| WagnerPaiva said:
That could do the trick, to sell a couple million units more or so. But is it enough? Not even Assassins Creed and Call of Duty did it sell. Heck, not even freaking PERSONA 4 could make people interested. By this point, not even a FINAL FANTASY could turn the tide. |
Price still seems to be a problem, to be honest. I think that needs fixing before anything else.
I think Grand Theft Auto has established itself better on handhelds than AC or CoD, so I think it would sell more. If it came out in 2013 it would also ride the wave that GTA5 would create, since we haven't had a full 3D GTA game since 2008.
As much as I hoped Assassin's Creed would help Vita, realistically it's the kind of franchise that doesn't necessarily translate well to handheld play. Call of Duty, on the other hand, could make a very good handheld game, but unfortunately it was given a 5 month development cycle and incompetent developer, so it never really stood a chance. It's actually sold quite well for what it is, so if it had actually been a good game it may have done even better. Equally might not have done, though.
Regardless, if Rockstar Leeds were making GTA Vita, I'm sure it would push more hardware & software than either of those titles. Whether it would be enough to elevate Vita is another matter.
Regarding the JRPG's in your post, that's a whole other matter. I don't think Persona 4 ever stood a chance of making people interested in Vita. A PS2 port of an incredibly niche franchise, no matter how good it is, is bound to do bugger all in the west. It will be one of those things, though, that if Vita were to get better support in the future, people might think "Oh, and it has Persona 4 Golden as well" and then make a purchase when they might previously have been on the fence.
Final Fantasy would help a lot more globally, simply because of brand name. A shrinking brand name, though, so I wouldn't expect it to do wonders.
