| Runa216 said: That might be great for the tiny fraction of the population those games are made for, but where's the mass appeal? The Vita will not emerge from this slump until the system gets a GOOD call of Duty game, or God of War, or Grand Theft auto or Original Final Fantasy, etc. Niche titles are great, but they don't sell systems. |
While I would LOVE to see those games on Vita, it's interesting because precisely the reason the Vita appeals to me (and so many others in it's small but dedicated userbase) is because it's offering experiences BEYOND those mainstream titles.
Look at what sells and what doesn't on 3DS. Although it's got a large market, they're already set on what they will/won't buy. Even a high profile releases like Resident Evil Revelations has struggled to sell any more units on 3DS than the high profile Vita games have to an audience not even 20% the size.
If those niche titles are breaking even/making profit on Vita, which they seem to be doing, that's actually a healthier position for the developers to be in, than releasing to 3DS's mass market audience.
I still think the price is a big factor in Vita hardware sales, the 3DS struggled with the ultimate version of one of the highest acclaimed games of all time, until it dropped substantially in price. Though Sony's time to make Vita a mainstream system is fast running out, I do know quite a few people who are on the fence, but are put off by the price and memory card situation.
Personally I've found the 3DS's game lineup has offered very little of interest (this year for me there has been CastleVania, Luigi's Mansion 2 and Donkey Kong, which is a Wii Port and then later in the year the only game I'm currently particularly enthused for is the Link to the Past sequel) while I have a huge backlog of Vita games with plenty more on the near horizon that I want to play. I also find the 3DS hardware rather lacking since I got my Vita and so only play the exclusives that stand out to me.
It's great to finally have a system where those "niche" games are able to flourish again. We haven't really had that since the shift over from the PS2 to PS360.
RIP Dad 25/11/51 - 13/12/13. You will be missed but never forgotten.
