat.
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[QUOTE="borklesnar"]Japan was PSPs strongest territory, Vtia is in no position to drop the price and it has no huge exclusives announced. Vita is gonna be a huge flop.

NA and EU were the PSP's strongest territories at the beginning of the gen. PSP sales only really started to do well in Japan years after the PSP's launch.
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#18 borklesnar
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[QUOTE="ReadingRainbow4"]honestly, that gravity game looks awesome. If the Vita continues to get innovative titles I will pick one up in a heart beat.

That Gravity game is a niche downloadable title. Might be good but hardly a system seller.
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#19 borklesnar
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[QUOTE="Nonstop-Madness"][QUOTE="borklesnar"]Japan was PSPs strongest territory, Vtia is in no position to drop the price and it has no huge exclusives announced. Vita is gonna be a huge flop.

NA and EU were the PSP's strongest territories at the beginning of the gen. PSP sales only really started to do well in Japan years after the PSP's launch.

PSP has been dead in every territory outside of Japan for years. I don;t see those markets being big for Vita.
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#20 SolidOcelot42
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Well the Vita offers a touch screen...and the 3DS offers a touch screen and 3D without glasses, It makes perfect sense that the Vita would fail in my opinion.
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#21 ReadingRainbow4
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[QUOTE="borklesnar"][QUOTE="ReadingRainbow4"]honestly, that gravity game looks awesome. If the Vita continues to get innovative titles I will pick one up in a heart beat.

That Gravity game is a niche downloadable title. Might be good but hardly a system seller.

It's obviously a system seller for me, I'd imagine it would have it's respective audience also. Not every game needs to be COD.
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#22 YearoftheSnake5
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[QUOTE="YearoftheSnake5"]

With 2 Mario games + Monster Hunter, those who thought Vita could outsell the 3DS at this time are kidding themselves. Sony just needs to get the proper software out there to boost sales. A price drop would be nice, too.

Chris_Williams

you know there is a monster hunter on the vita right? thats going to be a huge system pusher

Yes, but I'm pretty sure it's not released yet. Had it been a launch title, sales probably would have been different.

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Nintendo is doomed so don't worry. =)
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#24 DrHousesCane
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I highly doubt you're worried about the Vita's future.

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#25 heeeeeeeeeweeee
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There have been no games really announced for it post launch window... Could the Vita be discontinued?

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vita has only launched in japan currently and japan is total fail for being gamers this day and age.

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#27 heeeeeeeeeweeee
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How are people hailing monster rancher or some bs as a system seller?

Really japanese people the new generation of kids dont know **** about game anymore.

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#28 MLBknights58
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How are people hailing monster rancher or some bs as a system seller?

Really japanese people the new generation of kids dont know **** about game anymore.

heeeeeeeeeweeee

lol

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How are people hailing monster rancher or some bs as a system seller?

Really japanese people the new generation of kids dont know **** about game anymore.

heeeeeeeeeweeee

different strokes for different folks i guess

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#30 raskullibur
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Sony needs Monster Hunter 5 then BOOM!

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#31 borklesnar
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Sony needs Monster Hunter 5 then BOOM!

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Sure that may help them in 2017... but the Vita and Sony need to be saved now.
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#32 SakusEnvoy
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Well the Vita offers a touch screen...and the 3DS offers a touch screen and 3D without glasses, It makes perfect sense that the Vita would fail in my opinion.SolidOcelot42
I don't think that's the reason why the 3DS is selling better than the Vita. :P The Vita's hardware is solid.

It's as simple as the 3DS having a much cheaper price and being backed by popular Japanese franchises. The 3DS also has momentum generated from releasing much earlier. The 3DS went through some rough times itself, but I'm not sure this is a battle the Vita can win at the moment.

I say at the moment... because eventually more 3rd party developers may become frustrated with the 3DS's technical limitations and decide to develop more Vita exclusive software. That would boost Vita sales, but I wonder if it will be too little too late this time. $250 plus the need for memory cards will be a hard sell in America, as well.

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#33 borklesnar
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[QUOTE="SolidOcelot42"]Well the Vita offers a touch screen...and the 3DS offers a touch screen and 3D without glasses, It makes perfect sense that the Vita would fail in my opinion.SakusEnvoy

I don't think that's the reason why the 3DS is selling better than the Vita. :P The Vita's hardware is solid.

It's as simple as the 3DS having a much cheaper price and being backed by popular Japanese franchises. The 3DS also has momentum generated from releasing much earlier. The 3DS went through some rough times itself, but I'm not sure this is a battle the Vita can win at the moment.

I say at the moment... because eventually more 3rd party developers may become frustrated with the 3DS's technical limitations and decide to develop more Vita exclusive software. That would boost Vita sales, but I wonder if it will be too little too late this time. $250 plus the need for memory cards will be a hard sell in America, as well.

Lets not forget Nintendo's first party juggernauts
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#34 Darth-Samus
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I agree I am also very woried about its future. I love the 3DS but also plan to support the Vita as it looks like a great system. However things don't look well for it. I hope the American audience really embraces it. I guess we'll see.

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#35 flashn00b
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Hard to say. It's way too early to say anything intelligent.

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[QUOTE="heeeeeeeeeweeee"]

How are people hailing monster rancher or some bs as a system seller?

Really japanese people the new generation of kids dont know **** about game anymore.

babycakin

different strokes for different folks i guess

Yea but japanese used to make some badass arcade games that i actually liked so why happened?|

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#37 AmazonTreeBoa
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seriously....

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#38 phonemug
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I agree I am also very woried about its future. I love the 3DS but also plan to support the Vita as it looks like a great system. However things don't look well for it. I hope the American audience really embraces it. I guess we'll see.

Darth-Samus

I doubt it. PSP has been dead in America for years. If it would have succeeded anywhere it would be Japan.

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#39 InfinityMugen
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If I were Sony, I'd be worried too.

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#40 phonemug
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Hard to say. It's way too early to say anything intelligent.

flashn00b

Not really. Japan was PSPs strongest terriitory.

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#41 GrannyGoat
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No one I know cares about Vita. People are more interested in tablets, ipads, etc..not sonys latest flop handheld.

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Nintendo are innovators and will always do well.