Kresnik said:
Because it's sales discussion.
Vita is (probably) going to be up YoY but it's still a dire situation to be in, and while I enjoy discussing the positives for the platform, there's going to be plenty of people who are going to want to discuss the negatives too.
Just like for WiiU. Just like for PS4. And just like for 3DS.
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Looking at the YoY is probably the wrong way to go about this analysis. Yes, the Vita will end up YoY but its going to end it with abysmal end-of-year momentum that will hurt it badly in the early 2015 year and beyond. Momentum loss is so much worse than YoY changes (unless they are drastic). The cannabilizing of sales by the 3DS is painful to witness.
Likewise, the 3DS had a great year in 2013... with dead momentum come 2014 and we saw how that ended up. Hopefully, Nintendo can maintain this rekindled momentum into 2015 with the continuing releases and interest from legs on Smash, YW2, MH4G, and Pokemon, and round-off the year with FF:Explorers. 2015 could see decent continuations from other titles like Xenoblade, STEAM, and third party support. The modularity and customization of the n3DS and themes might keep their revenue streams high as well.
The n3DS/3DS are in general in woeful need of AA-titles, but the system is absolutely packed with million-seller killer titles.
As per the rest... WiiU is floundering as expected with no software and bundles announced. Bad lead into the holidays but it should see a solid holiday from the bundle, Smash, and even Toad probably won't hurt. Nothing in December late, though, so I expect its momentum to die off in the latter end of the holiday. Hopefully the game/month schedule for 2015 can keep some momentum going.
PS4 is struggling to keep 7/9k (depending on tracker) but Evil Within should give it a bounce. I don't see it getting much higher after that as I don't know of much of any software launching in the holidays?
Everything else is dead.