BasilZero said:
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I remember saying that the 3DS struggling at $250 was not a particularly good sign for the PS-Vita and many people "defended" the PS-Vita talking about how great of a value it was ...
I think the lesson of the DS and 3DS is that individuals value a portable gaming system at somewhere between $150 and $200 regardless of the features and components of the system; after all, the initial price of the 3DS could (partially) be justified based on what people were willing to spend on a DS-Lite when the 3DS launched and yet people were unwilling to pay that much for it.
On top of this, I have noticed that the market for electronic gadgets has become a lot more competitive at the $200 to $300 range since the 3DS launched. Fancy ebook-readers/7-inch tablets are starting at the $200 range and there are (often) 10 inch tablets that are now $300, and there is a greater number of smart-phones that are showing up in this low price range with/without a contract. While I think that tablets are in their infancy, and have a long way to go before they're practical, I think a lot of parents may be more willing to spend $200 on a Kindle than $250 on a PS-Vita if they're given a choice.
With that said, I wouldn't be surprised if the PS-Vita does better at $250 than the 3DS did; but I think that price-point has been demonstrated to be not particularly good for a portable system and the market has shifted to make it much less attractive in the past few months. |
Sony isn't marketing the Vita towards children. They said right now their focus will male, early 20s.
At $250 marketing to kids wouldn't be very effective anyway....
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That's what Sony said about the PSP, and then they marketed it heavily towards teenagers when they became the primary market for the device ...
While I have little or no doubts that the PSP will have a lot of adults that buy it, adults (for the most part) are much more price sensitive than teenagers because they have a lot more expenses and a lot more demands on the money they do make. If they really want to sell it to people in their early 20s price will be much more important.
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I still think 249.99 is a good price range for the Vita for what it offers, I was surprise to hear that the system will be priced the same as the PSP, but am I glad it was, I purchased my PSP in 2005 when it was launched at 249.99! 349.99 is a bit too much even for a 3G enabled system imo.
When the 3DS was released at 249.99 I was surprised, it shouldnt of been that much, maybe at least 199.99 with its improvements and its gimmick enhancements (3D).
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Gimmick! There have been plenty of times when I have enjoyed using the 3D on the 3DS, it makes a lot of games better. For a while if I remember correctly they thought the wii was just a gimmick. They thought wrong.
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I wouldnt use the 3D feature on the 3DS personally, for both the battery and for the sake of my eyes. I dont see how 3D effect can help a person or be beneficial for the whole gaming experience, its just there as a gimmick for people to get attracted to, Nintendo's smart with making gimmicks, their selling no doubt about it, there are more people buying a 3DS just for the 3D effect than for actual games lol.
As for the Wii, like DarkDesent said, almost all the Good wii games did not use the motion controls , with the only exception being Skyward sword, which was another smart idea for Nintendo, they managed to implement a gimmick AND made it a requirement. It was also actually successful in selling it over to hard core gamers and fans of the series. I cant think of any other Nintendo game that used motion controls more than 15% of an entire game other than Zelda SS (excluding the mii games).
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Sure there are more people buying 3DS for the 3D gimmicks rather than actual games, just look at Mario Kart 7 sales *facepalm*.
Motion control and 3D are just a ways to enanche gaming experience but yes, they could also be used as gimmicks. if you see those only as gimmicks, it's your problem. The same way I see high-end graphics often used as a gimmick to make people buy games like Crysis or Uncharted that otherwise would have no reason to exsist.
