| Pokemonbrawlvg said: I honestly thought I never post this, but... the Vita finally sold at Wal-Mart! Two(or three) units! http://t.co/Hk90fY6j http://t.co/wwDBlmyl It took it four days to sell this much? I do sometimes wonder why it took this long to make a sell. Also, here's a photo to show that Wal-Mart isn't carrying the 3G model. http://t.co/x0IQhfIP And proof that this is today: http://t.co/w8R89c18 Anyway, I also went to Gamestop today and found out that the Vita is selling at a very low pace and they still have plenty of models. One clerk said that it's because of the price. Another clerk said that the Vita was a dream come true and he really likes the rear touch pad. To sum up, the Vita is selling, but at a very slow rate. I agree with the Gamestop clerk that one of the main problems is the price. Nintendo made the mistake at selling the 3DS at that price and we all know how that turned out. Now, Sony is making the same mistake, but I think it's going to be a much harder hit. |
I don't doubt what you're saying, but I do think that that poor of performance may be due to some local considerations ...
With that said, I don't think anyone would disagree that price is one of the PS-Vita's biggest problem right now; but I would say that apathy is just as large (if not larger) of a problem. While I talk to many people about gaming regularly in real life, I have only had one converstation with anyone about the PS-Vita so far and what she said was (essentially) "Didn't Nintendo already demonstrate that no one was willing to spend $250 on a handheld? Sony's insane if they think the PS-Vita will be popular at that price when the 3DS wasn't."
Price is a problem that can be resolved fairly quickly, apathy is a much more challenging problem to address.
