Vita will die without a price cut in 2012

[Conegamer]

MrT-Tar said:

Conegamer said:

babuks said:
It's been few months since it came out and this time of the year is known to have drought in video game industry. Why not give it a holiday then put it in the bin of failure.

It's had a holiday. Infact, it LAUNCHED mid-holiday, and it still never beat the 3DS (I believe after launch week the 3DS was outselling it 5:1 or more)? 

As such, doesn't fill you with hope...

yeah, according to Media Create, the Vita has never once surpassed the 3DS in regards to weekly sales, not even launch week (which iirc coincided with MH3G release).  This charts shows the dire state of Vita sales, especially considering that it Japan it was coming off the back of a very successful platform both in hardware and software sales: http://i.imgur.com/QVLS5.png

 

I love the PSP and thought that it's successor would be similar.  However, I can help feeling that the 3DS has taken the place of the DS and the PSP.  I really hope the PSV situation improves, it doesn't deserve this.

Interesting graph which also shows that the 3DS only fell below 9k the once, price-drop week. Goes to show really, that the 3DS was in a much better position now than the Vita is if we align-launches. 

TGS will make-or-break the Vita. And, if MH4 comes out this holiday (November), then that+ WiiU will mean the Vita won't get a look-in.