radioheadrule83
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Media Create Sales: Week 42, 2012 (Oct 15 - Oct 21)
- Thread starter Chris1964
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I agree with you, but we should also remember that
- GE2 is multi with PSP. I think that postponing it to next spring will help in increasing the Vita % of sales compared to PSP ones, but I don't know if this can be a system seller, considering its multiplatform nature.
- PSO2 is a multiplatform online-only game (am I right?) and I think that this will tone down a lot its sales potential (on Vita in Japan at least) compared to a proper main episode like the one that sold a lot on PSP
- Soul sacrifice could be important, being exclusive, but it's also a new IP that must be "tested" on the market
Of course those three games with a good price cut will help a lot Vita in increasing its weekly sales. But we are not talking about three huge million seller titles, as for example was for Mario kart, Mario Land and Monster Hunter last year to re-launch the 3DS in Japan
Sammy Samusu
Member
Their own fault.
Yeah, well, you kinda made the impression that the bump was relevant. It's pretty much a stastistical noise though.
Imageepoch JRPGs are unnecessary.
Yeah that was kind of what I was going for- the only reason these titles are considered that significant is because of how terrible Vita's lineup has been up until this point.
Dr. Feel Good
Banned
Are we even aware of one Vita title that has hit 1 million units worldwide?
frankie_baby
Member
None have, vita hardware isn't much over 2 million worldwide
slaughterking
Member
A game you can only play online (so you basically have to be at home) seems like the complete opposite of what will do well on a portable in Japan. (or anywhere, really)
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Maybe, but maybe not not. Depends how good it's offline functions are (if there is any), because being prodominantly online and requiring wifi, seems pointless if your interested in playing it portably. Might as well just get a laptop, probably be a better experience too. It's not like a vita is even outside the laptop price barrier, unless they are vastly more expensive in japan.
My understanding is that PSO2 is literally F2P. So it's not going to sell any units at all. It's going to be.... literally free on PSN.
I think they're releasing some kind of limited edition retail pack with in game items/redeemable game currency, but I could be going insane.
They released Samurai & Dragons (also F2P on Vita) at retail, so PSO2 Vita definitely would be. Speaking of which, the ever continued updates to S&D implies to me it has done decently for SEGA.
manueldelalas
Time Traveler
I'm surprised by the lack of impressions of BD. Anyone? How is it, how does it play? I didn't like FF 4WoL, but loved FFIV, VI and IX, will I like this?
I thought VITA would get a decent boost...
I thought VITA would get a decent boost...
it fell behind last year's number the week after the new model and RE6 were released. Without any price change, I would say it failed to make any impact.
I wonder if SCE provided Level-5 and Tri-Ace tools for it LBX W? Thus far the game doesn't use the second analog stick, nor does it use the touch screen at all. In fact, the player name text had to be inputted with the d-pad via a game proprietary keyboard rather than Vita's OS touch based one. The game itself looks no better than what one would expect a PSP game to look like rendered on Vita. Luckily the game uses a lot of colours so it still looks great.
AranhaHunter
Banned
I think they need a redesign, relaunch with new SKUs, price drop, moneyhat some big 3rd party games since there's absolutely nothing in Sony's portfolio that's a System Seller in Japan in order to make this thing relevant.
To be honest, I think they're just riding the waves and making a little money on it while they can.
Joseph Flemming
Member
<gives hug> I know... I'm sad too.. seriously. I came to that realization. Hopefully we can get a gravity daze sequel before it dies completely. =(
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Dat Little Battlers Vita bump.
3DS's gonna be brutal when AC is out. Can't wait to see what happens
Vita, as usual
I also expect Assassin's Creed for Vita to destroy the 3Ds once and for all time.
My reaction to this week 3DS numbers is not so positive, honestly.
I mean: I know that there weren't releases, and that last week there was a new color, but I was expecting 3DS numbers to grow a little bit with the incoming holidays.
Probably I was wrong, btw
Are they making money on it?
With the upcoming bundles to be released i could see many customer sjust waiting to get the AC, Mario or all black MH Tri 3DS.
gdamn you! I had to think twice about that
wasn't price-reduced MH also announced? i would wager people are just waiting for that...and AC
slaughterking
Member
electroplankton
Banned
It's October.
Father_Brain
Banned
The first three points will make only a minimal difference without a stronger software lineup. As for moneyhats, Sony continues to face a twofold problem:
1. Sales being what they are, it's very likely that no incentive Sony could provide would suffice.
2. Even if moneyhats were effective, any such game would be a year or more away, by which point Vita will be even closer to death than it looks now.
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
One thing is clear. The Vita needs its own identity instead of being a "me too" platform by getting the PSP or PS3 games.
SpaceDrake
Member
God damn, even the combined might of Trails and LBX couldn't budge the Vita's numbers significantly. It is toast. Sure they're re-releases but I expected at least a couple-thousand-unit sales bump. According to Famitsu there wasn't even any effect.
I think that speaks volumes about consumer perception of the Vita - it's seen as unnecessary. Nobody feels like they need it. I'm not sure even the holidays will do much for it - the best hope it has is Persona 4 getting picked up as a holiday gift.
Meanwhile, goddamn in wholly different sense at BDFF. This is what it feels like to witness the birth of a new franchise, ladies and gentlemen. And it was supply-constrained! I can't wait to see what it does over the holidays. SENA needs to announce an English version already.
I think that speaks volumes about consumer perception of the Vita - it's seen as unnecessary. Nobody feels like they need it. I'm not sure even the holidays will do much for it - the best hope it has is Persona 4 getting picked up as a holiday gift.
Meanwhile, goddamn in wholly different sense at BDFF. This is what it feels like to witness the birth of a new franchise, ladies and gentlemen. And it was supply-constrained! I can't wait to see what it does over the holidays. SENA needs to announce an English version already.
slaughterking
Member
You should clearly wait for the Dengeki numbers to decide which numbers fit your bias the most.
frankie_baby
Member
I don't know whether to arbitrarily support MC numbers this week, where BDFF tracked more units, or Famitsu numbers, where BDFF tracked fewer units but outsold RE6.
it's a dilemma
Wait for dengeki, might get the best of both worlds
Edit - Lol slaughtered by slaughterking
Smiles and Cries
Member
electroplankton
Banned
Indeed. To me, it seems that the market simply doesn't want Vita. It doesn't want Vita in the same way it didn't want the GC or the DC; it could find its own niche, sure.
frankie_baby
Member
You really can't be trying to compare how the vita is doing to the gc
I support this view too. It is difficult to pinpoint the reason of its existence if it feels and plays the same as its brand counterparts. It's almost as if Sony did not add enough original features to it. Sounds... unprecedented.