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[Massa]

The Vita has 0 chance of recovering in the west. Sit back and enjoy the niche japanese games and indie games and ps4 remote play because thats all thats happening after this year. Once Killzone and Tearaway come out that'll probably be it for exclusive vita content from sonys western studios. Also your wording implies this month's god awful sales are decent..

A price drop will come at gamescom though so they wont let it rot

How is the Vita dead if even by your admission it will continue to see games released for it? I'd like to understand how that works.

I suppose to some people downloadable games don't count. Quick everyone, the iPad is doomed.

and then in 2015, enjoy the ps4 remote play and indie games on your vita go.

This time I want them to go bigger, not smaller. VitaPad!

 

[AniHawk]

What's the consensus on the Wii U numbers?

terribad but better than last month. kinda like vita.

 

[twothunder]

Hope Creamsugar can post FE Awakenings current US LTD.

Anyway. Wii-U sales at 42K? That's pretty much as expected considering it's.. situation.
X Zone reached 50K? That would actually be pretty good for the game.
Wario bombed.... ,but that's not too much of a surprise is it?

Amazing The Last Of Us sales ,though.

 

[vareon]

PxZ 50k is better than I expected. Kinda expected EOIV numbers there.

 

[SmokyDave]

What's the consensus on the Wii U numbers?

I think they heralded the birth of a dragon, or something.

 

[Goldmund]

Indeed, they just battered handhelds into a bloody pulp in a matter of just 2 or 3 years instead.

Breathe easy!

It's more like Mobile and his cronies ganged up on Handheld in a dark alley, muttering "I'm 'a cut you up, you know that" while spinning a knife in his palm, not even looking Handheld in the eye, only to then kick him in the shin, scream "Know your place, punk!" and walk away with his sidekicks chuckling at his sides.

And he's not wrong.

 

[Kusagari]

Considering what Soul Hackers and EOIV did, 50k is really, really, really good for PxZ.

 

[Joni]

Nice for The Last of Us, but strange that even now Sony remains silent. I would think this is the time to say how much The Last of Us and maybe even the PS3 sold.

 

[AniHawk]

Nice for The Last of Us, but strange that even now Sony remains silent. I would think this is the time to say how much The Last of Us and maybe even the PS3 sold.

i don't think they want to mention the ps3 is down 87k from where it was last year.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

I think they heralded the birth of a dragon, or something.

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[Canis lupus]

They never mention numbers even if they post good numbers, they're being very humble since the bad PS3 start.

 

[Kurtofan]

Indeed, they just battered handhelds into a bloody pulp in a matter of just 2 or 3 years instead.

Breathe easy!

Not doing DS numbers is not "being battered into a bloody pulp".

Sucks for Imagine Babiez fan I suppose.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

Reiji his global presence.

PXZ did great!

 

[Metallix87]

What's the consensus on the Wii U numbers?

Horrible, but I guess it could be worse? At least it's not Vita or Ouya?

 

[Moral Panic]

Not doing DS numbers is not "being battered into a bloody pulp".

Sucks for Imagine Babiez fan I suppose.

Pretty sure it sold worse this month than PSP did before the smartphone revolution so I'd say it was battered into a bloody pulp.

 

[DrWong]

Pretty sure it sold worse this month than PSP did before the smartphone revolution so I'd say it was battered into a bloody pulp.

So, doomed?

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Horrible, but I guess it could be worse? At least it's not Vita or Ouya?

You can only call it okay in US. It is doing horrible all over the Europe and Japan(sans Pikimin 3 Week)

The VITA is actually outselling Wii U WW this year so far.

 

[IncandescentPrecept]

Considering what Soul Hackers and EOIV did, 50k is really, really, really good for PxZ.

How did those do?

 

[mrklaw]

i don't think they want to mention the ps3 is down 87k from where it was last year.

MS is down around that much - course its easier to not mention drops in volumes when you're still the market leader during a month - you can emphasise a nice positive data point. Not sure Sony has any with PS3 hardware this month?

 

[Verendus]

So Krillin keeps digging that grave. Not surprised.

