Oreshika 2 looks absolutely gorgeous, and the spells are enchanting and well designed, I wish it could come physically !
Shiness, does look awesome too, I wish it could be ported to Vita somehow, I already can see it fully funded, it is halfway now with 28 days left.. That's impressive!

Just got to Uranus in Demon Gaze, now that's a slap to the face xD

Senran Kagura gets more preorders than Watchdogs and MK8 at Gamestop XD

People love boobs and butts :P

Time for a character redesign, Nintendo.

But the reason for this is because the 3DS isn't capable of offering a handheld version of 7th gen software.

There have been a couple of PS2 ports I think, which were noticably inferior to their originals and they didn't suffer in ratings.

http://www.metacritic.com/search/all/Tales+of+the+Abyss/results

Is a pretty prime example, that game drops into single digits for frame rate on 3DS in places. 3DS also positioned itself as a serious format on launch with titles like Resident Evil and Monster Hunter being key upcoming early releases. I didn't see Revelations getting marked down for needing a huge add on analogue stick to become playable. It was "wow Resident Evil on the move!" It was also the highest scoring version of the game.

http://www.metacritic.com/search/all/Resident+Evil+Revelations/results

At the end of the day, although they're opinions, reviewers should be reviewing titles as stand alone products for the format they are on, not comparing them to other versions (sure comment, the frame rate/visuals are better on X platform, but that's irrelevant if you don't actually own said platform), as really, any multi format game that isn't 1080p or higher and 60fps+ should be marked down for being inferior to the PC version running on a $2000 rig. ;)

For any European's like me, interested in importing Akiba's Trip 2:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=111348913&postcount=171

"We typically try to put free DLC on the cart, and offer paid DLC via the online store -- and as Zonic505 noted (good info, yo!), aaaaalmost all the DLC in Akiba's Trip is free, so hopefully we'll be able to put all that on the cart for you importers. ;)

No guarantees, though! We're still too far out from release to say anything definitive on that end."

Good guy XSEED. I mean, bad guy for not setting up a European distribution arm yet, but still.

But the reason for that is that Nintendo doesn't try to play the power game, and so their software for the 3DS plays to the 3DS' strengths (which are also Nintendo's strengths). Namely, games with artistic charm and strong gameplay hooks. By working on a handheld that is so inferior to home consoles, Nintendo and third parties have to approach the 3DS as a specific device rather than just another platform which can act as a dumping ground for ports. So playing a 3DS exclusive game on the 3DS can create a sort of indelible experience, while - with very few exceptions like Hotline Miami - playing a port of some indie or PS2 game on the Vita doesn't.

It's true that each game should be reviewed as a stand-alone product, but that's tricky business because there's a difference between a game that is clearly technically inferior but well adapted to a platform (some of the CODs on Wii) versus ones that are just flat out inferior (Pac-Man on the 2600 or Street Fighter II on the ZX, to name a couple of admittedly extreme cases). Porting games around as much as Sony does in such a short span of time naturally invites these kinds of comparisons.

The big problem for reviewers' and the general public's perception of the Vita is that two years in Sony is still just throwing out these kinds of ports that would have been fine as stop gaps for that barren first year or to fill out an empty spot in an otherwise robust release calendar, but which seem instead to make up the bulk of their first party efforts on their own handheld. The next time some Sony guy mentions how it's hard to get third parties to invest in the Vita, the interviewer should remind him of the fact that Sony doesn't invest in it, either.

fudge, i'm having a hard time picking between the old vita and the slim one. and i need to decide fast because my store is basically finishing its stock of the old ones
i actually like the thought of getting the Slim more but the problem is that the current one costs 30€ less, which is a bit ironic.

btw great job on the OP, really makes the Vita look good for 2014 :)

I suggest that you get the old 1000 model, because of the better colours definition, if it even cost less then there's no hesitation...