Judging Vita before its first Christmas is "preposterous" - Sony

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ECM said:

Christ, the irony here burns: how many of you using these tired excuses didn't trot these out for the Wii? Oh right, probably because the Wii sold *in spite of* all the insane negativity--negativity at a level the Vita can only dream of--it would have been ludicrous to suggest the media had anything other than a meager impact, and that only with the 'hardcore' tools, a vanishingly small portion of the market that believes it's far more important than it actually is. In fact, it'd be more reasonable to say that the media is *impotent* in this regard or that they have the *opposite* effect on game sales based on observable reality. (I'm going with impotent merely because the "media" caters to a tiny slice of the market, read: people like us.)

(Note: the media shat all over the Wii--still does--and it crushed the HD twins, but you think its valid for the PSV to fall back on that excuse?? That the *media*, which has virtually no thrall over the vast, vast, vast majoirty of consumers is kiilling it? Really?? And that if the media would only go gung-ho over the non-existent library of games it'd start selling in staggering numbers? People aren't (that) stupid: they can see how  much a Vita costs and they can look at the library and see that , hey, I can play a lot of these games on my PS3 so why should  I fork over another $250 to play, basically, the *same* games?? This, btw, is part of the reason you'll *never* see a mainlinel Pokemon on a home console--it sells GB/GBA/DS/3DS' and it would be foolish and reckless to take away one of the biggest selling points the hardware has. Sony doesn't get this. They thought (bizarrely) again that duping the PS3 library, in large part, would move units, but it didn't work on PSP (from PS2), so why did they thnk it'd work on Vita? (Incidentally, this is why people banking on ACIII this holiday to save it are living in a dream world.) But no matter how often history repeats, people will choose blind fealty to their favorite 'x' over reality.)

Read my reply to Rol, will ya? And don't throw me in some convienent basket of "must be a Wii hater from yesteryear". I don't like the Wii console, it's theme, or primary controller being the Wii mote but I did like some of the things it brought and played it often when given the opportunity. I'm tempted to "borrow" the Wii my father has (strangly he bought one, never bought a game for it, wierd) so I can play the great titles on it. I would have been much happier with a Gamecube 2 in full force this gen, one day maybe....one day. I have never foamed at the mouth, baseless hate spewed the Wii. Well that's dramatic, but just because I don't like a few things about it doesn't mean it is the worst thing ever and I have some kind of covenent taken in a dark Sony cave to destroy the system through devoid claims.

I think all the Vita hate is rediculous, fueled by a hate for Sony, not the Vita. Launches are vulnerable, sales don't hit their stride in the first year. Despite Vita having a solid first week launch number (1.1 million) it's struggling and being targeted. The PS3 is selling too well and has years of software, very few things to leverage to spur "hate". Vita is easy pickings. Without grabbing the mainstream the Vita's main target audience is getting negative info left and right.

Sony could have avoided the disaster if they made something that was a mainstream success. That's all their fault too. If it launched with full features (PS Mobile, several apps, PSone classics) they could have marketed it as a tablet gaming supermachine....seperated it away from the cheaper 3DS and give it the advantage. Right now most people shopping for a handheld console only see the 3DS and the Vita as game consoles, but even the 3DS is more than that, but the Vita is WAY more than that. Hopefully they do it right with PS Mobile out now, right now 21 titles but there will be 70 by the end of the year and that's while still in beta. If things work out the Vita will start becoming a viable device in multiple markets.

As a gamer the Vita is one good device to own. I love the thing. If you can get one, get one, very worth it.