Salnax said:
VicViper said:
Salnax said:
A day or two ago, I'd have said "Yes." But today, after reviewing the upcoming lineup, I'm not so sure, at least in the West.
Looking over the release schedule for the rest of 2012, we have:
August: Madden
September: Fifa, LittleBigPlanet
October: Assassin's Creed
November: PSASBR, Call of Duty
Plus a new Ratchett and Clank at an unknown date. That's 7 big games, if not system sellers. It certainly beats the 3DS's Paper Mario/Layton combo.
Honestly, I think the real worry should be towards Japan. I mean, let's look at their release calendar.
August: Hatsune Miku
September Onwards: Various Western games
That's going to be competing with Bravely Default, Fantasy Life, Project X Zone, Paper Mario, and potentially Animal Crossing, a HUGE game.
TL;DR Not yet in the West, possibly in Japan unless some great immediate announcements come out at the TGS. |
Exactly my opinion!
I'll add that Japan needs a good plan. The west at least has one - if it's going to fail or succeed it's another story. And it sucks, cause it's been out in japan for 9 months already.
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There is probably a plan in place for Japan already.
I'm digging up some old announcements, and have to admit there are some upcoming Vita games that can appeal to Japanese gamers. Final Fantasy X HD, Soul Sacrifice, and PSASBR can all be big hits. They just need release dates!
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While I doubt PASBR can be a hit there - it has a release date there already too - the other two can become hits for sure
FInal Fantasy should have been exclusive though. And Soul Sacrifice will be big, but I think they should tone-down the theme a bit - I think they're already doing it, TBH. It's more colorful and less grotesque from when they revealed it. Kids are important in mass games (if it hopes to become a MH kind of thing), getting a cero D rating won't help at all.
I still think that plan should include MH in the near future to work though. Either that or a lot of big games.
