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jake_the_fake1 said:
Sarcasm aside, the PSvita and 3DS launched at the same price, someone who bought a 3DS at launch can not then turn around and say the PSvita is expensive, because if the PSvita is expensive for all that it is, then what does that make the launch 3DS, a rip off? Also you make it seem that having a portable home console is a bad thing, as if no one would want to play home console games on the go, and yet the 3DS and WiiU share almost identical first party library. So is this a bad thing? hell no, there is nothing wrong with having portable versions of home console games. There are gamers who predominantly game on home console and a little on handhelds, and there are others who game predominantly on handhelds and a little on home consoles, so having similar games on both benifits both type of gamers, it's a win-win for all. But if you think otherwise, I suppose that is your prerogative. |
At launch, the 3DS was a rip-off, yes. Vita, however, is still a ripoff after over a year and a half on the market.
Gamers in general don't want console gaming on the go; the PSP and Vita were designed around this concept and haven't managed to be as successful as their competitors which focussed on making games designed around a handheld, on-the-go experience.
3DS and Wii U do not share an identical library. Nintendo makes their console and handheld games differently, and that's why their handhelds are successful.
As for the OS, the graphics, all that's just icing; the cake is the games, and 3DS has the Vita handily beat there.
People don't buy Nintendo handhelds simply because they are Nintendo, they buy them they have cultivated a reputation for top-notch games you can't play elsewhere.
