MontanaHatchet on 25 December 2011
| thekitchensink said: I have three thoughts here: 1. Having Monster Hunter 3G release the same week as the Vita was a devious, DEVIOUS move by Nintendo and Capcom. That game is likely to have made a fair few people choose a 3DS that week when they may have chosen a Vita, which obviously impacts Vita's software sales. 2. Digital download games are going to be a gigantic part of Vita--every single retail game is also going to be downloadable. They are heavily pushing this functionality, and so I wouldn't be surprised if 30% to 50% of sales for the average game were from downloadable sales. 3. Unlike the 3DS launch software sales, this is not due to an absence of good games. Hot Shots Golf and Uncharted, just to name two, are hugely popular series' that do well in both sides of the ocean. Something else is going on here. |
I disagree. The 3DS launched with Layton and Nintendogs, which I would argue are much bigger in Japan than HSG and Uncharted (respectively). Hot Shots Golf is a popular series in Japan, but it's hardly a system seller. And Uncharted is a shooter. Combine that with (as you mentioned) the launch of Monster Hunter on the 3DS on the same week, and it just wasn't a fair battle.
