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[pieatorium]

So much for WW being a system seller (I don't expect anything short of Mario Kart or Smash Bros. to fill those shoes). It didn't help that they overpriced it either.

Smash won't be a system seller for wiiu, everyone already owns a 3ds and will buy it there

 

[Aquamarine]

Upcoming Wii U retail lineup:

October 17th - Rayman Legends <ACT> (Nintendo) (¥5,985)

October 24th - Sonic: Lost World <ACT> (Sega) (¥7,329)

October 31st - Wii Party U <ETC> (Nintendo) (¥4,935)

November 14th - Call of Duty: Ghosts (Subtitled Edition) <ACT> (Square Enix) (¥7,980)

November 21st - Super Mario 3D World <ACT> (Nintendo) (¥5,985)
November 21st - Taiko no Tatsujin: Wii U Version <ACT> (Namco Bandai Games) (¥5,480)
November 21st - Taiko no Tatsujin: Wii U Version (Bundle) <ACT> (Namco Bandai Games) (¥8,480)

November 28th - Disney Infinity <ACT> (Namco Bandai Games) (¥7,980)
November 28th - Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag <ACT> (Ubisoft) (¥7,770)

December 5th - Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games: Sochi 2014 <SPG> (Nintendo) (¥5,985)
December 5th - Batman: Arkham Origins <ACT> (Warner Entertainment Japan) (¥7,980)
December 5th - Dragon Quest X Version 2: The Sleeping Hero and the Guiding Sworn Friend <RPG> (Square Enix) (¥3,990)

December 11th - Monster Hunter Frontier G (Beginner's Package) <ACT> (Capcom) (¥6,090)

Delayed until 2014: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze


List courtesy of ASCII Media Works (Dengeki). Dragon Quest's release date is from Square Enix, but it's unconfirmed for the retail tracker.

 

[thepotatoman]

Upcoming Wii U retail lineup:

Where's Wii Fit U?

 

[theprodigy]

Smash won't be a system seller for wiiu, everyone already owns a 3ds and will buy it there

damn right
superior 3ds version get


so uh, that Wii U lineup......

 

[Aquamarine]

Where's Wii Fit U?

Releasing February 1st, according to ASCII Media Works (Dengeki).

 

[pieatorium]

or maybe im confused lol

 

[Yanikun]

Where's Wii Fit U?

I think it's only releasing on the eShop this year, and the retail release will be in February. I could be wrong though.

 

[mstevens]

damn right
superior 3ds version get


so uh, that Wii U lineup......

I'm going to get it for both the Wii U and 3DS, but I'm easily far more excited for the Wii U version.

 

[zroid]

Releasing February 1st, according to ASCII Media Works (Dengeki).

That's quite a delay... the retail versions are releasing in Dec in the west, I believe.

 

[Kid Ying]

You discounted niche releases on the WiU yet a multiplatfom game that is niche is somehow credited. Mario 3d world will be one of WiiU's biggest system sellers why not wait for the Vita equivalent? Comparing Donkey Kong to Legend of Heroes lmao. The fact that 90k opening outdoes the majority of WiiU's lineup does not mean Sen no Kiseki is not niche. It just shows you how bad WiiU software sales are. Oreimo outsold Zelda for Pete's sake

Hey, it depends on the tracker! Lol

what is really sad is that even with sales as underwhelming as this, zelda is on the middle in that all wiiu software that charted. Damn.

 

[cafemomo]

Upcoming Wii U retail lineup:

That's pretty depressing :/

not even some niche moe trash shovelware game? pretty sure they can think of something lewd with the gamepad

 

[Aquamarine]

I think it's only releasing on the eShop this year, and the retail release will be in February. I could be wrong though.

You can get a Wii U bundle with the download version of Wii Fit U on October 31st in Japan.
However, a standalone retail / boxed version will arrive in February.

In the USA, you can purchase the packaged version of Wii Fit U on December 13th, and download it on November 1st.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

Yeah, I dig that the Temple of The Ocean King wasn't everybody's cup of tea. I really liked the sense of progression I got as I revisited it, especially once I'd got the 'twat anything that gets in your way sword'.

As you say, it's a real shame that the reception means it's probably a dead-end for the franchise.

