| JayWood2010 said: I disagree with Sony entirely and it makes me feels as if they don't have a clue why theyre in the position theyre in. |
I'd like to think that they have some idea why they're in that position, but that they can't say it publicly. I say this because I find it hard to believe that they think the problem for the Vita was the rise of smartphones, etc, when the 3DS hasn't been negatively impacted by that rise. Either they know that the explanation provided in that interview was false (and thus were simply engaging in PR), or they're truly incompetent.
As always, the key to success is games. And there's a reason why, with 7 million units out there, only one game has broken the 1 million mark, and only barely - the PS4 already has five games ahead of that, the Wii U has four games that have sold more than that game, and Xbox One already has a game that has sold more, despite having an install base of less than half that of the Vita. The 3DS has 20 games that have sold more than that, including three that have sold more than the Vita's entire install base.
The Vita no doubt has some great games. But the problem is that none of those games are really selling the system to people - and when they have the 3DS and mobile gaming as alternatives, it's not enough to just have great games, the games have to leverage anything that makes the Vita unique. Otherwise, there are great games available on the 3DS and mobile gaming, too.
The Wii U suffers from this to a lesser degree. When the alternatives are PS4 and XBO, Nintendo needs to provide great games that show the consumer the value in the system. The Wii did this on day one with Wii Sports. Wii U doesn't have its definitive game, yet, which is why the Wii U hasn't truly taken off in the way that the Wii and DS did, in the way that the 3DS has. The Wii U, at least, does have some glimpses, though - Nintendo Land, Wii Fit U, Rayman Legends, and ZombiU all come to mind. And Nintendo, of course, has the other benefit, which is a set of franchises that people can't get anywhere else, and the Wii U will be the definitive version (as opposed to PS Vita, which will be technically inferior to the PS4). But it still needs to prove its value, which is why it will, for the time being, sell less well than PS4, and possibly XBO (although XBO hasn't proven itself, yet).
