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NPD July 2012 Sales Results [Up3: 3DS Hardware Correction - 124K+]
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Petrae
Member
Not if I was in charge of purchasing. I believe that there's plenty of hardware out there, so no need to replenish.
Yeah <200K in November/December is basically EOL.
EA Sports is actually one of the few shining bright spots of the industry.
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
I ask again: Can you tell us if the PS3 is closer to 135k or 140k? Is the Wii closer to 65K or 70k?
You Are Viewtiful
Member
I meant on a week-to-week basis it probably dipped below 10k towards the end of the month. Scary...
Funny to think that the Wii U might actually be a year late in the grand scheme of things.
Petrae
Member
Accurate.
Let's promote public transportation to save Vita
perfectchaos007
Member
The system is doing marginally better in PAL territory right? FIFA over there is like Madden over here so if FIFA has gotten the commuters to buy, then you may be on to something.
However, most Americans drive to work as opposed to public transportation with the exception of some cities in the north east. So most Americans can't play their games on the way to work.
Father_Brain
Banned
Well, it's true that almost every time I've made a prediction for Vita that I thought was pessimistic, Sony has managed to fall short of it. We'll see.
...so, is August 28th included in the August NPD period, or will there be two NPD months in a row with no Vita retail releases?
Great device, no fucking developer support. And we haven't seen anything of Black Ops Vita, which will probably be pushed into 2013 with the way things are going.
Just wow
Posted just the gif I was looking for.
I guess I'm not that surprised with the whole "there was absolutely nothing released for it in July," but just seeing it warrants that reaction.
BassForever
Member
It may be coming out at the perfect time honestly, it might get a lot of people desperate for "next gen" and if it isn't too far behind PS4/Nextbox it could do very well for itself.
Dehumanizer
Member
Thread just got epic
Petrae
Member
Unit ranges of 5,000 units on either side are usually deemed acceptable for analysis and discussion. Unless Sony and/or Nintendo publicly share specifics, those of us with the data cannot provide anything more than guidance and ranges.
I know it's frustrating.
Bending_Unit_22
Member
The console generation is almost 7 years old, average console prices are higher than they used to be, and Nintendo and Sony decided now was the time to double the price of handhelds, what was there to expect?
Yeah, not to be mean, but I missed the firesales on consoles in the past and I won't miss this one. I just hope things haven't changed and it doesn't work like that anymore.
Less than 50k is insane. Poor Vita
Yes. Immediate price drops and big games are needed if they want to have a 'healthy' system.
frankie_baby
Member
Maybe I'm wrong but I thought vita was actually doing slightly worse in pal territories?
Joing among elite games like RE : ORC who did more then 600k i see ! :b.
It seems Feb has been only the decent month for the consoles and software as well [diablo aside]
I think things will pick up from August but i hope we get to see new ps3 model announcement soon.
Will add some life and drama to the npd thread
terrisus
Member
And unfortunately, with situations like the Vita and PSP, a range of 5K is a pretty significant chunk of its overall sales.
BassForever
Member
Don't forget about March with ME3, but yeah as a whole this has been a very slow year
rapid32.5
Member
why ? it's not like people will start buying new consoles in droves, next gen handhelds are already out and proof to that.
imho 'healthy' it's wishful thinking at this point...
i don't really know what sony could do to turn this around... the system is performing extremely bad in every single region...
Last Hearth
Member
To this day I still wonder what the Sony executives were thinking when they decided to release the Vita.The whole thing is so predictable that nobody involved in that decision process deserve to keep their jobs.
As others have already said the market is obviously beyond ready for next generation consoles.
vita hardware numbers are just.. yeesh
3DS hardware isn't great either, but at least somewhat more excusable with the DS selling as much as it did. 3DS also (should) be picking up soon with the XL/NSMB2 combo and the fairly solid holiday lineup.
vita hardware numbers are just.. yeesh
3DS hardware isn't great either, but at least somewhat more excusable with the DS selling as much as it did. 3DS also (should) be picking up soon with the XL/NSMB2 combo and the fairly solid holiday lineup.
Impeccable
Member
I love my Vita.
RukusProvider
Banned
I believe it was Kaz's project. He's now the savior of Sony.
MyAbsolution
Member
Im just glad 3DS is doing ok, I jumped on that boat.
Father_Brain
Banned
Nintendo bailed in 2009.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
I do too but they've absolutely dropped the ball with the entire thing.
perfectchaos007
Member
They are giving it the PSPGo treatment. Eventually the PSPGo got a $50 price cut, but it was too late to regain momentum. The Vita needs a cut now, even if Sony will take a bigger loss on every unit sold. I think they aren't willing to do that just yet because they aren't confident enough that the software sales will bring them back in the black :/
home consoles don't have to compete with phones/tablets/ipods
And there is no high profile games this fall. Last year, 3DS had Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7. AC3: Liberation isn't gonna cut it, unless it's an amazing game, and it probably won't because it's from Ubisoft Sofia.
Bending_Unit_22
Member
Yup, Wii U/720* should have been holidays 2011, PS4 this holidays, and 3DS/Vita early 2010 if you ask me.
* Maybe this holiday would have been ok, had Kinect not been used as a blowout for the 720 instead.
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
Understandable. Now if only we had a more accurate range for DS and 3DS...
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Last Hearth
Member
President and CEO of Sony Corporation.
Well then the rot starts at the top.
You Are Viewtiful
Member
Sony is too lazy to even beg SE to port Type-0 on to the Vita.
The man responsible for SCE's biggest failure is now the head of the entire Sony corp.