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[Knuf]

Why is the Vita doing so badly while the software sales for it are alright? Are Japanese gamers seriously holding out for the inferior revision or something?! And it costs the same as well.

Japanese love dem colours.
And penguins, too.

 

[Canis lupus]

there's something slightly bigger than gta coming out next week too

something with pocket monsters

I think MH4 will be #4 behind Pokemon, GTA and maybe Danganronpa next week, though.

Oh you're right, how could I have forgotten about that? 3DS will surpass last years LTD next week then.

 

[Sylverstone14]

Longest summer in Japanese history?

Spoiler

Dat Heat Wave

We're still doing this?

 

[TheXfactor]

The Pokemon storm is coming

 

[Yanikun]

Are people really waiting for the new Vita model? I wouldn't have thought, considering it's basically the same price, but maybe new colors + on-board memory + slimmer is a good enough combo. Still think it looks like a Chinese knock-off, but I haven't seen one in real life.

 

[BassForever]

Nintendo needed to have Mario Kart 8 out this year

 

[FreedomFighter]

MH4 still sold out. That game is gonna murder Japan over the coming months, especially with the holidays coming up.

 

[liger05]

Japanese love dem colours.
And penguins, too.

Because its a niche product.

 

[Napalm_Frank]

WIU | 4.001
PSV | 3.538

 

[shinra-bansho]

I doubt that these sales are due to the new model/colors or the bundle for the Vita or Wii U respectively.

WU so close to dropping under 4k.

It is under 4K with the superior tracker.

 

[RPGamer92]

Haha

 

[Shengar]

The overall software sale is pretty damn low. Just look at the gap between MH4 and Armored Core V Verdict Day.
It must be Pokemon, I know it.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

I don't know, I think Capcom has been saving some Monster Hunter 4 copies to ship this weekend, like a new, glorious 500k shipment! Trying to get that Pokemon audience (kids).

 

[Kouriozan]

Bad week overall, but still nice seeing Mario Kart 7 and NSMB 2 getting some boost.
Vita and Wii U, bro for life, fighting together.

 

[Ratrat]

Boring week. Next week will be great hopefully. Go GTA5!!!

 

[jwhit28]

Is this the most dominant 1 piece of hardware has ever been in Japan?

 

[maquiladora]

Holy shit, Wii U in the 3k range now and next gen rivals aren't even out yet....

 

[Talamius]

Nintendo needed to have Mario Kart 8 out this year

So much this. Hopefully 3D World manages something.

 

[Gianni Merryman]

What are the chances of the 3DS surpassing PSP LTD this gen?

That may happen in early 2014.

 

[Lexxism]

Sorry. Never mind

 

[DaBoss]

I don't know, I think Capcom has been saving some Monster Hunter 4 copies to ship this weekend, like a new, glorious 500k shipment! Trying to get that Pokemon audience (kids).

Gaist Crusher

 

[Krev]

MH sales bottlenecked, it seems

@gibbogame 2h
Enterbrain -MH4 its sold/shipped ratio is 99.6% which means almost zero inventory at retail and thats almost 3 weeks after launch.


Next week is going to be interesting, new Vita and Pokémon

Capcom really screwed up with their estimates.

 

[cw_sasuke]

Is this the most dominant 1 piece of hardware has ever been in Japan?

I think so, at least for the recent years - DS was selling like crazy in a time where at least the Wii and PSP sold good/okayish. Right now it straight up slaughter for every plattform which isnt 3DS lol.

 

[Sylverstone14]

It's coming.

October 12...

 

[Magicpaint]

That may happen in early 2014.

Nah definitely not. Maaaybe late 2014 or early 2015.

 

[chadboban]

While I don't like seeing hardware do badly, I'll admit that this made me laugh.

 

[Interceptor]

Do we have any idea of the dgital sales of MH4? I honestly expect them to be quite high.

 

[darkwing]

Holy shit, Wii U in the 3k range now and next gen rivals aren't even out yet....

eh Mario 3D should boost it

 

[Principate]

It's coming.

