Last October I went to a shop to get the Pokemon blue XL. I got a Cosmo Black 3DS at launch. When I was there I saw a CoD Vita. So I actually preferred to buy a second 3DS than to get a system I don't have.
For me the biggest things that prevented me from getting a Vita are the lack of compelling exclusives and the proprietary memory cards. I would rather get an optional Circle Pad Pro for a second stick (for the few games where I actually feel it is needed) than a mandatory Sony memory card that ends up being more expensive than said peripheral.
And for Sony's biggest games, I already have my PS3, so I always thought a Vita would be redundant.
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Interesting conversation indeed, but if you take the 3DS into account, you have to notice something. It's also really quite around the 3DS. Yes I mean there's some solid first party stuff that already has released and also some more on the horizon, which might not be the case for the Vita, but compared to the times of the original gameboy or the gameboy advance, releases have been really slow on the 3DS too. I really think that's the casual iPad and smartphone gaming market cutting into their sales. I never thought this would become a big problem, because I personally can't see the appeal of buttonless tablet gaming, but there you go. Industry serves what the masses demand, and the "masses" are not known for their collective intellect or great taste since the invention of... people. I guess.
This is a true shame really, as I enjoy some handheld gaming and just now that handheld gaming was really lifting off in the department of online connectivity and worldwide multiplayer, it seems like it's dying. Heck my 3DS and Vita "Lanparties" I had 2 years ago were the best things happening to me in gaming for a very long time. Playing on a console, alone in your room, with some strangers around the globe just isn't the same as getting together for a handheld lanparty!
*sigh*
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Now that's just silly saying that the reason for declining handheld sales are because of smartphones. Honestly who buys a phone to play games on? People buy phones for phone and texting, I never heard someone say oh I bought an iPhone so I can play Angry Birds.
You might as well say that console says are down cause of PCs. People who play games like Candy Crush or Angry Birds on there phones are not typical gamers and have no interest in Vitas or 3ds.
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Now that's just silly saying that the reason for declining handheld sales are because of smartphones. Honestly who buys a phone to play games on? People buy phones for phone and texting, I never heard someone say oh I bought an iPhone so I can play Angry Birds.
You might as well say that console says are down cause of PCs. People who play games like Candy Crush or Angry Birds on there phones are not typical gamers and have no interest in Vitas or 3ds.
I don't think it's completely inaccurate to say this. Most people buy a phone or a tablet for other purposes- true. But when they see that they can play games for 99 cents to $5 or $10 at most, I think most people don't see the need for another device. I was kind of in this category- four years ago, I got a Samsung Galaxy Tab. I was fine with the games that it had at the time. But then on an impulse about 9 months later, I got a Wii U. I had such a good time- and read about people loving their 3ds so much that a few months after that, I took the plunge and got a 3ds.
Fast forward to now- I recently caved in and got a Vita. I saw that Amazon had them for $169 with Borderlands. I thought about it for a few days- and then when I checked back, it went back up to $187. BUT, I didn't have to pay taxes. The deal for $169 ended up to be $184 after taxes, so I thought I'd check it out.
Anyway, I'm the exception. Even tho these are my first handhelds in over a decade, I did own a Gameboy, Gameboy Advance and an Atari Lynx- and always generally thought that portable systems were cool. You need to have that mindset to even consider getting one these days- plus, I think you need to enjoy some real games on a real system, then play the crap you get on a phone/tablet to really appreciate what either system offers.
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