| Khuutra said: "Perhaps doesn't have a place on a handheld"? I've claimed nothing of the sort. All I'm pointing out is that Western development, or the lack thereof, cannot be the reason for a handheld's failure, because no handheld has ever had Western support on the development side. You claimed that the PSP was not big in America due to lack of Western support, which isn't an argument that holds up under any level of scrutiny. Similarly, it is fallacious to assume that Western support will mean success in the West, just like it's fallacious to assume that Call of Duty is indicative of a larger trend that will be set for other developers. You're referring to "inherent logic" without actually laying out what that logic is, or how you managed to apply this unexplained logic to reach a conclusion. If it's based ont he idea that Western development is necessary for success in the West, we know this is untrue, so that can't be what you mean. What, then, are you talking about? I'm not claiming Vita won't be successful long-term. It may well be. I am simply saying that as of now we have no reason whatsoever to believe that Western development will have anything to do with its success, and your own excitement has exactly nothing to do with it. |
Sorry Khuttie baby, but it is your arguments which are phallacious.
Nintendo is the exception, not the rule, to the exemption your taking in my logic. You can't look at the DS and say, "The DS survived without western development". It survived because of Nintendo. Look at any Japanese games on the DS and just tell me how well they did in comparison to Nintendo games. I'll tell you. The only Japanese games that sell well in the US on handhelds are Nintendo first party games.
Sony is not Nintendo. It needs western development, and hasn't had it until now...er shortly.
Oh, and sure, maybe you're right that western games will not appeal to the west at all. I strongly disagree.
