Which flop makes you sadder: Wii U or Vita?

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Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:

WiiU is sadder cause the games are actually appealing that are gonna come out in 2014 as well as some games from 2013 but Vita is more deserved to flop cause not only are the memory cards are expensive and Sony isn't even trying anymore, but Sony's counter to the fail sales is to re-release the Vita with LCD instead of the superv OLED and make it more over priced in Europe... At least Nintendo is trying to make the wiiU a success with games, price cuts and bundles that people care about

Not true

Vita has about double the amount of games coming to it this year, more than Wii U and 3DS almost combined(according to Gamestop's Reservation listings).

Sony's reasoning of the Vita Slim is to put forth a cheaper made model which in turn means they can sell it for less......making it more approachable to consumers. Plus with over 100 titles coming to Vita in 2014 how is Sony not trying? Room for improvement, no arguing there, yet there is plenty of effort going in.

The Memory Cards are expensive, yes. They are not over priced. People seem to get it twisted but standard MSRP pricing of such things are about right in line with what Sony is charging(maybe a bit over). Shops are allowed to still discount them competitively but it is harder to do as they are proprietary(meaning less of a market for them to gain back investments).  Sony wouldn't of had to choose such a format if PSP wasn't riddled with so many pirates, but it was and this is the price for it. In the grander scheme of things, with how many free games come to the system, the Vita Mem Cards are more than worth their asking price. $70 for a 32GB is less than the price of 2 games that you can then put on. Not to mention they are only necessary to those who will be getting games digitally, anyone who is only in for the physical games would never have to delve deeper than an 8gb card.

And Console wise, Wii U and Vita are neck and neck. Game sales wise, Vita is lapping it. Regardless of some game's appearance of low sales, developing on Vita has proven very profitable for most developers. Sony has stated at least half of all game sales are coming digitally which has a higher profit margin. Indies are hugely successful on the handheld, so have most of the 3rd party endeavours. Shit, ACL and COD Declass assuredly made back a profit and they could be seen as half ass 3rd party titles.