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the_dengle on 04 October 2012
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spurgeonryan said:
the_dengle said:
spurgeonryan said:


I feel like it may be rather easy to get the attention of the Japanese Market. They just need one game over there and people will come in droves to buy it. In the West it is a little trickier now. We have seen it with the 3DS and the Vita now and the PSP. We have different taste over here and tablets are through the roof on fire! People do not seem to care what they are missing as long as they have free movies, music and a quick game to play. AMong other things.

The Vita "just needed one game" before Gravity Rush came out. Then it "just needed one game" before Persona 4 came out. Then it "just needed one game" before Hatsune Miku came out. It has had plenty more than one game in Japan, and it still struggles. Clearly it will need more than one more game.

I am going to be honest with you. I do not care about Gravity Rush. I do not care about Persona 4. Miku whatever as well. Just because we are in a gaming community and we see games all day long does not mean that any of these games excite the general public in the West. Western gamers want games and a lot of them. That is why the 360 and PS3 do so well. Because there is variety. One game a month is not something anyone wants even though people on this site say one game a month is fine. Not for the general public anymore! They get 1,000 games and apps a day that are new on the iphone shop. Same goes for the 3DS which is doing noticeably worse in the West than in Japan. I wonder why....

Eh? Obviously, but you were talking about the Japanese market! Persona and Miku were huge hits in Japan, they just didn't do enough to help the Vita.