And that's one thing I don't get. I can see just how rapidly the gaming market is shifting. Nintendo unknowingly popularized something that is being used to cannibalize their market. Intuitive, and tactile input devices. Both had been used by phones by then, but gaming oriented software development was lacking. Now "unconventional" inputs are going to become the conventional, and an entire generation of gamers will have first and foremost played in methods antithetical to some of the depths and nuances of modern game design.

Sea change a coming people. Grip your controllers while they last.

 

[michaelius]

So... where are you going with this?

You said I'm using single week as some kind of proof - that single week was just one of many examples of atrocius Wii U software sales.

With sales like this it's no suprise 3rd party support literally doesn't exist.

And without them we are looking at release schedule of 10-15 games during whole year.

 

[Yanikun]

You said I'm using single week as some kind of proof - that single week was just one of many examples of atrocius Wii U software sales.

Did I? Where?

 

[sörine]

Maybe in Japan those Nintendo IPs are enjoying higher sales but, overall, they're going down. I think the exception is Fire Emblem.

This isn't true. Worldwide the results are split with some series like Animal Crossing, Legend of Zelda or Mario Kart being up on 3DS over DS, while others like New Super Mario Bros, Nintendogs or Brain Age are down. More are up then down though, it isn't just Fire Emblem.

 

[Road]

Prediction League September 2013 Results

Congratulations to Tratorn for winning by units and by percentages!

BY UNITS                              BY PERCENTAGE

  1   551,853  Tratorn                   1  189.4%  Tratorn
  2   558,578  Gianni Merryman           2  205.9%  bakman21
  3   563,672  FZZpure                   3  213.3%  Bruno MB
  4   587,944  Bald Cleft                4  214.6%  Yeshua
  5   612,290  Orgen                     5  217.8%  Fisico
  6   625,110  strangedopamine           6  221.8%  Orgen
  7   627,374  bakman21                  7  226.1%  1st Course
  8   630,486  Yeshua                    8  229.8%  Road
  9   640,944  metalslimer               9  235.3%  metalslimer
 10   647,374  Fisico                   10  235.4%  Hitsukara
 11   655,144  Alrus                    11  245.7%  Frodo
 12   688,944  1st Course               12  247.7%  Lexxus
 13   720,860  Bruno MB                 13  256.7%  Foshy
 14   726,381  Lexxus                   14  258.5%  Hellraider
 15   729,944  michaelius               15  269.9%  strangedopamine
 16   733,374  MasterSheen              16  276.0%  Kandinsky
 17   742,374  Hellraider               17  277.4%  Glass Rebel
 18   750,826  Road                     18  277.8%  Bald Cleft
 19   779,714  Hitsukara                19  278.1%  XDDX
 20   806,272  Glass Rebel              20  278.6%  michaelius
 21   813,419  Frodo                    21  288.3%  duckroll
 22   822,086  The_lascar               22  296.0%  hiska-kun
 23   832,374  DrWong                   23  298.9%  baekshi
 24   874,944  XDDX                     24  300.0%  Mr Swine
 25   876,733  DaBoss                   25  300.5%  Dr. Feel Good
 26   881,819  Aquamarine               26  301.9%  MasterSheen
 27   899,813  Kenka                    27  307.0%  FZZpure
 28   905,710  Pyscho_Mantis            28  310.3%  Pyscho_Mantis
 29   959,939  Exterminieren            29  313.5%  Chris1964
 30   983,190  Chris1964                30  315.9%  Exterminieren
 31   990,374  hiska-kun                31  316.8%  KillerTravis
 32 1,016,944  duckroll                 32  318.8%  Moral Panic
 33 1,060,944  Foshy                    33  319.8%  Kenka
 34 1,249,162  Kandinsky                34  320.0%  Alrus
 35 1,312,086  baekshi                  35  324.6%  DrWong
 36 1,357,374  hongcha                  36  332.7%  Gianni Merryman
 37 1,377,061  Mr Swine                 37  332.7%  The_lascar
 38 1,396,460  Dr. Feel Good            38  338.9%  Scum
 39 1,467,374  Moral Panic              39  343.9%  DaBoss
 40 1,523,342  KillerTravis             40  348.6%  hongcha
 41 1,647,374  Scum                     41  355.6%  Aquamarine
 42 1,982,144  Bo130                    42  397.0%  Bo130