October 12...

why?

 

[Brainiac 8]

Next week is GTA V, finally kicking MH4 from nr 1.

Monster Hunter IV will be kicked off from #1, but it won't be GTA that does it.

Also, WiiU and Vita sales are embarrassingly bad. Nintendo needs to get all up ins...

 

[Scum]

Nintendo blowing hot and cold at the same time. :lol
3D World with Mario Kart 8 demo. Soon...

 

[nampad]

Only one new release made the top 20?
Hope next weeks Vita numers are better due to the finally released new model.

 

[Taker666]

Vita will get a nice boost next week..although why people are waiting to buy a worse version of something they can already get (for the same price).. is beyond me.

I don't see the new Wii U bundles doing much. They certainly aren't setting the pre-order charts on fire at Amazon Japan. They should have dropped the price and marketed the freebies all users can get... rather than upping the price and including other stuff.

 

[AranhaHunter]

WIU  |      4.001
PSV  |      3.538

WIU - 3,853
PSV - 3,670

LMAO

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Considering there were probably serious injuries there, this is a horrible gif.

 

[Principate]

Only one new release made the top 20?
Hope next weeks Vita numers are better due to the finally released new model.

But it's Pokemon week lol.

 

[Brainiac 8]

We're still doing this?

Don't you know, Gaf is all about taking bad jokes, and never letting them go.

 

[Sylverstone14]

why?

I'm gonna assume that I needed a better GIF to express the calm before the storm...

 

[KillerMan91]

Vita getting new model next week so not surprising that its sales bottom out (PS3 sold 1.5k during the week before the slim). Interesting to see was there a lot of pent up demand for the new model during this last month. Of course Pokemans and 3DS are going to crush everything but still.

Vita will get a nice boost next week..although why people are waiting to buy a worse version of something they can already get (for the same price).. is beyond me.

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Well it's at least lighter. Japanese tend to like their slim models.

 

[Mr Swine]

Good lord MH4 is still trucking along. But I wonder which will cross 3 million first?

I expect the new Vita model to sell more than 100k next week with that big game everyone is talking about. But I think sales will be back at 15k after a few weeks :/

 

[SaintMadeOfPlaster]

Ocarina of Time (the best Zelda) did nothing for 3DS so why is this news?

Surely it did more than Wind Waker? I have no idea, but either way for the Wii U to dip back below 5,000 after just a week of a major release isn't good news.

On the other hand, this Monster Hunter-Pokemon 1-2 punch probably has them smiling about their portable side of things.

 

[zroid]

looks like people getting ready to buy Vita 2000

 

[chickdigger802]

i remember when 10k was low for vita. How low has vita sales gone down to?

 

[AdventureRacing]

Good lord MH4 is still trucking along. But I wonder which will cross 3 million first?

Whichever one ships it .

 

[HardRojo]

Vita revision is coming out this week right? Wii U's value bundles are releasing some time this month right? That should explain the low numbers but still... it's just sad to look at them and compare them to the 3DS, the 3DS is a beast.

Ah I forgot about Pokemon... Good luck trying to go up against that, Vita :/

 

[Plinko]

Pokemon is coming next week and people in this thread are actually expecting GTAV to be in the top spot in Japan?

 

[Honey Bunny]

Vita has new colors next week, Wi U has insane bundles in 3. Still horrid though.

The Wii U bundles are 3 weeks away? 3 more weeks of these numbers then, or is there a software release in between?

 

[FreeMufasa]

Imagine if someone said in December 2009, there'd be a 4,000 gap between the wiis successor and the 360.

:lol : lol : lol

 

[schuelma]

The Wii U bundles are 3 weeks away? 3 more weeks of these numbers then, or is there a software release in between?

Just Rayman and Sonic. I could see sub 2k honestly.

 

[Principate]

i remember when 10k was low for vita. How low has vita sales gone down to?

What? Vita's always been around 10k always. It's only post price drop it wasn't with the occasional game release.

 

[Diddy Kong]

Not a fan of the heat wave stuff, but this is hysterical