Topic: 3ds vs vita

@SpookyMeths
I think it does. Nintendo just released Super Smash Bros. for 3DS, when the PS Vita "equivalent" launched back in 2012. It's about hardware, because Sony didn't release as good of a game on PS Vita as Nintendo did on 3DS, even though the 3DS is graphically less capable. In that sense, Nintendo knows how to use their hardware better than Sony does, which goes back to the difference of support between the 2.

That's besides that the audience is different on handhelds than console, but that doesn't mean that console quality games are unable to exist on handhelds at this point. The portable versions of whichever franchise have almost always been essentially a pocket version of whatever was on consoles. I just think Nintendo and anyone that supports the 3DS does a better job at adapting console games to handheld or creating portable content.

Great examples from Sony are the God of War games on PSP, Killzone, PS Battle Royal(even though it gets beat by Smash, IMO), and possibly even Ape Escape on PSP. Monster Hunter is good, too, but now that's on 3DS, and even Persona is getting a game on 3DS. Those are what I would consider good portable adaptations on console games to portable, but Sony can't afford to do much of anything with PS Vita as a standalone console. They just moved on PS4 instead of dealing with PS Vita's support issues.

In other words, it's all about software. Nintendo knows its audience and makes software with it in mind. Sony and western developers have no idea who the audience for handhelds are and their software lineup reflects that. Hardware is irrelevant.

Monster Hunter and Persona don't count because they are not made by Sony or a western dev (though I consider MH an anomaly). And if God of War, Killzone, and Battle Royale are the best Sony can do for catering to a handheld audience, it's no wonder the 3DS outsells the Vita 10 to 1 in the west.

I think you missed the point. Sony advertised the Vita as a handheld that can play console games. Sales numbers suggest that few cared that much

Few care when it has mostly been console ports with few AAA console quality exclusives. So far, the Danganronpa games are the only appealing exclusive for me. And Tearaway.

Pretty much the same story for everyone, perhaps swap out Danganronpa for <your JRPG or VN of choice>. Nobody buys the Vita for handheld "console" games anymore. That fad died quickly in early 2012.

Except the 3DS has a much larger library than the Vita does. The statement still stands

Yeah but it not the exact same games. Like say the Sega Nomad or portable versions of the PC Engine.

What I would want is to play the Wii U portably no compromises. (Definitely pay double the price probably triple).

I have both and definitely prefer the Vita OS and hardware, but for me, the better original games are on the 3DS. I only use my Vita to play older downloaded games (PSP, PSOne, indies, etc) though, and in that respect the 3DS cannot compete with their poor VC selection and lack of PSN-like sales.

I disagree. I don't play many of the niche Japanese games but I still think the Vita is a great console and I value it pretty much the same as my 3DS.
It depends on your position on the various ports, remasters and indie games. These are what sell the Vita for me. If you've played them all fairly recently or have a ps2/pc/ps3 instead, it's probably not worth the purchase. But I don't have a PS2 anymore and prefer to play games while I'm travelling than when I'm sat at home. So while my 3DS library is 90% exclusives and my Vita library is 90% non-exclusives, I don't really mind. Games like the FF10 remaster, the Ratchet&Clank collection, the Metal Gear Solid collection, the Sly Cooper collection, The Walking Dead etc are just as valuable as Fire Emblem and Zelda for me.
On top of that, the games are generally cheaper and there's a far superior downloadable catalogue (by far).

well on that list i didnt see any of the hundreds of ps1 games that u can get on the vita. i think if u count every single game available, vita might have more. i personally have a vita and a 3ds and lately i play my vita more. but i know when pokemon comes that will change. and the vitas got some pretty awesome games coming this year too, so i personally think your missing out if u dont have a vita.

Ah, but how do those compare in terms of quality. The 3DS has a lot of those awful shovelware kids games that the Vita happily avoids getting.

So for example: If you count the number of games that have above 80 on metacritic, the Vita actually has more than the 3DS. I count 53 to the 3DSs 44. As someone who tends to use metacritic in such a way (I never even bother trying a game below 70), this is an important difference!

i like how the thread was pretty much over within the first two responses and yet no one could just let it die. come on, play what you want, guys. as far as any of you are concerned the only console that's 'won' anything is the one able to play the games you want to play (dismissing all else as 'low-quality' or 'shovelware' regardless of actual quality or reception by target audience) and we all know that's far too subjective a thing to try to claim as fact, right?

tl;dr: this has already been argued to death. quit chasing your tails and go play some games.