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[Atram]

So the only way that Vita can sell/go h2h against 3DS is a yearly price drop with lots of games during 2 months? What's stopping Nintendo for dropping the price on the 3DS to spoil Sonys fun?

good sales

i think they release the 2DS in 2014, this is enough to spoil Sonys fun.

 

[michaelius]

So the only way that Vita can sell/go h2h against 3DS is a yearly price drop with lots of games during 2 months? What's stopping Nintendo for dropping the price on the 3DS to spoil Sonys fun?

Nintendo needs to profit on something to cover Wii U bleeding money and they need to design next gen handheld soon.

 

[SmokyDave]

So the only way that Vita can sell/go h2h against 3DS is a yearly price drop with lots of games during 2 months? What's stopping Nintendo for dropping the price on the 3DS to spoil Sonys fun?

What?

The Vita can't go head to head with the 3DS. Nothing is going to change that. What fun is there to spoil?

Edit:

And they should let Sony have the market

Spoiler

lol

for them self if Vita really takes off?

Wait, what?!

Have I missed a series of major announcements or something? Why is this being floated as a viable scenario?

 

[Mr Swine]

Nintendo needs to profit on something to cover Wii U bleeding money and they need to design next gen handheld soon.

And they should let Sony have the market

Spoiler

lol

for them self if Vita really takes off?

 

[Tenki]

Wait, what?!

Have I missed a series of major announcements or something? Why is this being floated as a viable scenario?

Don't get your hopes up, Smoky.

 

[L~A]

I'm waiting for a kind soul to make a list first, but yes, sounds like another big push from Sony.

... or simply, March/April is the first really busy period after the holiday season? Sounds pretty normal to me, wasn't it the same last year? Maybe they'll try dropping the price again, but how low can they go?

 

[michaelius]

... or simply, March/April is the first really busy period after the holiday season? Sounds pretty normal to me, wasn't it the same last year? Maybe they'll try dropping the price again, but how low can they go?

Last year there was price drop at end of February and all bigger games got grouped around it.

Also famousmortimer was hinting west will get Vita 2000 next year alongside another price drop so I'm guessing they would also drop prices in Japan.

 

[KillerTravis]

Is VitaTV really trending below PSP Go already? Damn, at it's price point I thought it was going to sell fine.

 

[SmokyDave]

Don't get your hopes up, Smoky.

I have no hopes to get up. I'm just enjoying this current 20k+ per week period while it lasts. I'm just trying to fathom where this talk of a miraculous turnaround is coming from, because it's pure fantasy.

 

[Sakura]

Is VitaTV really trending below PSP Go already? Damn, at it's price point I thought it was going to sell fine.

Isn't it like, not even compatible with all Vita games or something though?

 

[Metallix87]

And they should let Sony have the market

Spoiler

lol

for them self if Vita really takes off?

No chance. Absolutely no chance. Kirby, DQM2R, and the 2DS next year alone are enough to keep the Vita at bay.

 

[Opus Angelorum]

I have no hopes to get up. I'm just enjoying this current 20k+ per week period while it lasts. I'm just trying to fathom where this talk of a miraculous turnaround is coming from, because it's pure fantasy.

Obligatory:

 

[L~A]

Last year there was price drop at end of February and all bigger games got grouped around it.

Also famousmortimer was hinting west will get Vita 2000 next year alongside another price drop so I'm guessing they would also drop prices in Japan.

Oh? I thought they already had launched the 2000 model already.

 

[KillerTravis]

Isn't it like, not even compatible with all Vita games or something though?

Not sure, I think right now it's only Tearaway since it uses the backtouch gimmick, but it's not like Japan cares about that game.

 

[Nibel]

Wait, what?!

Have I missed a series of major announcements or something? Why is this being floated as a viable scenario?

 

[michaelius]

Oh? I thought they already had launched the 2000 model already.

key word in my sentence was "west"

 

[Shengar]

No leak this week?

 

[L~A]

key word in my sentence was "west"

Err... I understood your sentence perfectly, you know. I really was asking about the West!

 

[slaughterking]

No leak this week?

We'll get the full numbers in five minutes anyway.

