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Media Create Sales: Week 40, 2013 (Sep 30 - Oct 06)
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DarkLordMalik
Member
If they had considered/loved OLED, they would have hated the 3DS's screen.
I don't think they care about the screen at all.
Sammy Samusu
Member
20k is too low, I'm gonna say 40k, maybe even more.
MasterSheen
Member
Wow, really bad week outside of 3DS and MH4. On the flip side, lots to look forward to next week.
I'm not joking around.
Maybe I'm a lil bais towards the fact that game, especially a Final Fantasy title, is comming to a handheld I truly enjoy.
and maybe my views might be a little skewed to think that a 12 year old game will save a handheld, but I honeslty do think that FF, even though that IP is going down the shitter, will help the Vita one way or another.
The future of the Vita is bright, I know it will never reach 3DS levels, but in the end of the day, it will be a very successful venture for Sony and the third parties who have invested in it.
Obviously that isn't the deciding factor for a console. I'm just suggesting that if someone is planning to buy a Vita, then one might think that screen quality is a big decider of which model to purchase.
vicissitudes
Banned
Do you mean weekly or LTD? I can see the former, but I have doubts the latter will ever happen.
InsaneZero
Member
"better legs" typically implies a better LTD.
Sakura
Member
MH4 could already be outselling MHP3 depending on what digital sales are. I don't think outselling it LTD is that unlikely.
freezamite
Banned
That's a fallacy. Firstly, because loving OLED doesn't mean to hate the LCD. Secondly, because what makes the 3DS the beast it currently is it's not its screen, but its games.
If the screen matters or not, that's something we will know once the Vita 2000 is released and comparing its sales to the OLED model.
At this point, all what we know is that the screen its of course much less important than the game.
You only have to look at the successes of Nintendo handhelds to deduce that screen quality is a minor concern at best. PSP, too, to be fair.
KillerMan91
Member
PSP had amazing screen for its time. I still haven't forgotten first time I put my PSP on. Dat fucking screen.
PSP3000's screen is really not that great. I mean, it's ok. Everything is. But I'd never call it high quality. And that's the model that sold the lion's chunk of the current install base.
It's all about price IMO.
KillerMan91
Member
Well of course 2008 when 3000 was released it wasn't anymore that much ahead of other devices like smartphones but back in 2004/2005 PSPs screen was just amazing. Going from dumb phones and GBA to that was mindblowing. I also actually agree with you that it's in no way a big selling point and to get price lower in future it's wise from Sony to go cheaper LCD. Just wanted to correct that PSP had amazing screen for its time lol.
I feel bad for those who think they are getting a better model
DarkLordMalik
Member
Well.... i somehow think Sony were actually factoring in the OLED when they were making the VITA. As it turned out, it didn't really contribute much to sales and hence they went back to LCD to cut costs.
I love my OLED VITA though.
Sakura
Member
If the new model was cheaper in any significant way, then I would agree OLED would not be relevant at all. But it's not cheaper, and it doesn't really have any advantage over the regular Vita other than simply being slightly thinner/weighing less. So if you are a consumer and you have to choose between the two which are priced the same, personally I would choose the OLED one.
They cost basically the same, Vita LCD is not a cheaper alternative by any means. It's basically putting those resources to better use - giving Vita SOME internal memory while keeping costs more or less the same. See, the most successful handhelds, phones and tablets don't have OLED displays, it's really not inaccurate to say the market mostly doesn't care about OLED. Especially if Vita LCD stomps all over Vita OLED, which I think will happen.
Screen quality, for good or for bad, never matters. Game Boy had a terrible calculator-like 4-shades-of-green screen while the Lynx released almost simultaneously with a color, backlit screen. It truly doesn't matter.
It seems like a waste to give the system a measly 1GB of storage space, you can't even fit one retail game on there.
Lol what?! Do you know this little smartphone line by Samsung called "Galaxy"? The Galaxy S line (not including S4 and the Note series) sold more than 100 million units in just 2.5 years.
It's there for storing Vita game saves (and some other small file size stuff, such as PS1 classics) right out of the box, which is nice, as you couldn't do that before. If you want to download full games, you'll still have to buy a memory card. But if you just want to play retail games, you don't need a memory card at all with the 2000.
