Euphoria14 said:
You expected the same opening for a 73M handheld successor to that of a 151M handheld's successor.
The fact that they are even close at opening week says a lot. |
That's completely nonsensical. You can't just cite last generation totals and expect them to translate. Just ask Sony with the PS3, Atari with the 5200, Nintendo with the Gamecube (and 3DS for that matter), or SEGA with the Saturn.
Vita had the worst opening between the PSP, DS, 3DS, and Vita. Opening worse than the 3DS is a bad sign because the 3DS was being sold at a profit but still needed an 80 dollar price drop plus a flood of big titles from September onward (Star Fox, Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land, Sonic Generations, Pokemon Rumble Blast, Monster Hunter 3G, Resident Evil Revelations) to survive.
Sony is, by most accounts, selling the Vita at a loss or at best breaking even. Further, the Vita's announced lineup has nothing that will push hardware remotely as well as Mario Kart, Monster Hunter, or Mario 3D. 3DS launch was considered a failure and Sony has fallen short of that.
If you don't think Vita is headed for Price Drop Central you've got another thing coming. And no, this is not me being a doomsayer. This is me giving a reasonable assessment of the situation based on common sense and facts.
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