Pachter: Vita "Too Expensive", 3DS XL "Not All That Compelling"

I can't believe we made a celebrity out of this guy.

My thoughts exactly, although I don't use "we".

Pachter's comments are "Too pessimistic", and "Not all that compelling".

by we you mean game journalists?

I only report on him when I know I can counter-point. Otherwise, **** him. He usually is basing his ideas on conjecture and guessing anyway.

Yeah, "we" as in game media, I guess. I've personally never watched his videos at GT, so I guess I'm doing my part to shut him up.

too date, I haven't seen a single kid with a Vita. Every time I think I do - it's usually a PSP.

The real problem is, Kids want iPhones and iPods. These bastards even have the balls to demand an iPad for Christmas. Those systems have KILLED the marketplace for portable games and other phones.

All I read are kids are bastards, and I nod my head in agreement.

I actually agree with Pachter on both points. I especially agree wirh his Vita comments. It's a great machine, but the price is just too high, and there just aren't enough games for it to justify the cost.

I honestly don't get the appeal of the Sony handheld. Sure, the game may look pretty, but why wouldn't you just put it on the PS3 and take advantage of a pretty television screen instead of a tiny 5-inch screen (I don't actually know how big the Vita screen is)? It's like purposefully choosing to watch a blockbuster movie on a television rather than a theater screen and all the perks it brings, including sound (assuming all things are equal and there are no external factors influencing the decision).

I stopped playing traditional handhelds after I realized I only bought one game for the GameBoy Advance. But it makes more sense in Nintendo's case, where they actually seem to have different standards for what should be a handheld or console game. After all, for as many hours as I put into Pokemon on the GameBoy Color, I remember it being awkward as hell to play it through Pokemon Stadium on the N64.