Was the PS Vita intended outside Japan?

Mattie G Indahouse · February 28, 2015, 03:41:49 PM

If you go onto these Japanese game sites like ones were you can import games from. You will see a shit load of games that are only Japanese. I don't know about you people but for myself I've seen a few that look like they would be fun to play. The library of Japanese only games is far larger than what we have outside importing. Sure you can find a game but your library is going to be very small due to the lack of games and the types there are. The system has been out for 3 years now and there's still shit for games for the thing outside Japan. With the Japanese only games on the other hand it looks like there are many games for someone to have a decent library. So then was this thing intended outside Japan due to the lack of games being made for it outside Japan?

Hahahaha very funny Zonda · February 28, 2015, 03:49:35 PM

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big sponge · February 28, 2015, 03:51:46 PM

Bro, western markets in general are an afterthought for Sony when it comes to mobile devices.

Naoto · February 28, 2015, 03:57:41 PM

Japan was its primary focus in the same way America is the x1's primary focus.
The library has nothing to do with what was intended.

The hardware was expensive so rather than mock up the price and put in standard sd cards they decided to drop the price and make their money via proprietary cards. Either way the cost drives away customers. Which drives away devs. Which drives away customers.

Early on you had assassin's creed games on the vita since they were successful on the psp. Ubisoft ended up abandoning it like they did the Wii U due to sales numbers. Add to this the Vita is competing with Pokemon on 3DS, which everyone is going to buy, and Sony's handheld naturally gets pushed into a more niche demographic.

There's a fine line new hardware has to walk out the gate and the Vita didn't walk it. Still the best handheld ever made. Just ahead of its time. Couple years from now a powerful OLED handheld will be cheaper to manufacture and you'll see Ninty go that way.

Hahahaha very funny Zonda · February 28, 2015, 04:09:11 PM

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Naoto · February 28, 2015, 04:17:36 PM

Quote from: ねこ on February 28, 2015, 04:09:11 PM

It shocks me how popular pokemon is sometimes, even dough theirs a game called yokai watch for the 3DS (I think it was called?) thats seems like it could start rivaling pokemon

Yea youkai watch is huge in Japan. Made by Level-5.
Wanted them to localize WonderFlick over to Wii U and PS4, but haven't heard anything about it. Supposedly they're working on a new game to reveal at this years E3.