We need to talk about the PS Vitas sales...

[Chark]

Dodece said:
@Chark

Have you become utterly oblivious to what else is going to happen this holiday season. Nintendo is going to release a new console into the market. A successor to this generations best selling console, and a massive holiday success story. The Wii was virtually sold out for half a dozen months, and the next holiday season it sold out again. You have to know retailers are going to make a lot of space available for that console.

Microsoft is going to be releasing a numbered Halo game. That alone is going to generate massive software sales. Add to that the fact that it doesn't just sell itself. It sells a lot of systems, and it sells a lot of accessories. Retailers have made a lot of money off of Halo, and having enough space on the shelves for it, and the hardware it is going to sell. Even if you aren't going to accept that. You should at least acknowledge the Kinect as being a big holiday seller, and it is getting a main franchise title this holiday season.

Then you still have the fact that four other devices have been out selling the Vita all year long. Those being the three existing current gen consoles and the 3DS. Plus all four of them are selling more software then the Vita. To put it in other terms they carried their weight in the lean months, and based on their history they stand to be a lot more profitable for retailers then the Vita just based on the install bases alone.

Your talking as if the Vita is walking into a future filled with sunshine and lollipops. When what it is really going to be doing is walking into a fucking meat grinder. All the other hardware is going to place demands on retail space, and the big difference is they have a real case to make as to why they deserve that space. Worse for Vita it isn't going to be the new kid on the block anymore. The Wii U is going to really cut into that grace period.

What you have there is a holy trinity as far as holiday sales are concerned, and that is what the Vita is going to be up against. Think about that for a minute. You are arguing that this years worst selling hardware. Which is also this years worst selling platform. Is going to go all twelve rounds against these Juggernauts, and come out clean on the other side. Are you really sure you want to go this route?

Oh is Nintendo releasing a new console? I had no idea.

Are you are upset that I have a positive opinion on the device, saleswise? It's entering a holiday season with several big name titles trickeling out over the next few months. Sales go up during the holidays and you expect the device to grind to a halt completely? Competition is always fierce, especially during the holidays, it does not mean demand only goes to a select few things, it rises across the board. Vita is a big ticket item and retailers aren't stupid, they will have it on display and sell them. Sony isn't expecting sales for it blindfolded, strong software is hitting this month, next month, the month after. They have several bundles they are going to be selling over the holidays. The Vita's sales are going to go up and you are going to be wrong. They might not be ground breaking, they might pale in comparison to other product's sales this holiday, but it will sell and your reasoning is off completely.