 

[Codeblue]

Uncharted: GA is possibly the best handheld game I've ever played. I'd punch a nun for a TLOU port / spinoff, though I wouldn't want Naughty Dog getting involved, they've got PS4 delights to produce. Bend would be a fine choice.

I guess Bend is ok and whatever, but wanting to reserve the most inventive studios that can move units for consoles is killing the platform. If Sony won't even fully support their platform then there is no hope for it.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

How did those do?

Both debuted less than Soul Sacrifice on VITA, IIRC

Soul Hackers = 21K+

 

[Wiktor]

Indeed, they just battered handhelds into a bloody pulp in a matter of just 2 or 3 years instead.

Breathe easy!

All all that battering still isn't stopping 3DS from selling great. Seems no matter how much mobile devices get sold there will always be big vibrant market for handhelds.

 

[user_nat]

All all that battering still isn't stopping 3DS from selling great. Seems no matter how much mobile devices get sold there will always be big vibrant market for handhelds.

3DS is selling great?

Had a good month (wouldn't say great), but has been far from great for the rest of this year.

 

[Curufinwe]

Vita needs to be $150 and come with a memory card to have any chance of posting good numbers.

 

[Massa]

I guess Bend is ok and whatever, but wanting to reserve the most inventive studios that can move units for consoles is killing the platform. If Sony won't even fully support their platform then there is no hope for it.

SmokyDave doesn't work for Sony.

Their two flagship titles this holiday season are actually from Guerrilla Games and Media Molecule.

 

[IncandescentPrecept]

i don't think they want to mention the ps3 is down 87k from where it was last year.

It doesn't really makes sense for them to comment when they get more sales from other regions.

 

[Can Crusher]

Sony should drop this Vita shit, and start betting on bringing PS development to their own mobiles.

 

[Pie and Beans]

All all that battering still isn't stopping 3DS from selling great. Seems no matter how much mobile devices get sold there will always be big vibrant market for handhelds.

We'll see by 3DS lifetime I guess just what a gargantuan carving the app market has taken to dedicated handhelds. 3DS seems more enroute to around 80 million, the same number as the killed-early GBA.

This of course if we pretended the PSP market in addition to the DS' didn't exist. They just fucking upped and disappeared entirely.

But no, its certainly not a big and vibrant market like it was. A worryingly swift contracting one instead.

Oh and hibernating dragons. And still he wonders why...

 

[Acquiescence]

Just found out that TLoU sold nearly a million. That's seriously impressive.

 

[rdrr gnr]

Just found out that TLoU sold nearly a million. That's seriously impressive.

It probably did 1 million with D1D.

 

[Magicpaint]

That's the problem. We hold every console or handheld up against its predecessor, why does the 3DS get a pass on this measure? PS3 definitely didn't and it is the global number two now, but still considered a failure for not reaching anywhere near the heights of PS2.

Well this idea that people who were previously saying smartphone gaming will kill dedicated portables are backtracking over this one result seems silly. If 3DS had sold 500k this month and carried the momentum forwards then I would definitely be talking about the resurgence of 3DS and dedicated portable gaming, but that didn't happen. It sold well for a single week when ACNL was released and then died back down, hardly a resurgence of dedicated portable gaming. Now Nintendo are running out of silver bullets, the final one is Pokemon and we'll see what kind of impact that has and whether it can drag the kids away from Candy Crush Saga or whatever is en vogue when it releases.

Actually that's true. Well let's see what next month will be like. If it goes under 200k then really all that's left for the year is Pokemon...luckily it is a well timed release. Still the extra unit sales for the month is a positive nonetheless.

 

[IncandescentPrecept]

I guess Bend is ok and whatever, but wanting to reserve the most inventive studios that can move units for consoles is killing the platform. If Sony won't even fully support their platform then there is no hope for it.

Dude, Sony Bend is great. They made the PSP Syphon Filter games and Resistance Retribution as well.

 

[michaelius]

Weird that PS3 didn't increase with TLOU and as an aftermatch of E3.

