Salnax said:
Not really. People started dooming the 3DS around April. We heard about how the only notable game at launch was a port, how only two games were coming out until Star Fox, and how Mario 3D Kid Icarus alone couldn't save the holidays. They shut up around October, when numbers picked up and release dates were confirmed. That's a solid 6 months. The Vita? I imagine it will have a similar journey. Just wait till Call of Duty comes out November 2012. It'll sell gangbusters in the West. Doom is overrated. |
Ehh, there was a lot of doom talk then, but it got progressively worse and that was mostly on forums, gaming media started the doom articles later. Not to mention I think the 3DS was in a worse position, it was the same price as the Vita then and the games in the launch window were far worse in my opinion. Even though it was in a far worse position, I still thought the 3DS doom threads and articles were bullshit, I knew sales would pick up eventually.
It's hard to say where the Vita will go, with good advertising I have a feeling it will do very well in the West with Uncharted as a launch title. Like you said, I can't imagine what Call of Duty would do for it.
