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Galaki on 16 October 2012

Sony wouldn't have this problem if it weren't so stubborn to not release a few Mario games to save Vita from becoming Playstation Nex.



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Dgc1808 on 16 October 2012

The ignorance in this thread....



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Pokemonbrawlvg on 16 October 2012

The Vita doesn't need saving (at least in Japan that is), it just needs to start selling better. Like a lot.

I think the Vita will have an okay holiday with the current line-up, but the only real game out of that list that will move hardware is the Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation bundle.



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sales2099 on 16 October 2012

Therein lies the problem...if the desired consumer is a PS3 owner, why would you offer them console experiences on a handheld when they already have those experiences on a big tv?



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Alby_da_Wolf on 16 October 2012

Holidays lineup alone can support its sales in the short term, to "save" it, that is to make it start selling at healthy levels regularly, Vita needs ALL the measures needed for any portable: an affordable price that stays decent even adding a memory card, and, obviously, a good and growing games library with enough system seller games. The games library is growing and obviously it will grow even more if HW sales better, so the missing measures now are securing some system sellers and cutting price at the right moment.



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saicho on 16 October 2012
DemoniOtaku said:
Vita I think just now need more is promotion and marketing... and less DOOM articles... is like game journalist's hobby is to talk DOOM about Vita and SONY recently... Seriously... (And a Price Drop on those f*ck*ng expensive MemCards!)
Panama said:
It's got a very solid first year library. These doom articles keep focussing on software when the obvious problem is that it costs too much and has proprietary memory that also costs too much. Not even Mario could save it at that price point.


The doom articles show up because VITA's numbers continue to be low and nothing Sony has done so far changed it. Maybe a price cut would help but that's not coming before this Christmas. It's basically up to these games to sell VITA for this holiday season at current price point.

DemoniOtaku said:
And You can't say the console is 250$ when is already heavily bundle with games and 4gb memcards for the same price.. Madden13, Assasin's creed, LBP, and later: PASBR, COD:BOD, NFS:MW.. in Japan with Every body's golf and Hatsune Miku Project Diva...

That's right. In Japan, those bundles cost way more than $250.



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Flanneryaug on 16 October 2012
pezus said:
Flanneryaug said:
small44 said:
Flanneryaug said:
The only game that will help Vita sales a little bit will be the Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation bundle, but the other games coming out wont help much. I doubt anyone will buy Playstation All Stars, since you could get it for free by buying the PS3 version. COD Black Ops: Declassified will probably bomb, that game looks terrible.

Bomb compare to ps3 call of duty but it will outsold all the handheld call of duty

I doubt it will. There is no way that 2/3 of all Vita owners will buy the game. Especially considering how bad the game looks, and that most COD games do very poorly in Japan.

Do you think Vita will stay at 3m forever?

No, but it won't get much higher unless Sony gives it a price cut, and gives it more good games.



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DemoniOtaku on 16 October 2012
saicho said:
DemoniOtaku said:
Vita I think just now need more is promotion and marketing... and less DOOM articles... is like game journalist's hobby is to talk DOOM about Vita and SONY recently... Seriously... (And a Price Drop on those f*ck*ng expensive MemCards!)
Panama said:
It's got a very solid first year library. These doom articles keep focussing on software when the obvious problem is that it costs too much and has proprietary memory that also costs too much. Not even Mario could save it at that price point.


The doom articles show up because VITA's numbers continue to be low and nothing Sony has done so far changed it. Maybe a price cut would help but that's not coming before this Christmas. It's basically up to these games to sell VITA for this holiday season at current price point.

DemoniOtaku said:
And You can't say the console is 250$ when is already heavily bundle with games and 4gb memcards for the same price.. Madden13, Assasin's creed, LBP, and later: PASBR, COD:BOD, NFS:MW.. in Japan with Every body's golf and Hatsune Miku Project Diva...

That's right. In Japan, those bundles cost way more than $250.

games and consoles in japan cost much more than on other markets... The prices on those bundles are same as the console alone...



 

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VicViper on 16 October 2012
DemoniOtaku said:
saicho said:
DemoniOtaku said:
Vita I think just now need more is promotion and marketing... and less DOOM articles... is like game journalist's hobby is to talk DOOM about Vita and SONY recently... Seriously... (And a Price Drop on those f*ck*ng expensive MemCards!)
Panama said:
It's got a very solid first year library. These doom articles keep focussing on software when the obvious problem is that it costs too much and has proprietary memory that also costs too much. Not even Mario could save it at that price point.


The doom articles show up because VITA's numbers continue to be low and nothing Sony has done so far changed it. Maybe a price cut would help but that's not coming before this Christmas. It's basically up to these games to sell VITA for this holiday season at current price point.

DemoniOtaku said:
And You can't say the console is 250$ when is already heavily bundle with games and 4gb memcards for the same price.. Madden13, Assasin's creed, LBP, and later: PASBR, COD:BOD, NFS:MW.. in Japan with Every body's golf and Hatsune Miku Project Diva...

That's right. In Japan, those bundles cost way more than $250.

games and consoles in japan cost much more than on other markets... The prices on those bundles are same as the console alone...

 

These new bundles don't fare much better. Reason 1: It's the 3G model, probably the one with the lowest demand by a longshot. Second it's an old game that's already in the bargain bin. This bundle to me is just to clear inventory of the 3G model and move unsold stock for an old game. The economy here is minimal, and not that much desirable for the average buyer (which would be the Wi-fi model + new game + memory card for the same price)



dahuman on 16 October 2012
Galaki said:
Sony wouldn't have this problem if it weren't so stubborn to not release a few Mario games to save Vita from becoming Playstation Nex.


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