View Profile:                        Famitsu   KillerTr Orgen    Yeshua   duckroll michaeli Kenka    Tratorn  1st Cour Alrus    Kandinsk bakman21 Chris196 DaBoss   MasterSh Aquamari Glass Re Extermin Gianni M hongcha  Frodo    Hellraid Moral Pa baekshi  FZZpure  Foshy    Scum     XDDX     Bald Cle DrWong   Pyscho_M hiska-ku stranged Hitsukar Bruno MB Dr. Feel Mr Swine Road     Fisico   metalsli Lexxus   Bo130    The_lascar
[3DS] Monster Hunter 4               2,542,114  1800000  2472000  2700000  2050000  2250000  2876543  2777777  2300000  2500000  1986222  2420000  2109876  2258346  2320000  2255555  2233445  2135765  2500000  2000000  2252525  2300000  1800000  1802009  2444444  2200000  1800000  2240000  2500000  2250000  2300000  2140000  2455000  2200000  2300000  1590608  1789020  2222222  2300000  2376000  2333333  1500000  2455000
[PS3] JoJo's All Star Battle           447,385   300000   585000   400000   650000   450000   505050   466666   460000   400000   742345   475000   567890   542942   520000   555555   445566   501376   600000   700000   511111   550000   500000   645999   550987   680000   750000   460000   450000   525000   555555   635000   480000   430000   570000   560521   723543   444444   470000   525000   400000   230000   495000
[PS3] Final Fantasy XIV ARR            217,644   250000   129000   100000    98000   150000    99999   144444   120000   122000   334899   105000   123456   111111   140000    95555    98877   114048   100000   200000    99999   140000    50000   245350    89123   160000   120000   105000   140000   105000   123321   156000   110500   100000   160000   169340   421340   111111   110000   115000   100000   120000   370000
[PS3+360] Lost Planet 3                 48,785    20000    51000    45000    25000    15000   122222    44444    36000   100000    36689    50000    78901   111000    80000    95555    33445    74857    90000   100000    44444    55000    50000    80000    80000    42000    55000    40000    22000    90000    75000    68000    33333    40000    45000    34047    29657    44444    55000    37000    40000    70000   115000
[PS3+PSV] Sen no Kiseki                165,542   200000   198000   150000   150000   100000   148260   199999   150000   115000   120445   140000    98765   105842    75000    95555    77665    71304    80000   150000   111111    70000    80000   135111    89456   140000   115000    80000    80000   100000    99999    94000    91000   140000   200000    43456    84457   111111   135000   150000   120000    70000   150000
[WIU] Zelda Wind Waker HD               31,154   120000   137000   120000    60000   100000   111111   122222    90000   150000    48194   180000    89012   102300   101000    85555   112233    83123   100000   110000   133333   100000   100000    88000    75000    58000    75000    70000   135000   125000   101101    75000    90000    70000   132000    90777    24321    99999   100000    68000   110000    80000   190000
[3DS] Little Battlers eXperience Wars        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
[3DS] Hardware                         749,398   300000   574000   550000   615000   550000   530000   655555   500000   500000   542576   560000   567890   551584   580000   555555   556677   525674   800000   350000   567890   600000   400000   522229   666666   380000   345000   435000   500000   600000   450000   545000   500001   520000   590000   662331   712331   555555   580000   519000   530000   290000   455000

UNIT DIFF                                    0  1523342   612290   630486  1016944   729944   899813   551853   688944   655144  1249162   627374   983190   876733   733374   881819   806272   959939   558578  1357374   813419   742374  1467374  1312086   563672  1060944  1647374   874944   587944   832374   905710   990374   625110   779714   720860  1396460  1377061   750826   647374   640944   726381  1982144   822086

PERCENTAGE DIFF                           0.0%   316.8%   221.8%   214.6%   288.3%   278.6%   319.8%   189.4%   226.1%   320.0%   276.0%   205.9%   313.5%   343.9%   301.9%   355.6%   277.4%   315.9%   332.7%   348.6%   245.7%   258.5%   318.8%   298.9%   307.0%   256.7%   338.9%   278.1%   277.8%   324.6%   310.3%   296.0%   269.9%   235.4%   213.3%   300.5%   300.0%   229.8%   217.8%   235.3%   247.7%   397.0%   332.7%

