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Soundwave on 17 October 2012
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VGKing said:
Gamerace said:
dandd said:

In my opinion, I'm just not seeing the demand for the Vita.

None of my nieces or nephews have asked for or even acknowledged it really exists. My friend's son knows a kid who has one, but even he seems indifferent. He's a PSP and PS3 owner and he really never talks about the Vita.

The Vita is a great piece of hardware, but now the "thing to have" is tablets and smartphones. I don't blame Sony, its just the market has changed.

 

I know this is very anecdotal, but when something is popular I hear all about it from the kids in the family. They want it and usually try to get me to buy it for them.



I have to agree with this. Neither my step-son nor my daughter (both 360/Wii owners - different homes) have the slightest interest in Vita, nor 3DS for that matter.   My daughter wants a tablet (and she's an avid FPS/3rdPS player) and my step-son has one already.  

While it's absolutely true tablet games are not as good, they are good enough  for most people and do a ton of other things exceptionally well.   The games are also free or cheap which is a huge plus for those without disposal income (or even many of us working folk who have more pressing things to spend money on).

Vita is a dinosaur in a mammals world.

Vita is a dinosarur? You sure you're not talking about the 3DS?

Vita does everything a smartphoen can do, except make calls. Yes, there are tons of free games on the app stores on phones, but Vita is getting there.

Smartphones don't seem to be affecting the 3DS too much, why would they affect Vita? Vita is superior to the 3DS in every way, all it needs is some big games. I see people say that "we dont' want watered down console-style games" yet if you look at the best selling Vita game.....it's Uncharted Golden Abyss.


It isn't a smartphone though. That's the problem. Would anyone rather use Twitter on a Vita versus a smartphone? Facebook? Texting friends? Instagram? Checking email? Are you going to use your Vita to listen to music at the gym (lol)?,

Not many grown adults aside want to carry around a device the size of a brick just so they can play "Uncharted" for 5-10 minutes on their lunch break.

Gaming handhelds had their time. It was called 1989-2007. Smartphones and tablets have changed the world.

People who want to play console games ... have consoles (go figure) with big screen TVs nowadays. What people want on the go is already covered completely by smartphones. Aside from all the social media and other entertainment options a smartphone provides, for the 5-15 minutes on the go that an average older teenager/adult may have to spend on gaming, a $1-$2 game fills their time just fine.

The technology in the Vita isn't the dinosaur. The entire concept of the device is a dinosaur in the modern world. 3DS gets by on the fact that Nintendo still can bank on young kids to buy their cheaper handheld with more kid-centric brands.