Vita is a hardcore system. (lol3DS)

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looks like even more devs will be looking to make their games on vita soon. More games means more system sales. More sales means more attractive instal base for devs which means even more games.

The vita might not best eh 3DS in sales, but it could very easily have the better library by the end of the generation.

"In a conversation with Games Industry International, McQuinn lamented Vita’s perception issues, noting that money can be made on the handheld primarily because Vita’s audience is so hardcore.

Honestly, Vita owners are the ****ing best. People rag on the Vita so much, and I think people who rag on the Vita don't understand, at least from a business perspective, the purchasing power of Vita owners. Vita owners are serious purchasers of games. It's an amazing system,” McQuinn told the website.

McQuinn admits that the PS3 iteration of Guacamelee! outsold Vita’s, but not by much. "I think that speaks to the strength of the Vita as a console to sell your game on because there are so many more PS3s than Vitas. For us, the sales on the Vita were really, really strong. It was a great SKU for us,” he said."

Well yeah, the Vita is an easy money maker for smaller devs. Portable indies have a rather large market and PS+ sales and IGC help quite a bit.

Old news, but I guess even Jon needs to make a thread.

Only char and sweenix are allowed to make HH threads! :3

By HH I assume you mean handheld? Chaz doesn't even have a PSP go. lol.

the Vita has sold 8 million units, that's 2 million shy of their 10 million unit goal LAST YEAR, so 3DS sells 14 million in a year and Vita sells 3 million, I'd say the Vita has a long long way to go to catch up in sales

but, quality library, I can see that being the case for the Vita, though the games that appeal to me are small, Dragon's Crown I can play on PS3 and Persona 4 without The Golden content, and that's really all I'd want a Vita for at the moment

Probably doesn't lift either.

lol, no it couldn't.

Much to the TC's point, the 3DS is a more family friendly console that appeals a lot more to casuals hence why it sells so much. Rarely do I see a 5 year holding a Vita, but man do I see a ton with a 3DS.

lolVita

Vita is love. Vita is life.

why has the vita defense force been so active as of late?

I have yet to really see a MUST HAVE game that would push me to buy a Vita.

3DSXL had several that got me to hand over my cash to the big N.

Honestly it wouldn't take much...a VITA Metal Gear Solid exclusive would do the trick. I'd take metal gear acid 3 even.

lol overpriced peripheral lol

Gotta agree. Top tier gaming, naturally, has the most hardcore.

@osirisx3: I'd say the Vita jelly Force has been more active

they've been playing some FFX HD

Vita: Play games you can get on other platforms on a small screen and exclusive JRPG's and games you have never heard of!

@speedfreak48t5p: That is literally the 3DS

Nothing hardcore about a handheld.

ALRIGHT!!!! YEAH BABY, I'M HARDCORE!!!!!!

#VitaMeansLife

lol burn

Hardcore system for people with tiny hands. Those sticks are awful.

they got 3 big exclusives localised. I imagine it's just Westvita though.

Some would say it already does. ;)

Much love. Such family. Very connection.

You rather mean that you are fat?

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Lol you started a war with him:-P

Nobody holds a Vita. lol.

Well yeah, the Vita can run Unity, which is a core factor to why it gets so many indie games.

So, the reason why the Vita isn't selling is because people don't understand the system? That sounds like Nintendo talk lol

lol over priced peripherals. lol

ill take an actual handheld system like the 3ds.

I disagree. Just because it's a Nintendo product doesn't mean it's casual. I think both the PSV and the 30's do well in appealing to the casual and hard core crowds.

the vita can easily have a 10 year life cycle, I don't even think they next 2 nintendo handhelds will have games that look as good as vita games do.

Obviously, it's about how games look. Silly everyone else for caring about how the games play.

Not like the 3DS is particularly good at either.

Time to get a Vita, and not the 3DS.

I'm starting to like the Vita a lot more due to more Indie games getting released for it, plus finding OlliOlli very addictive on my PS Vita