Friday, July 29, 2011

3DS price cut to pressure Playstation Vita?


I know that Nintendo got hit with some bad news yesterday with their shares dropping to a low not seen in over 20 years and profits dropped by 80 % but not all is bad for them. The effect that the 3DS price cut is already being felt around the world.

The Playstation Vita is going to be priced at $250 for the lower end model and $300 for the full featured version. Yes the Vita will be a much better gaming machine than the PSP but the buzz around it is really not very impressive. It is being pegged as a portable PS3 and nothing really stands out to make it truly different. If you were to ask me if I would buy a portable Wii, I would probably not give it a second thought and never consider it since I can play it in the comfort of my own home.

The Vita will have more of a problem selling than the 3DS did since it will be priced more and it will basically be a portable console on the go. The hardcore will buy it but the sales will lag greatly after that. Nintendo learned their lesson with the 3DS and will probably never release a portable handheld console at a price so high again. Being aggressive is how Nintendo has been so successful for the past 5 years.

Doom & Gloom perception (They are still making a profit even today) for Nintendo basically means that killer app games are coming with a vengeance. I've never got that impression from Sony.
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4 comments:

  1. Biohazard7:47 AM, July 29, 2011

    The PSVita has even less appeal than the PSP. The PSP was amazing because it did a lot of things that many couldn't imagine on a handheld at the time. The PSVita is just an upgrade. Everyone knew it was going to have touch controls and improved graphics. So far, the only title that has any bearing on its success is Uncharted: Golden Abyss. No one knows anything about the other titles because they haven't fully materialized. Not to mention they cut the RAM in half (256=128).

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  2. Anonymous10:43 AM, July 30, 2011

    the cpu was all hype too so much for high powered 4xcore at 28nm thats like x360 plus yet uses tiny power TOTAL BS its a samsung ARM and its at 45nm same as wiiu ps3 x360 not 40/32/28nm at all yet again sony have BSed everyone and only there dumb shit fans drink the coolaide... 3DS is in the right place at the right time...

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  3. Anonymous12:46 AM, July 31, 2011

    if i were sony i would call the vita off it will fail miserably as the 3ds takes off and at £130 with graphics equal to vita well as close as 360/ps3 are anyway who wouls pay a premium 4 lesser games

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  4. Anonymous9:29 AM, July 31, 2011

    il bet supermarkets big stores like tesco asda (wallmart owned) will have 3DS @ 99.99 never mind 130 at christmas time with all those AAA games WOW

    NINTENDO DOOMED FUNNY THST THERE NET PROFITS ARE STILL HIGHER THAN IN THE GAMECUBE GEN and will grow again with 3DS wiiu its generational change over nothing more...

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