STATISTICS
                                        Famitsu    GAF-AVG        MIN        MAX       OVER      UNDER    CLOSEST BY
[3DS] Monster Hunter 4                 2,542,114  2,226,088  1,500,000  2,876,543         7%        93%  2,500,000 Alrus
[PS3] JoJo's All Star Battle             447,385    524,037    230,000    750,000        81%        19%    445,566 Glass Rebel
[PS3] Final Fantasy XIV ARR              217,644    144,226     50,000    421,340        12%        88%    200,000 hongcha
[PS3+360] Lost Planet 3                   48,785     58,429     15,000    122,222        52%        48%     50,000 bakman21
[PS3+PSV] Sen no Kiseki                  165,542    117,037     43,456    200,000        10%        90%    150,000 Yeshua
[WIU] Zelda Wind Waker HD                 31,154    100,292     24,321    190,000        98%         2%     24,321 Mr Swine
[3DS] Hardware                           749,398    530,727    290,000    800,000         2%        98%    712,331 Mr Swine

- Mr. Swine wrote "1,78902" for MH4, I assumed it was a mistake, so I put 178902*0*. Without the correction he's last by units, and 2nd to last by %.

 

[Lumyst]

That's pretty depressing :/

not even some niche moe trash shovelware game? pretty sure they can think of something lewd with the gamepad

That is exactly what I was thinking (well, not about the moe part, about the shovelware part). I mean, here in the US we'll get Dreamworks Tie-in shovelware, doesn't Japan have their equivalent of shovelware games like Spongebob and ABC's Wipeout?

 

[cj_iwakura]

That is exactly what I was thinking (well, not about the moe part, about the shovelware part). I mean, here in the US we'll get Dreamworks Tie-in shovelware, doesn't Japan have their equivalent of shovelware games like Spongebob and ABC's Wipeout?

Yes. Visual novels. Check the Japanese box art thread.

 

[cafemomo]

Yes. Visual novels. Check the Japanese box art thread.

VNs would be perfect for the gamepad

 

[Yanikun]

My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute: GamePad Touch Experience Edition.

Megaton.

 

[cafemomo]

My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute: GamePad Touch Experience Edition.

Megaton.

.

 

[HardRojo]

Vita's software sales aren't looking that bad but hardware sales are... Japan's definitely waiting for that new model and the Vita TV.

 

[Busaiku]

VNs were popular on PS2, but seemed to find their niche moreso on PSP and Vita than PS3 or anything else.
Right now, PSP seems to be doing really well with females.

 

[DaBoss]

39 343.9% DaBoss

yeeeeeesssssshhhhhh. I suck.

Hopefully I don't do as bad as for the yearly one.

Spoiler

Who am I kidding?

Congrats Tratorn.

 

[L Thammy]

AAA games are not everything. The Wii had way more million sellers than the PSP but in the end the PSP end up outselling it by more than 7m units, simply because it had way more med/small sized games than the Wii.

This is kind of interesting, actually. At a glance, Vita's got many of the mid-sized titles that the PSP had: God Eater, Phantasy Star, Yakuza, Musou, Miku, Persona, Tales.
Unless I'm mistaken, the big difference between the PSP and the Vita seems to be in those big titles. Monster Hunter has moved elsewhere. Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid don't seem to have a future in dedicated handhelds at all - maybe Kingdom Hearts too,

 

[shinra-bansho]

                                        Famitsu    GAF-AVG        MIN        MAX       OVER      UNDER    CLOSEST BY
[WIU] Zelda Wind Waker HD                 31,154    100,292     24,321    190,000        [B]98%[/B]         2%     24,321 Mr Swine

I hope people don't keep pushing the no one expected WWHD to sell better line. :/

Assuming they follow the general pattern of 10% of retail sales, this thread has more posts in it than Splinter Cell Wii U sold copies.

Given we have the first month retail indication in the US at something like 3-5K (from creamsugar), I don't see how it would have gotten to 20K. I'd assume the digital sales ratio was just higher.

.

Using historical sales, NSMB is bigger than all those franchises bar Mario Kart.

And Smash Bros is going to be on 3DS, so I imagine that will mute it's impact a lot in Japan as well.