It's like me saying: Android though. iOS hardly matters, because there's more Android phones out there. See how silly that sounds?!
When you think Vita, you'll think OLED screen, PowerVR SGX, dual sticks etc.
Though it's understandable Sony replaced it with a LCD. It's cheaper and that's all that matters to them, since Vita isn't succesful, so they have to cut costs.
I suppose, but I really can't see someone not buying a memory card at some point. I guess maybe if you never want any DLC, or demos or PSN games, but I doubt there are too many people who fit into that category. I'd much rather have a better screen than a small amount of storage space.
I feel you, but that measly 1GB costs nothing compared to a more expensive OLED screen.
theprodigy
Member
yeah no, this is why people always have to repeat NeoGAF=/=general gaming population
yeah yes, who the hell are buying Vita's? Your average joe? Because it's so mainstream right? Yeah no indeed. The people who buys Vita's are indeed people who visits Neogaf and the like.
so it wasn't selling like dirt before this week?
I'd probably treat the 2000 model as a sidegrade at best and would rather consider it as an injection of new colours. The 1GB storage doesn't seem like a differentiating factor when a 4GB card on amazon is only about 1200 yen (right now). The increased battery life is probably the biggest feature but I don't know how much it matters to potential customers. With that in mind, the last time the Vita had new colours (red and blue) was November 15th of last year.
Media Create Nov 05-11 (Vita) - 4,021
Media Create Nov 12-18 (Vita) - 13,091
This time, with 6 additional variations coming in all at once, I could see it possibly crossing the 20,000 mark for the week. I do wonder if the effect could be more muted now it being further into the system's life and we've yet to see any sustained growth.
Media Create Nov 05-11 (Vita) - 4,021
Media Create Nov 12-18 (Vita) - 13,091
This time, with 6 additional variations coming in all at once, I could see it possibly crossing the 20,000 mark for the week. I do wonder if the effect could be more muted now it being further into the system's life and we've yet to see any sustained growth.
They've dug the knife so deep that they've finally hit me. ;_;
More seriously, I think Square Enix's mobile focus isn't brought up enough in discussions of the Vita. Monster Hunter isn't the only PSP series to turn its back on Sony's handhelds.
Final Fantasy X HD doesn't count.
spatenfloot
Member
Regardless of how it sells, I will buy FF X-2 for Vita. If we are lucky, sales will be high enough to get SE to rerelease FF XII.
BishopLamont
Banned
So basically you know what you're saying is ridiculous but say it anyway for attention?
People who like Sony exclusives and thought that the Vita would host a large number of similar games. The number has been lacking, and the quality of any individual game hasn't been enough to count for a killer app, hence it's current sales numbers.
spatenfloot
Member
I don't think anyone seriously believes that. It might get a nice boost for a while, but will not even come close to 3ds numbers.
Sammy Samusu
Member
FFX Vita bundle to be released in the busiest week of the year. Suppadoopa redeemed.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=694597
No really, Sony is being really aggressive this last quarter.
Oct - Vita 2000
Nov - VitaTV, God Eater
Dec - FFX and probably more things I don't remember
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=694597
No really, Sony is being really aggressive this last quarter.
Oct - Vita 2000
Nov - VitaTV, God Eater
Dec - FFX and probably more things I don't remember
Didn't realize that FFX followed Vita TV. If it was exclusive it would actually be a much better fit for the system than the more multiplayer-focused God Eater.
pieatorium
Member
theres a bundle with a 3gvita, 32gb card, hsg and a bunch of demos and free to play shit pre installed coming on oct 31 for 24k yen
an otome game bundle for dec 19 that comes with 2 games @ 22k yen
special edition vitas for gundam breaker, god eater 2 and ffx/x2
Sammy Samusu
Member
Rise up, Vita, rise, this is the beginning.
pieatorium
Member
lol is that a quote from somewhere? sounds familiar
MasterSheen
Member
It's much better than last year's q4 at least...
PopGAF all sound the same.
Yes I want. Import for the SE Vitas and hope Namco Bandai shows some grace to us here in the west.
pieatorium
Member
timetokill
Banned
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