Will do!

In the mean time, I will let you all know that this Ninja Gaiden looking game is coming to Vita:

But this is the paradox. Low budget games of popular Intellectual Properties did exist on the PSP (for example the two Metal Gear Ac!id) and do expecially exist in the smartphone universe, for example all the card games by SquareEnix, Sega, and even Kojima with "Social Ops".

This kind of games can sell, and can also be a flop. Right now, I just read on siliconera that Ark System is making a dance game with the characters of Blaze Blue; also, there's a Blaze Blue card game on iOS. But wouldn't have been better to do a JRPG???...

In any case, nothing on Vita, and this is disappointing.

As an explanation, I think that also a placement factor comes into the equation, at this point. Those "cheaper games" must be marketed as free downloads. That means FREE (with micro transactions later) and DOWNLOADS, so no physical version. But the Vita environment is quite traditional, and users (including me) are of the "big cames on cart" school. So, perhaps, the software houses favor the smartphones: wide installed base, and free download oriented users.

At the moment, I'm seriously considering getting a smartphone, to play the games on Mobage, expecially Shingeki no Bahamut. But all those mobage games could be made very easily to run on the vita too, instead we got only Million Arthur, and in Japan only...

Does anyone know what are the differences (non visual) between Meruru on PS3 and Meruru Plus on Vita?

PS3 Meruru has DLC separate that you have to buy, Vita Meruru has it all in the base game.

Vita version has various nerfs/buffs to attacks and enemies (you can read a lot of them here):

http://gematsu.com/2013/01/atelier-meruru-plus-has-many-changes-more-costumes

I think there's also a new ending in Meruru Plus, but I'm not 100% sure about that.

And the biggest difference... Atelier is a series that feels more natural on handhelds than home consoles, in my opinion :P

edit:

http://ateliergames.eu/meruruplus/add01.html

If you go through the tabs on this page (i.e. New Costume; New Events etc.) you can see everything they changed.

Thanks for the info. I do prefer playing them on the Vita. It's just that I feel like playing it but I missed the xmas sale on Meruru, so it'd be cheaper to get the PS3 version. I'll wait some more. I hope this year the EU store gets a Golden week sale like US did last year.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/02/27/la-mulana-ex-out-next-week-the-ex-stands-for-extra/#sf7698882

La Mulana Ex out next week.

I suggest staying away. I've given mobage so much money in 2014. It's rather unhealthy.

Ow, right in the wallet.

March 2015, you are an unruly bastard.

I think its because big western pubs have this mentality of "if it cant be turned into a cash cow franchise then dont bother". They dont want minimal returns by investing in a low budget game for handhelds or even psn games  instead invest in high AAA titles for huge profits and if they do make low budget its usually mobile games with transaction galore. 

Finally got shipping confrimation. Hoping it arrives Monday or Tuesday.