 

[metalslimer]

Vita's software sales aren't looking that bad but hardware sales are... Japan's definitely waiting for that new model and the Vita TV.

Japan knew about them before even being announced...amazing.

 

[FZZ]

Nice I got third for units, is that good? Also did I already miss the October prediction?

 

[1st Course]

This is kind of interesting, actually. At a glance, Vita's got many of the mid-sized titles that the PSP had: God Eater, Phantasy Star, Yakuza, Musou, Miku, Persona, Tales.
Unless I'm mistaken, the big difference between the PSP and the Vita seems to be in those big titles. Monster Hunter has moved elsewhere. Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid don't seem to have a future in dedicated handhelds at all - maybe Kingdom Hearts too,

I don't expect the Vita to do as well as the PSP at all, if anything it will be lucky if it sold even 1/4 of the PSP sold in its lifetime. I do think that it has a chance at outperforming the Wii U though (in Japan at least).

 

[IncandescentPrecept]

This isn't true. Worldwide the results are split with some series like Animal Crossing, Legend of Zelda or Mario Kart being up on 3DS over DS, while others like New Super Mario Bros, Nintendogs or Brain Age are down. More are up then down though, it isn't just Fire Emblem.

Dunno about Zelda but for the other 2, sales are certainly nowhere near what they were on the DS.

 

[Madouu]

Dunno about Zelda but for the other 2, sales are certainly nowhere near what they were on the DS.

I wouldn't be so sure about Animal Crossing, new leaf is currently tracking higher than wild world I am pretty sure all thanks to a much higher debut month. (in NA at least)

Zelda is not really comparable since there was no 3d episode/remake on the DS.

Mario Kart was one of the franchises that really benefited from the DS expanded audience like I pointed out earlier, much like NSMB.

Fire Emblem and Luigi's Mansion are other recent successes in the west.

 

[Clawww]

It wasn't 'just' a re-release, it was an HD remake with spangly new features.

Now that it performed so poorly, we can downplay it instead of talking it up!

 

[duckroll]

Yay, I didn't end up in the bottom!

 

[michaelius]

Did I? Where?

here

In the Wii U's library, 90k is definitely not going to be up there in the highest first weeks. The whole discussion started with michaelius stating that the reason why the Vita had a better chance than the Wii U in Japan was because, using this week's charts as evidence, "software sells on Vita and doesn't sell on Wii U."

 

[pieatorium]

next week is such a non event compared to the week after with pokemon, gta and vita revision.

theres not even any countdown websites or famitsu mag teases to be disappointed by

 

[Fisico]

Btw how does the percentage work ?
Taking my Zelda estimate as en example (100k) am I supposed to say I'm ~220% away (100/31) or is it 69% away (because I must reduce my estimate by 69% before reaching the real sales) ?

 

[Kenka]

Prediction League September 2013 Results

Congratulations to Tratorn for winning by units and by percentages!

I ate my own nails. Damn you Monster Hunter, Zelda and 3DS.

 

[liger05]

Vita's software sales aren't looking that bad but hardware sales are... Japan's definitely waiting for that new model and the Vita TV.

Care to explain why the sales were low before the new model and vita tv were even announced?

It&#8217;s quite amazing how every excuse in the book seems to be found to explain the low sales of the vita.

 

[daxgame]

Smash won't be a system seller for wiiu, everyone already owns a 3ds and will buy it there

That one will actually be interesting to watch. I think the 2 versions will end up being way more different than we imagine, so I wonder how people will respond.

 

[PdotMichael]

Care to explain why the sales were low before the new model and vita tv were even announced?

It’s quite amazing how every excuse in the book seems to be found to explain the low sales of the vita.

Maybe I'm wrong but were the VITA sales not more like ~10k before the announcement?

 

[frankie_baby]

Maybe I'm wrong but were the VITA sales not more like ~10k before the announcement?

a while before maybe

 

[liger05]

Maybe I'm wrong but were the VITA sales not more like ~10k before the announcement?

They dipped below that before the announcement and were on a constant downward spiral.

