Sony: Vita was designed for a different world, but changes are afoot

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badgenome said:

Jumpin said:

Excuses... There isn't any sort of market the Vita would have done well in. It's like the Gamegear of this generation.

3DS seems to be coping just fine with a higher price point than handhelds last generation and Mario Kart. It's been the world's top selling dedicated gaming console for about two years now. It's only going to go up from here now that massive titles like Pokemon X, Pokemon Y, and Monster Hunter 4 are launching on it.

Yeah, the Vita's problems have nothing much to do with mobile. It's hard to imagine a situation in which the Vita, being what it is, could have done significantly better than it has.

I think "just fine" might be pushing it for the 3DS, though. The 3DS is on fire in Japan but is selling on par with 7/8 year old home consoles everywhere else. It has hardly been the DS, and that is largely thanks to pressure from smart phones.

I can't see another dedicated gaming handheld ever selling that much again. Maybe if it's a phone with gaming-style controls like a more powerful Xperia Play, but the Game Boy business model has been permanently stunted, if not crippled. I'm sure Nintendo can still do well enough with the 3DS though.