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Mashcast #34: Friday Is the New Monday

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January 6, 2012

We’re kicking off the new year’s set of Mashcasts by making the switch to a new day. On this Mashcast we talk about God of War IV, 3DS Sales, improvements to XBLIG, the most pirated games of 2011, and more.

Hosts: Jarret Redding, Robert Hill-Williams, Nick Santangelo
Theme: “Insert Coin” – Chris Geehan of Hyperduck Soundworks

Mashcast #34: Friday is the new Monday by Mash Those Buttons

Question of the Week:
Will the PS Vita have a more successful launch in the US than the 3DS?

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Show Notes:

God of War IV?:
Destructoid

MW3 Marketing:
Destructoid

3DS Sales:
Andria Sang

Japanese Vita Sales:
GamesIndustry.biz
Mash Those Buttons

Improvements for XBLIG:
MSDN

Top DICE Dev leaving for another company:
GamesIndustry.biz

Most pirated of 2011:
Game Politics

SOPA:
Business Insider
Destructoid

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Jarret Redding
Executive Editor

Jarret is Editor-in-Chief as well as one of the founding members of Mash Those Buttons. He's been playing games since before he could read and that's turned into a love of all things game related. His favorite genres include FPS, RTS, racing, and action-adventure platforming. He is currently spending way too much time playing Starcraft II followed by Team Fortress 2.

Specialty: FPS

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  • http://twitter.com/SageInfinite SageInfinite

    I haven’t brought a handheld in forever, but I think it will have a more successful launch. The thing just sounds too good.

    • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1067414413 Jarret Redding

      I think price is going to be the biggest deterrent for now.  Thing is it’s packed with so much I really can’t see them bringing the price down soon.

  • Admiral Mikey

    I think the PS Vita will probably follow the path that the two latest console console releases in the US, the PS3 and the 3DS. An immediate satisfactory launch with all the early adopters running out to buy it day one, followed by a few months of disappointment. There will be the initial thrill of having a new console, followed by the majority of the gaming audience sitting on their hands until the price goes down or until a few better games come out for it.

    I do think it’ll be able bounce back a little quicker than the 3DS considering its launch lineup looks considerably better, but I don’t have a ton of confidence in it when I asked a friend of mine who only owns a PS3 whether or not he’d be getting the Vita, and his prompt response was… “What’s a Vita?”

    That lack of awareness from the common gamer makes me think that like its big brother, the PSP, the Vita may have a long road ahead of it.