New model was announced 09/09

Media Create Sales: Week 36, 2013 (Sep 02 - Sep 08)


|System | This Week | Last Week | Last Year | YTD | Last YTD | LTD |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 3DS # | 79.191 | 67.022 | 64.159 | 2.536.671 | 3.059.106 | 12.316.551 |
| PS3 | 13.790 | 20.090 | 11.813 | 605.864 | 777.991 | 9.465.948 |
| PSV | 7.314 | 8.405 | 14.106 | 692.892 | 519.554 | 1.823.717 |
| WIU | 5.702 | 6.741 | | 440.612 | | 1.067.899 |
| PSP # | 5.493 | 6.218 | 9.065 | 358.117 | 557.689 | 19.987.128 |
| WII | 978 | 1.141 | 6.958 | 58.115 | 385.611 | 12.696.951 |
| 360 | 201 | 177 | 815 | 18.181 | 48.512 | 1.632.015 |

Media Create Sales: Week 37, 2013 (Sep 09 - Sep 15)


|System | This Week | Last Week | Last Year | YTD | Last YTD | LTD |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 3DS # | 276.792 | 79.191 | 60.903 | 2.813.463 | 3.120.009 | 12.593.343 |
| PS3 | 12.146 | 13.790 | 13.903 | 618.010 | 791.894 | 9.478.094 |
| PSV | 6.020 | 7.314 | 10.858 | 698.912 | 530.412 | 1.829.737 |
| PSP # | 5.449 | 5.493 | 9.069 | 363.566 | 566.758 | 19.992.577 |
| WIU | 5.003 | 5.702 | | 445.615 | | 1.072.902 |
| WII | 962 | 978 | 6.019 | 59.077 | 391.630 | 12.697.913 |
| 360 | 244 | 201 | 739 | 18.425 | 49.251 | 1.632.259 |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| ALL | 306.616 | 112.669 | 103.684 | 5.017.068 | 5.553.536 | 59.296.825 |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 3DSLL | 236.700 | 60.077 | 35.870 | 1.899.422 | 562.433 | 3.989.793 |
| 3DS | 40.092 | 19.114 | 25.033 | 914.041 | 2.557.576 | 8.603.550 |
| PSP | 5.449 | 5.493 | 9.069 | 363.566 | 566.758 | 19.816.590 |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

[Glass Rebel]

Prediction League September 2013 Results

Congratulations to Tratorn for winning by units and by percentages!

Hey, not so bad for my first prediction league!

I was sweating over my JoJo prediction being too low but I was actually closest. Neat.

 

[Parakeetman]

I wonder if eiyu senkis low numbers comes from it not being in fucking stock. I went with the digital dl version as amazon was on backorder. D:

Then again seeing who its aimed at not really surprised its that low. But most def the stock issues has got to do something with it. Its odd too how on amazon theres no ratings of it yet either.

Not a bad game though for a character game with some strategy elements added.

 

[pieatorium]

That one will actually be interesting to watch. I think the 2 versions will end up being way more different than we imagine, so I wonder how people will respond.

wiiu version could be the greatest game of all time and the 3ds version a smeared turd in a case and it would still be 10 to 1 in 3ds favor.

 

[bigmit3737]

So the big games for Vita this year are FFX and God Eater - that s it right?

What about the first 3 months in 2014?

 

[Parakeetman]

So the big games for Vita this year are FFX and God Eater - that s it right?

What about the first 3 months in 2014?

I wouldnt even count FFX as really a big game.

 

[TheChaos0]

So the big games for Vita this year are FFX and God Eater - that s it right?

What about the first 3 months in 2014?

Freedom Wars is coming in the first quarter of 2014, if I remember correctly.

Edit: Looking at it now, there's nothing apart from 2014 as a year.

 

[Afrit]

Care to explain why the sales were low before the new model and vita tv were even announced?

It’s quite amazing how every excuse in the book seems to be found to explain the low sales of the vita.

I don't know, cause of the heat wave or something ;P

well, I don't have any evidence to cite but I guess it's combination of lack of high profile releases on the Vita recently and the anticipation for MH4 (only 2 weeks before MH4 release vita fell below 10k).

I think at that time no one want to buy a Vita when MH4 is releasing soon, getting into MH grinding simply means you won't have time for other games or a new console. Saving for 3DS & MH and following the crowd is more compelling than a Vita with zero attractiveness.

and no the vita won't have a break with the new 2000 release even after MH4 storm, there is a bigger Pokemon storm incoming.