 

[Metallix87]

You can only call it okay in US. It is doing horrible all over the Europe and Japan(sans Pikimin 3 Week)

The VITA is actually outselling Wii U WW this year so far.

That's honestly not surprising. Vita's actually had games released this year.

 

[SmokyDave]

That's honestly not surprising. Vita's actually had games released this year.

Lego City Undercover and Monster Hunter spring to mind. Vita has had nothing of that sales potential this year.

All all that battering still isn't stopping 3DS from selling great. Seems no matter how much mobile devices get sold there will always be big vibrant market for handhelds.

I can't say as I agree. The numbers don't lie. You've lowered your expectations is all.

 

[Frankfurter]

Actually that's true. Well let's see what next month will be like. If it goes under 200k then really all that's left for the year is Pokemon...luckily it is a well timed release. Still the extra unit sales for the month is a positive nonetheless.

It'd be pretty surprising if it wouldn't go under 200k in July imo, considering that July is a 4 week month (compared to 5 weeks for June).
Average weekly 3DS sales increased from sth. like 29k in May to 45k in June and would need to increase to 50k in July to make it to 200k.

 

[Tobor]

Weird that PS3 didn't increase with TLOU and as an aftermatch of E3.

With the PS4 this close and no price drop on the PS3? No chance.

 

[Raist]

Weird that PS3 didn't increase with TLOU and as an aftermatch of E3.

Too expensive. Sony should have cut the price a bit for TLoU launch. But I don't expect them to do this until christmas at least.

 

[Snowden's Secret]

Anyone want to leak the Injustice numbers by platform? That's the first and only major third party game to launch on Wii U at the same time as the other versions, right?

 

[rdrr gnr]

Too expensive. Sony should have cut the price a bit for TLoU launch. But I don't expect them to do this until christmas at least.

But the PS4?

 

[Katana_Strikes]

Very, very good for TLoU. Didn't think it would hit it out of the park that much. Such a great achievement.

Hardware wise it's all depressing. All the consoles need to be cheaper. It's crazy that they aren't dropping. And sales show it's having major effects. They do make the 3DS numbers look better than they are too. It has a nice library of games now but gone are the days of great handheld numbers.

 

[zomgbbqftw]

It'd be pretty surprising if it wouldn't go under 200k in July imo, considering that July is a 4 week month (compared to 5 weeks for June).
Average weekly 3DS sales increased from sth. like 29k in May to 45k in June and would need to increase to 50k in July to make it to 200k.

Iwata said 4x hardware increase for the ACNL week, so while the figures average out to 45k per week, the post ACNL weeks are much lower than that.

 

[Into]

I imagine 360 and PS3 will see a even bigger decline now than in previous years, due to upcoming PS4 and Xbox One.

 

[darkside31337]

I imagine 360 and PS3 will see a even bigger decline now than in previous years, due to upcoming PS4 and Xbox One.

Especially with prices being known as well. That $100 price difference between PS3 and PS4 isn't exactly going to help Sony sell PS3s over the next 4 months or so.

 

[Glass Rebel]

Decent to good sales for 3DS but that's just it. Hope the sales stay strong for next month. The system really needs more colours, a price cut or a new lite model.

 

[george01]

naughty dog <3 well done

 

[Plinko]

Decent to good sales for 3DS but that's just it. Hope the sales stay strong for next month. The system really needs more colours, a price cut or a new lite model.

One day soon people will finally transition to calling these numbers "great," because we'll rarely ever see non-holiday numbers like them for a handheld. The market has changed that much.

 

[Metallix87]

Lego City Undercover and Monster Hunter spring to mind. Vita has had nothing of that sales potential this year.

Monster Hunter is a port, and it was released in Japan last year. Lego City Undercover proved to be something the consumers didn't want, since it lacked a major IP like previous games.

Meanwhile, Vita had Soul Sacrifice and Toukiden, both of which had a fair amount of hype behind them.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Yeah if sony gets every AAA franchise in gaming vita will be fine. Too bad the chances of this are about 0%.

Thanks to remote play Vita will have all of the big games. : P