unknownwarrior33

Makes me proud to be typing this comment in the DePaul Loop Campus Library.

@Oobgarm Considering no announcement has been made for Street Fighter X Tekken on the 3DS, that doesn't seem likely.

For what it's worth, I agree that it's far too early to give the Vita a eulogy. But that doesn't mean its sales record in Japan isn't a problem. Even the 3DS at its launch did better than this.

I also agree that the Vita has a lot for the price, but that's not what the average consumer sees; the average consumer sees the price tag. It was the same with the PS3; there were plenty of justifications for the $600 price tag, but they fact is it still cost $600, and people were not so happy. 3DS, same thing. That's assuming price is the main issue, of course; I really don't know. The biggest culprit for its sales in Japan seems to be all the Western-focused games, so we'll see how that goes. Either way, they need to fix whatever the problem is fast.

I did buy the 3DS at $250, and I knew there would be a price cut soon; I just loved the system and believed that for me, a serious fan of video games, it was worth it. I wasn't upset when the price dropped so quickly; on the contrary, I was happy. Lower price = more customers = more games, and that's the crux of this rumor.

As a side note, I am an unapologetic Nintendo fanboy, but that doesn't mean I think every comment has to be a fan of one console insulting the other. Not only is there room for both, it's necessary to have both. Competition breeds creativity. The 3DS is not for "5 year olds" unless you routinely let your kids play Resident Evil and Metal Gear Solid (not to mention the 5 Call of Duty games on the original DS), and it's far too early to call the Vita doomed unless you believe early sales in one region determine everything.

Sony just needs to fix the price or whatever other problem is holding Vita back in Japan, and both systems will do great.

I forgot about this until reading this article. I pre-ordered the game from Amazon and got it today, and sure enough, I got a "Revalaitons" box. I'm keeping the insert, though.

@(Unverified) This is the comment section on a site about video games. If people weren't supposed to state their opinions, why would they have the comment section?

@neosxtc If you drop the ring and tell him you lost it, he'll lecture you but still let you join the guild; that's how I got past that glitch.

@sergio78246 Yeah, they're gonna have to sell a lot more units in Japan to catch up to the Vita's astronomical sales.

A couple general things:

1. Voting with your money is always good for showing companies how you feel, but be realistic; Mario Kart 7 was the best selling game of 2011 in Japan, and it came out in DECEMBER. So they're probably not too concerned with any individual person's purchase.

2. As others have mentioned, cheat-enabling glitches in online games are nothing new.

3. I think some of you are paranoid. I really don't think Nintendo is out to lie to anyone. I've heard about patches on the 3DS for downloaded games, but not for games on carts. Either way, I'm sure there's a reason for it. A company doesn't get to this level of prominence by being lazy.

@Jakintosh You can't take any PR at its word. There are a lot of games we haven't heard of in ages that the publishers insist "aren't cancelled."

In any case, all the Gamestop hate is rather surprising. Regardless, Gamestop is a major retailer; I find it hard to believe that this means absolutely nothing. The real question is, what?

I think one major problem with this is that it will only cater to Playstation fanboys (and I don't necessarily mean that in a bad way). Consider this: the most well known characters on any of the potential lists people have posted are third party characters. Mario, Link, Pikachu, these are iconic characters; they'll draw an audience. You can ask somebody who's never even seen a video game, and they'll know who Mario is. I doubt the same can be said for Nathan Drake.

In addition, Super Smash Bros is most enjoyable, even for people who know nothing about the characters, due to its off the wall nature. I would argue that the majority of Sony first party titles are far too serious to allow that kind of gameplay. For every Daxter there's a Nathan Drake, for every Ratchet a Kratos. It seems far more likely to me that it will play like a traditional fighting game, and that isn't likely to draw in anyone who doesn't already know the characters.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl had Solid Snake; one reason people loved that so much is that he didn't fit the environment at all compared to the rest of the characters. That loses its effect when half the characters don't fit the environment; as such, if they do make the game play like Smash Bros, it will seem out of place.

Maybe I'm wrong, maybe they'll put together a classic-style fighting game that draws in new audiences. On the other hand, maybe they're fine going after a niche audience. I guess the overall point I'm trying to make is that I don't believe this game will have what made Smash Bros so successful. It might have something else, but it won't have that.