XiaNaphryz
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I'm guessing you mean 3DS to DS.
I don't think he's saying to selectively make comparisons with a particular platform, but to look at numbers in context of ALL the other ones.
PlayStation Vita Sales See Massive Spike in Japan (nearly six times increase)
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I'm guessing you mean 3DS to DS.
I don't think he's saying to selectively make comparisons with a particular platform, but to look at numbers in context of ALL the other ones.
LOL Oh shit.
papersleeves
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Is PSO2 coming in the US for Vita? I know the PC version is, but I am more interested into the portable title.
Sigh. I was using those 2 platforms to show how using multipliers can be misleading in telling the entire story. Is it really that difficult?
electroplankton
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Nice boost, but hardly relevant for the history of the system in Japan. We all saw GC rising in special occasions (even more, like 100k), and it didn't help in general.
staticneuron
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PSO2 is a free download. The sales are only for a special edition bundle. The charts will not reflect how popular PSO2 really is.
Not trying to prove or disprove anything (I honestly have no idea if PSO is that popular in japan) I am just pointing out a truth here.
If 360 suddenly sells 5x more week over week, that's a massive spike. It doesn't matter how many sales it originally had. A 5x increase week over week is a massive spike.
The WiiU doesn´t appeal to casuals so it has to rely way more on gaming enthusiasts than the Wii. And i think most people here agree when i say: 3D Mario/Zelda etc. yay, 2D Mario rehash/Nintendoland nay.
BronsonLee
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Nah, I just lied to trick you. Slow your roll, dude.
2: of course. That's just me being reductive. Just an amusing anecdote to see a lot of the same people in Vita threads.
I admit to having little knowledge about Kagura, but from a personal perspective, I'm not buying a Vita for that, but I would for a portable MMO. Just a personal thought.
The in-game purchases seem pretty popular on the PC version, so I imagine a lot of income will come from that.
The 360 sold 282 units this week. Five times that is 1410. It's still completely insignificant.
Phoenician_Viking
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Fixed.
Well, I didn't know that. Yes, that makes it more insignificant, but there's a certain point (and I think 11k is definitely in that) that a 5x increase is a massive spike, and it doesn't have to be a huge number to start out with.
Vyse The Legend
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It's great to see the Vita have some decent sales for once; however, we won't be able to tell if the price cut had any lasting effect until several weeks from now.
For now, this is pretty much an expected, no-duh story.
For now, this is pretty much an expected, no-duh story.
eddfromtheriver
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This, it's ok if you don't want to pony up for other games, but not doing it for MH is unbelievable.
DR2K
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How do you know who's buying what?
I understand you just fine. But like I said, that isn't putting things into perspective. Putting things in perspective means relating current success to past performances of the same company/product. Which is what sales analysts do.
Magicpaint
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It's a decent (not spectacular but not as bad as the rumoured 44k would have suggested) sales spike, but next week would be more interesting for me. With the release of SS, it will be interesting to see how much it softens the inevitable drop that will come post-price cut and what kind of new baseline the Vita will settle at. I guess some software after the Q1 blitz would also help 
Ok. A week that saw a price drop and the first 2 notable releases in 6 months saw about a 20k increase over the last time the platform saw a notable release( hatsune miku). To me that does not strike me as evidence of much demand for a product.
When is TGS again?
zeopower6
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Was that really the reason for Monster Hunter not appearing on the Vita and instead floating over to the 3DS/WiiU?
I just hope eventually MH4 finds its way to the Vita... ;_;
Yep, that's perspective. And I agree that there isn't much evidence for mainstream demand. But it seems to be carving itself a nice niche which should be viable for many AA games. At least in Japan.
eddfromtheriver
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Let's just hope SONY that markets SS accordingly (in japan).
Dorimukyasuto
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Dead or not, I'm happy with the Vita.
Would like a God of War title though.
Would like a God of War title though.
Enters a positive Vita news thread.
Sees first reply.
Yup.
Psycho_Mantis
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I think all parties ae to blame in the following order:
Capcom by far the largest reason: Too Cheap...would rather continue use old assests to make a larger profit.
Sony: for not paying for MH to appear in Vita
Nintendo: for probably doing some kind of deal or paying Capcom.
Again its mostly Sony and Capcom's fault though Capcom don't care as MH can find success on any platform it wants especially the 3DS.
Will you be citing an IGN article or will it just be a personal grudge?
Either way, I say go for it!
What happens if Sony has 2 bombs on the market? What happens if Nintendo brings back the "3rd pillar" and that bombs? So many possibilites.
As long as they don´t release a second handheld that´s not going to happen.
Napalm_Frank
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I doubt it. 3DS is more similar to DS for example and it has no probs.
So that's what, like a dozen more Vitas out on the streets now?
The thing just had a price cut and a fairly popular game is coming out on the system tomorrow, which might be causing some systems to be sold on anticipation alone. To not expect a temporary bump in units sold given the circumstances is pretty naive.
The thing just had a price cut and a fairly popular game is coming out on the system tomorrow, which might be causing some systems to be sold on anticipation alone. To not expect a temporary bump in units sold given the circumstances is pretty naive.
zeopower6
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I don't think that's it. Honestly, the Vita's performance is probably the way it is partly because of the PSP still doing very well in Japan with a ton of new games every week compared to the Vita. Also not many new games.
This is more applicable to Xbox/360.
Dorimukyasuto
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When I was buying my Vita someone who went with me said "wait don't you have that already?" I had to explain it was a new console, lol.
SmokedMeat
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What demand is there in Japan for anything outside of the 3DS? Gaming is on life support over there.
Father_Brain
Banned
Yeah, this is pure wishful thinking.
Obviously, Wii U is not exactly in an enviable position right now. It's certainly in a much deeper hole than 3DS was at its low point, largely due to the dearth of third-party support.
But at the end of the day, it still has 3D Mario, Mario Kart, Zelda, and SSB coming, among others, all of which are guaranteed to have some kind of large, positive impact on hardware sales (if not necessarily enough to save the system from GC or GC-plus sales).
By contrast, as I noted in today's MC thread, Vita literally has not one notable exclusive announced for the remainder of 2013 in Japan once Soul Sacrifice and ToHR launch tomorrow. The closest thing to an exception is Valhalla Knights 3, a fact which speaks for itself.
...oh, ffs.
eddfromtheriver
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But secret sauce!!!... erhm... wrong thread...
I really hope they've been keeping something huge underwraps.
I can see that happening.
I guess that could be a major part of the problem also I never really looked at it before now but the Vita is damn expensive when compared to say a PS3.
I don't think the vita will ever take off at this price, it needs to get down to $199 somehow.
Supermanisdead
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I am SICK of these Vita-Dreamcast comparisons.
Vita will NEVER match the Dreamcast in great games and love.
metalmonstar
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Glad the pricecut was effective. I was figuring around 50-60k so it is a little more than I thought it would be.
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