8CN: SEGA has confirmed that the PlayStation Vita version of Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F will be arriving in North America and Europe early next year. The game will be available for digital download.
VGChartz's Adam Cartwright: "Despite its somewhat anaemic lineup of backwards-compatible titles (unusual in light of the genre’s strong pedigree on Sony consoles), Vita’s selection of rhythm games is highly impressive in the modern market with genre favourites like DJMax, Hatsune Miku and Taiko no Tatsujin all present and plenty of quirky oddities like Deemo, Love Live & Persona thrown in for good measure. You’re definitely going to need to try your hand at importing to get the most of the genre here, but that shouldn’t be an issue thanks to region-free hardware and easy-to-grasp gameplay."
VGChartz's Adam Cartwright: "the handheld was unable to attract certain types of software – western AAA development quickly evaporated, as did Sony’s own support, because there weren’t enough consoles out there for such titles to be profitable. But that doesn’t mean that every publisher failed to find success. Indeed, there are a number of franchises out there that have been able to appeal to the Vita’s niche and which have seen positive sales numbers and critical reception, leading to them becoming mainstays on the handheld.
It’s these series that I intend to examine in more depth this article – what they are, what entries we’ve seen, what success they’ve had, and what it’s meant for the console’s future. I’ll be using known sales figures where possible to back things up, hopefully demonstrating that the Vita has been a solid home for a number of great series despite its otherwise weak commercial performance on the market."
Hatsune Miku has become an international icon. What began as a singing synthesizer turned into a character recognized around the world that stars in multiple forms of media. In the realm of games, people recognize her as a rhythm game star. But what else do people need to know about her?
Even though i already own the Japanese version this is absolutely great news for Vita owners to experience this game. Funny thing is i've tried the PS3 one & i sucked at it but playing on the Vita felt comfortable.
Very proud of the Hatsune Miku fans & Vita owners having their voices heard to bring this version over. Bolds well that we may get the sequel as well.
O_O omg. can I-- can I hear that again. Like f*ckin' chorus that in my freakin' head?!! Localizing it finally for the Vita where I would absolutely play this kind of game! SEGA, you have earned at least 1% of my respect! damn you, that was unexpected.
All hail Hatsune "The Idol" Miku!
That is good news, especially for Vita owners. If you guys checked the comments in the PS3 version of Miku's game from PS Blog then you know that many people were begging for Vita version and now here it is :D
Well this is totally unexpected. Hopefully, Sega changes thier minds on Yakuza 5 and VC3 and localize those games too.