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setsunatenshi on 18 February 2017
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pray4mojo said:
setsunatenshi said:

Not completely disagreeing as, yes, Japan is mobile pretty much through and through. Also I do think there must be a plan at work to remain on the handheld market, but financially Japan is not that important anymore in terms of sales. The west is where they are making money and that's not going to change anytime soon.

Where I disagree is on the trouble you're predicting. A $300 handheld just does not sell the numbers you're thinking it will. Look at the 3DS before the steep price cut.

Also, technically Sony's handhelds have always been leagues ahead of Nintendo's in terms of specs and multimedia capabilities. Judging by what we've seen from the Switch, it definitely would not be hard to put on a new portable that would outperform the Switch. The question is, will it be worthwile just to capture the Japanese market?

I honestly don't know, but I would love a new Vita/PSP with all the things fixed (L2,R2, L3, R3, normal sd cards). I don't see it happening with this design though, it's lacking the usual Sony sleekness.

Sony's handhelds have only outperformed Nintendos in the specs department. That hasn't translated to sales as Nintendos handhelds have never been challenged, even in Japan. Sony isn't going to capture the Japanese martket no matter what. Right now, in light of Switch being a hybrid, Sony can only try to stay afloat. Home consoles are dead. Ninendo handhelds reign supreme. There's really no where for them to go right now and it's going to be interesting to see how they approach the problem. 

Just to be clear, you're speaking Japanese sales only, right?

 

I need to know that's the extent you're speaking here, because it could be interpreted in a different way.

 

They do not need to outsell Nintendo's handheld in Japan to make money, there's obviously the western market that will also buy the product. It's possible to take a piece of the pie, there's no need to let Nintendo have a monopoly on handheld gaming.

 

Also as I mentioned before. If you're thinking Nintendo can sell a highly limited handheld for over $300 and be successful, history says otherwise.