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VGKing on 28 December 2011
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Slimebeast said:
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Maybe the consumers learned from what happened to the 3DS and are forcing a price cut on Vita.


Its never going to happen.

How do you know?

The dramatic 3DS price cut happened after the official launch price of Vita was announced and many people got worried Vita would be considered too expensive and here we have relatively week launch sales. I think it's inevitable.


The only reason the 3DS got a price cut was because Nintendo overpriced it at launch. They were being kinda greedy.

But Sony had said that they are taking a loss on Vita, so there is no room for a price cut. Yes, it is expensive compared to the 3DS but there's a reason for that. Its a much more powerful system. All the Vita needs now is a killer-app.

The weak launch sales are due to it launching too late in the holidays, and strong competition from the 3DS which is being marketed towards kids. The DS is already being phased out so the 3DS is essentially taking its place. Sony needs to start phashing out the PSP to increase Vita sales.

Yes, Nintendo got greedy and overpriced but I remember Pachter saying that a $250 3DS would be supply constrained for at least one year.

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/episode-138-pach-attack/706875

I forgot that Sony is taking a loss on every Vita sold but that is quite expected. Anyway, is there a Vita killer app on the horizon?


Dont' know about Japanese killer-apps but there is supposed to be a COD game released on Vita. That could really boost sales in the West.