pezus said:
Conegamer said:
Sony consoles in my eyes have always been famous for Japanese games (for example, Monster Hunter, Final Fantasy etc.). A lot of people I know, and people who post on forums feel the same. Not selling well in Japan could easily mean big titles like those previously mentioned not going to Vita, but to the 3DS. This would only give the 3DS more momentum in Japan, and so more and more games would move to the 3DS and away from the Vita accordingly. This has a big impact in Europe, where the people who buy Sony consoles for the JRPG's would move to the 3DS and bypass the Vita altogether. Not everyone wants Uncharted, and it's certainly not a system seller in the same way a Mario game would be, or a Final Fantasy. Or a Dragon Quest.
Uncharted will keep things alive for a while in the west. But, it won't have the legs and the longevity to keep the Vita afloat. And not as many people as you might think would pay £300 for a game which is similar to one they can play on the PS3.
We could be patient. But the point of the thread is speculation. It will be good to see in a year or two who was right, and who was wrong. And launches are hardly representitive of how a console will do in the long run anyway...but after a couple of months, you sort of get an idea.
I'm not sure what's making your head hurt though...I doubt it's this thread.
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I can assure you that Europe is not huge for JRPGs. A small niche buys most of the JRPGs but sure, FF sells reasonably well in Europe but you know...Uncharted is much bigger than FF in Europe, DQ no contest. Yup, this might come as a surprise maybe but it's true.
It also feels like I'm reading the PS3 vs. Wii in Japan arguments all over again. Wii sold MUCH more early on but where did most of the big Japanese 3rd party games go?
You also forget FIFA is coming out soon for the Vita, arguably one of the biggest system sellers on Sony consoles in Europe.
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The thing is, the crowd would would buy (or who know about) Vita are of that small group of which you were talking about. I doubt people will pay around £300 just to play FIFA, a game which would likely be much better on home consoles. They would buy it for those Japanese exclusives I mentioned.
@blkfish92- Pretty much.
