Activision - 3DS/Vita face challenges in portable space
"There's no doubt that that space faces challenges. They are more directly competitive with what's going on in the tablet and mobile space and there's a lot more overlap there, to be honest.
It is a challenging market, and challenging in a number of ways. From a gameplay immersiveness standpoint, from price point and business model standpoint, I mean it's $40 for some of those games and you can get great experiences - not necessarily comparable experience, but great nonetheless - for seven dollars on a tablet.
Our relationships with Sony and Nintendo are important and we continue to support them by creating games on both [Vita and 3DS] platforms. Beyond that the market's going to speak ultimately as to the viability of those products." - Greg Canessa, vice president of mobile development for Activision
I think Activision utilizing the mobile space is a good thing. They can put out all their crappy licensed content on iOS devices, then hit up 3DS with the good stuff!
It is a challenging market, and challenging in a number of ways. From a gameplay immersiveness standpoint, from price point and business model standpoint, I mean it's $40 for some of those games and you can get great experiences - not necessarily comparable experience, but great nonetheless - for seven dollars on a tablet.
Our relationships with Sony and Nintendo are important and we continue to support them by creating games on both [Vita and 3DS] platforms. Beyond that the market's going to speak ultimately as to the viability of those products." - Greg Canessa, vice president of mobile development for Activision
I think Activision utilizing the mobile space is a good thing. They can put out all their crappy licensed content on iOS devices, then hit up 3DS with the good stuff!
