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its been out just over a week, it doesn't need saving... yet

as someone who has a Vita i can say that its fantastic.. but lacking games. Even with its amazing launch line up its missing something, but to be fair its just come out.
i want FULL PS2 library on PSN, i don't get why its not on there.

Also OP, your name.. Gaga fan?



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Currently on the Wii, the Vita would be the system of choice in japan as due to their favour towards portables. The Vita is not only powerful enough to maintain the visuals, it will allow for improvements.

DQX will not be only on Wii but with better graphics on Wii U too. There is not the slightest chance that Dragon Quest goes to Vita, a system that called dead from most japanese developers. It will be Wii and Wii U exklusive, perhaps later on a 3DS version.

Its seems obvious that a portable COD would be a massive success

Obvious? No. COD games are for the big consoles not for handhelds. By the way: The DS got some CoD-Games. I think the 3DS will get some too. And the Vita will get a CoD-Game if the sales get better in US.

The only things that would save the Vita are a much lower price of Hardware and games. And a bunch of good games. But none of that is beeing in sight. 



Conegamer said:
Not bad.

However, you made one mistake. The Vita will not be getting Dragon Quest X. No console other than those made by Nintendo will be getting DQX, at least for the next 10 years. It just won't happen; Nintendo wouldn't allow their killer app in Japan for the WiiU to be stolen by another company.


I wouldn't be so sure. Their "killer app" was exclusive the ps2 back in 2004, and then it move  to the DS and then was announced for the Wii. To me this  doesn't seem like this the result major bargaining power on the behalf of nintendo but instead, square picking whatever system was most popular at the time. Square announced DQX back in 2008 when the wii selling at the speed of light. The systems active userbase is now drying up, as seen by the poor sales of zelda and the lack of new games. Im sure given some incentive square would put it on the Vita. After all they will benefit from a wider platform of release. As for nintendo stoping it from going multiplat, DQ isn't Nintedo's killer app in japan, theres been one major title released in the last 5 years and it wad released whilst the DS was already a mega success. Nintendo isn't going to waste money trying to secure exclusivity for a title which they will benefit from anyways. 



Games that actually sell a lot. Simple.

Japan needs saving... since Sony japan is incapable of delivering the goods, I suppose Sony has to open its wallet and literally buy support for big franchises. Final Fantasy, God Eater, Phantasy Star, Original Tales Games... lots of possibilities still not in Nintendo hands.

But it's going to be hard, 3DS struck hard on Vita's turf this gen.
BTW, lol at DQX Wii/Vita multiplat! This is one of the most improbable things ever!!



1. You are right here but that kinda doesn't make up for the fact that these memory cards can still only be used on the vita and nothing else.

2. Here's a analogy for you " Only hipster gamers buy a $2000 gaming pc just to play indie games."

3.This is not going to happen due to licensing agreements that Microsoft and Nintendo would be insane if they agreed to. You see games like Chrono Trigger and FF6 on PSN because SquareSoft ported them to the PS1. You see all of Sega's, Neo-Geo's, and Turbografix's retro games on all platforms because they are out of the console business and want you to buy digital versions of their old games. You see Banjo-Kazooie and Perfect Dark on XBLA because Microsoft bought Rare and then negotiated with Nintendo to release the games. If you say just port over the exsisting code, then please tell me what button to press on the Vita when the game prompts me to "press A to jump?" You can get games like "Enter the Matrix" because it was put out on all of the platforms last generation and a direct port to PS3 would just use the PS2 version, but thinking that Sony can put up KoToR because Microsoft doesn't own the rights to is borderline nonsensical. The Third party companies would have to have waste so much time just to change the code and deal with negotiating the licensing that it just wouldn't make sense to spend all the resources to do the port.

4. Learn the definition of exclusive. All of those games can/ are going to be able to be played on consoles that are not the Vita.

The real problem with the Vita right now is that more people are skeptical now that since Nintendo did a drastic cut early in the life of the 3DS that Sony might do the same. Once it happens to the memory cards, system, and game prices, then I will see the Vita piking up steam.



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teigaga said:
Conegamer said:
Not bad.

However, you made one mistake. The Vita will not be getting Dragon Quest X. No console other than those made by Nintendo will be getting DQX, at least for the next 10 years. It just won't happen; Nintendo wouldn't allow their killer app in Japan for the WiiU to be stolen by another company.


I wouldn't be so sure. Their "killer app" was exclusive the ps2 back in 2004, and then it move  to the DS and then was announced for the Wii. To me this  doesn't seem like this the result major bargaining power on the behalf of nintendo but instead, square picking whatever system was most popular at the time. Square announced DQX back in 2008 when the wii selling at the speed of light. The systems active userbase is now drying up, as seen by the poor sales of zelda and the lack of new games. Im sure given some incentive square would put it on the Vita. After all they will benefit from a wider platform of release. As for nintendo stoping it from going multiplat, DQ isn't Nintedo's killer app in japan, theres been one major title released in the last 5 years and it wad released whilst the DS was already a mega success. Nintendo isn't going to waste money trying to secure exclusivity for a title which they will benefit from anyways. 

I'm well aware that the series moved, but it was for one installment only, and all DQ games have been exclusive to one company.

 

Don't expect that to change.



 

Here lies the dearly departed Nintendomination Thread.

TheVita doesnt sell in japan. Theres no way square would put DQX on it.

It would be more probable on the 3DS.

Morrowind is a game that would take more than a year to remake, so thats out.

CoD will most probably be a port of the console versions.

I dont think the Vita can be saved unless it sees a huge price cut that Sony cant afford.
Its a badly marketed device. Sony themselves killed it upon creation when they failed to give it a differenciating factor.



Just like Monster Hunter 4 there is no chance NIntendo haven't made deals for Dragon Quest X to remain exclusive



Conegamer said:
teigaga said:
Conegamer said:
Not bad.

However, you made one mistake. The Vita will not be getting Dragon Quest X. No console other than those made by Nintendo will be getting DQX, at least for the next 10 years. It just won't happen; Nintendo wouldn't allow their killer app in Japan for the WiiU to be stolen by another company.


I wouldn't be so sure. Their "killer app" was exclusive the ps2 back in 2004, and then it move  to the DS and then was announced for the Wii. To me this  doesn't seem like this the result major bargaining power on the behalf of nintendo but instead, square picking whatever system was most popular at the time. Square announced DQX back in 2008 when the wii selling at the speed of light. The systems active userbase is now drying up, as seen by the poor sales of zelda and the lack of new games. Im sure given some incentive square would put it on the Vita. After all they will benefit from a wider platform of release. As for nintendo stoping it from going multiplat, DQ isn't Nintedo's killer app in japan, theres been one major title released in the last 5 years and it wad released whilst the DS was already a mega success. Nintendo isn't going to waste money trying to secure exclusivity for a title which they will benefit from anyways. 

I'm well aware that the series moved, but it was for one installment only, and all DQ games have been exclusive to one company.

 

Don't expect that to change.

You say your aware but why was that one game on Sonys platform? Square has no loyalty to nintendo they put it on the ps2 because it will sell more. Its simply a matter of money.



Stopped reading at number 1, memory cards are a smart way of Sony to earn some bucks, they're not very cheap either.

Funny how everyone must give their 2 cents to save a system/company/etc.