Wasn't Vita suppose to outsell Wii this holiday?

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VGKing said:

sperrico87 said:

Bruxel said:
according to video game analysts the vita was suppose to destroy the 3ds because the 3ds to them was a big gimmick.

Only sony has the power to push the vita forward.

Vita has long since passed the point of no return.  Sony should have cut price in the autumn and they refused...huge mistake.  They should have learned from 3DS.  Price cut + holiday lineup leads to explosive sales.  No price cut and a weak holiday lineup leads to mediocre holiday sales.

Nah, sales keep increasing with every week. I don't call that "passed the point of no return".

BTW, Vita's holiday lineup wasn't that great this year as you pointed out, so a price cut so early would only be a temporary boost and then it would go back to selling horribly. We'll be lucky if Vita gets a cut next year though. It obviously needs one, but its up to Sony to decide if the sales increase of Vita is worth the cut into profits.

Vita will definitely get a price cut next year.  Hell, I thought that both the PS3 and Vita would get a price cut in time for the holidays, but I guess Sony decided to favor profit over marketshare this year.  For the PS3, that worked out fine for them, as it still will be the best selling home console for the year (maybe best console, period, if 3DS gets adjusted like it did last year).  For the Vita, it definitely didn't help marketshare-wise, but I'm sure Sony is happy with the profit it's bringing in.  But yea, the Vita will definitely be dropping to $199 some time next year.