seiya19 said:
If you're refering to Shinobi Versus in comparison to the Senran Kagura games on 3DS, then there's plenty of reasons why the game could've sold better outside of the platform. That game is a musou-style game compared to the more traditional beat 'em up style of the 3DS games, and it was released at the week of Vita's price cut and around the time of the anime. Some also claim it is the better game, and it probably costed more to make. Besides, given how the original game was a new IP and Burst was more of an expansion, how do we compare things here ? Again, these games proved how there's success to be found in the platform in this area, so arguing that Vita should have some sort of monopoly on these games is unfounded (and ridiculous, regardless of type of game or platform...). Pointing at multiplatform games is not the whole story, as it doesn't tell us how many 3DS owners chose to go for the Vita version despite already having a 3DS. If they would've gotten the game either way, then having a Vita version didn't expand the audience, just increased costs. Is there any evidence of a significant number of Japanese gamers interested in these type of games refusing to buy a 3DS for some reason ? How many Vita owners in Japan also have a 3DS ? I, for one, don't know. Basically, there's plenty of factors at stake here, and many reasons why these companies would chose one platform or going multiplatform. The merits of each choice can't be discussed on just the basic premise of "x" type of game being on "y" platform, nor can we evaluate the performance that way. And if these companies are making decisions which go in contrast to the usual arguments stated here, then maybe that's for a reason and not just pure whim... PS: I've already wrote too much, so I'll shut up now... >.< I'll only post again if there's any question to answer. |
I think you're spinning Senran Kagura here. A spinoff of a series that had previously only released on the 3DS is the best selling game in the series. It can be put in whatever light you'd like. At worst, you can say the platforms are equilvalent for lower tier games (but this clearly isn't the case unless you believe all 3rd parties are out to get Nintendo).
