Mordred11 said:
thismeintiel said:
Japan doesn't really have a Christmas. I mean there are growing number of Japanese people who celebrate it, but it's not a national holiday. Japan usually sees a boost around this time of year, which carries over into January, but if memory serves me, it's mainly to celebrate the new year.
Anyway, you talk like the 3DS isn't affected by this holiday boost. Of course, it is. Plus, the 3DS got a game from one of the more popular series in Japan (Monster Hunter) only 2 weeks ago, so it is still seeing a boost from that, as well. Vita, on the other hand, is much more expensive than the 3DS and only got a handful of games that actually interested Japanese gamers (which is quite normal for any launch). Its sales next week and, more imortantly, next year will decide its fate. Then, we have to wait and see what it does when it gets its own Monster Hunter. 
Also, I think a lot are forgetting that this was Sony's 2nd largest launch of a console ever, in Japan. 2nd only to the PS2.
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I couldn't agree more with this,best post in the whole thread.The doom-callers should all take notice.
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Thanks. 
Another thing I didn't really talk about was the Vita actually has competition. When the 3DS was released, there was no alternative next-gen handheld available. But not only were there 3DS on shelves last week, they had also been marked down quite a bit from there original price. Personally, I would have loved to see Nintendo keep the 3DS at its original price, just to see how things played out with them both priced the same. Of course, I understand why Nintendo had to drop the price.
