bingo. But I want to let this continue before I fully dive into reasonings. Maybe someone else can come up with some good titles. Leaving my mind open to be surprised...

That those game sold no where near as much as those games linked to their console originals?

Games that originate from their console originals tend to sell more, the Vita is lacking in that catagory hence its poor sales performance?

People complain that the Vita doesnt have enough original games, yet those games do not sell the system?

Can you tell me a bit about them? and also rate them on their quality as you see them as well.

The point will become apparent as we go along....

There's a middle ground between the two. 3D Land, for example, is both tailored to the handhelds and it is more than a watered-down experience. It is, after all, made by one of Nintendo's A-teams, EAD Tokyo. Mario Kart 7, Animal Crossing, etc. are also all made by the better teams at Nintendo, usually by the same folks who make the console games (but who have experience making handheld titles).

Contrast that with the Vita games. Uncharted was not made by the guys who made the console versions. Liberation was not made by the main Assassin's Creed team. Declassified, same deal.

Vita's predicament is similar to the third-party situation on the Wii. The name is slapped on, but the talent level that built the name is largely absent.

They're all downloaded via eShop so we can't say for sure what numbers they put up.

have you played any of those games on Vita? I mean U:GA,ACIII:L,Super Stardust Delta, Wipeout 2048,PSASBR even CoD:Dec?

I'm going to guess and say you haven't, but even if you have many who claim what you do have not yet boast that rhetoric like its gospel. Yet when speaking of the Nintendo titles its always rainbows and sunshine.

Wiki 9, 9, 7, 8, 9, 9, 4, 7, 7, 9.

Thats true, the Vita has multiple download only games like sound shapes that we do not know the sales for but we know that its not a system seller, even though it has decent reviews.  It fits the whole, the vita is lacking original content, Sony release original content thats decent, the arguements switches to "no no you need name brand games to sell systems"  

Interesting question. I typically don't considerer specific franchises to be better suited to consoles or handhelds, but I think certain genres are much easier to adapt to a handheld format. Platformers and RPGs have done exceptionally well in a portable format, as well as certain kinds of adventure and puzzle games. In contrast, I haven't played or seen a handheld shooter that controls particularly well, since current analog control solutions are still far from being console quality.

But to answer the question, I have many downloadable games that are either new IPs or are part of franchises originating on handhelds (Pushmo is especially brilliant). Retail-wise, the offering isn't great. 3DS also has a problem with some third-party developers trying to make games like Metal Gear Solid 3 work on a portable, and the results range from pretty decent to pretty mediocre. I think it takes some serious effort and willingness to change for a game to become an ideal handheld experience, and doubly so for genres that have yet to excel on handhelds.

Cave story. 6.5 / 10

Great game just didn't do it for me.



Pilot wings resort. 10 / 10

It's a series but not that common. Perfect for my skill level and need for freedom.