I own pretty much all the systems.  I have all current and last gen systems among many other before them.  The one thing I see as I read topics on all the systems is that rarely does a person who prefers the 3DS over Vita cause trouble in Vita topics.  Sadly, I cannot same the same for the people who prefer the Vita.  Seems like every topic on VGC, IGN etc... that are 3DS specific have endless comments from Vita fans as to how much the 3DS sucks.  I just don't understand the hatered that people have towards a specific brand.  What has those companies done to them?  One thing I know is that most biased post come from peopel with user id's like yours....

For example, make sure the same criteria apply when reviewing 3DS games as when reviewing Vita games. Even if you excuse last-gen mediocrity and visual lacklustery for one system because you have such fond memories of playing virtually the same games a decade ago, surely you can still appreciate the advanced and forward looking approach in the other system?

However, please realise that your professional opinions do have an influence on the success of the system. I’m sure you know how it all works. Do you really want to live in a world where handheld gamers can only choose between rehashes of Mario games and Angry Birds?

There you go, he is very dismissive of the 3DS. This is material that qualifies as bannable offense on these forums, because it's pretty much standard trolling to label Nintendo hardware as "last gen" and reducing Nintendo's software output to "Mario rehashes". The world isn't going to end, if the Vita fails. Handheld gaming will continue to be varied with or without Sony.

As for the rest of your post which I deleted, I know of the principle of "truth through repetition". Nintendo has been brandmarked with countless stereotypes over the years. However, Nintendo has also shown that it's possible to succeed despite all the lies that are flying around, so the gaming media's influence isn't really significant.

Mediocrity refers to being ordinary, unoriginal, common place.

Lets be honest with ourselves here, what he states, while sounding kind of harsh, is totally true. Mario is on itteration what.....24? not including the blatent spin offs. How many re-releases and slight tweaks have there been?Far too many to count. Zelda/Metroid are no where near as bad but Nintendo has a tendency to take a game that was good and run with it forever. Need I say more than Pokemon? The series has made less than incremental improvements since it started and has put out almost just as many games as Mario, in half the time, partly due to the fact they always release in TWO's(then the mega release shortly after).  Someone earlier in this thread(or another, can't remember) was telling me that although LBP PSVita is quoted multiple times as "best in the series", it is currently the lowest rated, they said that made sense because a series loses luster after a few entries and unless you do something COMPLETELY radical points will decrease little by little. Well when I heard this I could not help but think of Mario and the bajilion almost identical entries and then say to myself "WHAT?!".

Are these games still fun?Yes, but doesn't change the fact the formula barely ever changes outside of predictable additions.

Mediocrity does not mean normal/ordinary, it means unacceptable/unsatisfactory.

If we count all Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Land games, then NSMB2 is iteration #9 overall and the fourth on handhelds. Pokémon has hit generation 5 with Black/White, so if you want to count Yellow and others separately (although you shouldn't with the exception of Black/White 2), it would amount to ten games.

NSMB2's Metascore is below 80, so the game got treated just as harsh, maybe even harsher, than LBP Vita.

What he stated is true, provided we ignore reality. But should we?

And Media and Critics are very important to the survival of merchandise. There is a few well known tricks in advertising and market warfare. Its the same tactic politicians and the government use on the regular to sway opinion. If you say something enough people start to believe it. Once they do, its hard to get it out of their heads.Its a tactic that has been used time and time again and proves quite effective.  If it isn't stomped out immediately it stands a chance of becoming a self fullfilling prophecy. AKA...

• Developers have to go multiplatform in order to make any money
• Japanese Developers are inferior to American Developers
• PS3 is too expensive.
• PS3 has no games.
• 3DS is Doomed
• Mobile Phones are taking over Handheld Market
• 3DS has no Games
• Vita is Doomed
• Vita has no Games

Man, your conclusions are staggering.

Now, seriously. Shut the fuck up and play some Indie games! Braid, Cave Story, Fez, Flower, Journey, Limbo, Sound Shapes, Super Meat Boy, World of Goo. You're missing a lot...

There, I helped you out. You set the conditions and said "no blatant spinoffs". NSMB2 is #9 on the list, the fourth on a handheld, just like I said. On a sidenote, Super Mario 3D Land was already released in November 2011. Oh, and you are missing a spinoff I expected to on your list as well: Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land.

As for Pokémon, you get 20 games if you count each version as a separate game and include the remakes. But, for example, Red and Blue are the same game aside from about 15 Pokémon that are exclusive to only one of the two versions. But maps, dungeons, puzzles etc. are otherwise identical. Yellow is largely the same game as well; it's not a sequel, but rather a special edition of Red/Blue. The same applies to the Gold/Silver and Crystal combo. Here's a breakdown:

5 mainline games: Red/Blue, Gold/Silver, Ruby/Sapphire, Diamond/Pearl, Black/White
5 special editions: Yellow, Crystal, Emerald, Platinum, Black/White 2 (the last two can be counted as sequel)
2 remakes: Firered/Leafgreen, Heartgold/Soulsilver (Why Leafgreen? Because the original versions in Japan were Red/Green.)

EDIT: Crossing out didn't work. The Mario spinoffs are: Mario Bros. (well, more of a separate game actually), Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario Galaxy 1+2, Super Mario 3D Land.

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1) Same goes for Pokemon. I do not count them as groups because they actaully expect people to buy each iteration, and they do.

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2) Regardless, the number is astronomical in comparison to most other series.

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That's still favorable for the PSV, because the games aren't close in quality.

The 3DS is a system filled with games built from the ground up for the system. The Vita is full of junior versions of home console games that just aren't that good. This is why people are not satisfied with it.