 

[Deleted member 125677]

The idea of Vita going to head to head with 3DS in Japan is about as reasonable as the idea of Wii U outselling PS4 in the UK next year.

 

[shinra-bansho]

Launching Vita 2000 in the West will amount to absolutely nothing. The design or the materials of the product aren't flawed, it's just wrong at a basic fundamental concept level for Western markets.

 

[Nibel]

http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/bestsellers/2013/videogames/

P&DZ is the #11 best selling game on Amazon in 2013, and it's not even out yet. :rip:


I'm waiting for a kind soul to make a list first, but yes, sounds like another big push from Sony.

Isn't Amazon.co.jp pretty irrelevant at this point? Both Lightning Returns and 3D World were number 1 bestsellers before they launched and we know how that turned out

Granted, I'm not sure if this affects handheld games as well

 

[Deleted member 125677]

Launching Vita 2000 in the West will amount to absolutely nothing. The design or the materials of the product aren't flawed, it's just wrong at a basic fundamental concept level for Western markets.

Yup. I don't even think price has that much of an impact any more. It's been more or less equal to 3DS XL for a good while if you're smart about deals.

 

[Ty4on]

Launching Vita 2000 in the West will amount to absolutely nothing. The design or the materials of the product aren't flawed, it's just wrong at a basic fundamental concept level for Western markets.

*with another price drop.

PCH 2000 in the west is inevitable when they run out of PCH 1000 stock. It's so much cheaper for them to manufacture.

 

[Road]

Famitsu: http://www.famitsu.com/biz/ranking/

Wii U: 46,773

Media Create: http://www.4gamer.net/games/117/G011794/20131211078/

Wii U: 48,762

 

[KingSnake]

Oho! Good jump for Wii u. And good legs for Mario 3d World.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

Wii U 46.773

 

[Tenki]

It's alive!

 

[The perfect Dark]

WiiU!!!!!
It's alive!

 

[DaSorcerer7]

Wow

 

[shinra-bansho]

GT6 launched more than 3x better in Japan than the UK. Bizarro world.

 

[Sadist]

Holiday Nintendo in full effect I see

 

[Nibel]

Famitsu: http://www.famitsu.com/biz/ranking/

WIIU: 46773

Media Create: http://www.4gamer.net/games/117/G011794/20131211078/

WHAT

 

[BowieZ]

Wut

 

[bigmit3737]

Tons of Vita games dated for March/April.

Someone should make a list.

Can you link me please?

 

[Magicpaint]

Holy Wii Shit U!

 

[Mpl90]

Wii U O____O
What...what's happening O_O

 

[Scum]

Famitsu: http://www.famitsu.com/biz/ranking/

Wii U: 46,773

Media Create: http://www.4gamer.net/games/117/G011794/20131211078/

Wii U: 48,762

What manner of sorcery is this?! :O

 

[KillerTravis]

Dragon Quest doing God's work.

 

[JoeM86]

<Satire>The weather was favourable this week</satire>

Great result. Rises for everything that isn't Vita TV...decent start for GT6 and nice bump for Wii U. 3D World is holding steadily, too

 

[Tiops]

Nintendo really has the power to turn things around in Japan, huh?

 

[urfe]

I thought Wii U would go up, but not that much.

I'm happy.

 

[Pistolero]

Wii U O____O
What...what's happening O_O

Nothing, except fot the usual holiday bump...

 

[Deleted member 125677]

Vita TV 3,772

dat holiday bump

 

[Ty4on]

GT6 launched more than 3x better in Japan than the UK. Bizarro world.

No PS4. Seriously, why was this surprising?

 

[GhostTrick]

No more heatwaves ? j/k

 

[Vampirolol]

DAT holiday magic

 

[Yoshi]

Is the holiday effect afecting the Wii U unproportionally high? It seems a bit strange.

 

[Bruno MB]

What am I seeing? a Japanese Wii U third-party title over-performing. It's the only Wii U release with a 80% sell-through or higher.

Gran Turismo 6 didn't bomb as hard as I expected and Inazuma Eleven series is done.

 

[Lord_Byron28]

Why is Sales-GAF shocked that Nintendo products get huge boosts during the holiday season?