NintendoPie on 09 January 2013
| reviniente said: Who the hell is willing to invest hard-earned money in something as absurd and counter-productive as gaming on the go? If you have an HD console or high-end PC and a nice 55-inch plasma, where do you need to go in the first place? Do you crave the 5-inch gaming experience? Smaller resolution? Anemic stereo sound? Limited setup options? I pity peer-pressure driven gamers who willingly turn from a more wholesome gaming enviroment to pursue cultists and socialites in search of what 'everybody else is doing' because it's bitchin' This is what's killing video games in Japan: the transition from plot-driven, highly experimental, technology based showcase to fan-sabisu and banal mediocrity. A transition heavily nurtured by the focus on developing IP's for the mobile market. |
The purchase of HandHelds in Japan (and all countries really) isn't because "everyone else is doing it." It's because people argue that HandHelds are easier to connect to other people with, many people like that.
There are also a lot of games that are HandHeld exclusive/Play better on a HandHeld.
Your idea as to why people buy HandHelds is not totally right.
