PRE RELEASE PRICE DROP! BOMBA!!!
http://andriasang.com/comzjd/girls_rpg_price_drop/
...Yes, I was talking about Girls' RPG XD
http://andriasang.com/comzjd/girls_rpg_price_drop/
...Yes, I was talking about Girls' RPG XD
Media Create Sales: Week 51, 2011 (Dec 19 - Dec 25)
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airmangataosenai
Member
It's hard to quantify how bad this is for sure for the Vita but I'd say "Pretty fucking bad" as the drop-off come January could see it dip below 10k. But who knows for sure, even with Nintendo's kitchen sink strategy with the 3DS and the Nintendo holiday multiplier (almost 18% of year-long Wii sales came from the past 2 weeks) it came nowhere near the results for it's predecessor. It's good but the results from this season probably aren't repeatable for Nintendo, and nothing without Mario did particularly well by franchise standards, Rocket Slime, and Inazuma underperformed and Monster Hunter probably won't hit 1 million by the end of the year. If Sony could get the Vita to perform like the PSP they could gain quite a bit of Nintendo's handheld marketshare or even beat them but.... these results are pretty dire and imply that all enthusiasm might've died after the launch. The only silver lining is that PSP is still performing well which means they still have a fanbase which can tranfer over to the new platform but without any major releases in site I don't know what they're going to do.
mentalfloss
Banned
Was this week's Vita sales for a full week of sales?
Konami could benefit from doing the same for MGS3D before they face total bomba.
Pancakes R Us
Member
Going to wait for a price cut here in the UK before even considering it. Having said that, I'd like to see Vita do well. Keep dedicated handheld gaming alive!
Expect it on 3DS and WiiU, phones don't have the controls for a game like Uncharted.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
I don't think it will actually be priced under $250 but there are already Gift Cards being handed out for buying a Vita at launch. I can imagine a whole hell lot more of these deals showing up day 1 for the Vita.
Chuckpebble
Member
You'll shit bricks when you see it. (I'm pretty sure you saw it, btw, it took me a while though.)
Damn I was going to post that story
I still think that game is going to bomb, but I was wrong with nearly all my Level 5 predictions lately so who knows >.>
Wut @ 3DS software performance
I guess I should let my rage settle, since it's basically confirmed Just Dance Wii will hit my joke prediction of a 500k ltd in Japan.
You mean the dragon? I've seen uglier things at school.
You mean the dragon? I've seen uglier things at school.
QuiteWhittle
Member
Didn't the 3DS beat the DS for the best December, or am I mistaken?
Despite all thing happened lately, and even considering this week's result, Level 5 is a company much much more clever than Konami from a business standpoint.
...
But, effectively, even a rock is better than Konami in reading the market.
Admiral Bone to Pick
Banned
I'm not really sure the Vita could have launched into a worse situation. The entire reason for the PSP's revival in Japan was Monster Hunter, the newest hit iteration of which is for the 3DS. If that wasn't enough, Nintendo is also offering a cheaper system with two big Mario titles. I really can't say I'm surprised by the results.
TheNatural
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djplaeskool
Member
C'mon Konami, Beatmania IIDX 17 CS! Do it! The market *wink wink* demands it!
What you neglected is that 3DS is growing in userbase. Hitting a million means a 25% adoption rate which is really, really good.
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
Pretty much this.
test_account
XP-39C²
Upcoming games can be seen here:
http://andriasang.com/database/?view=upcoming&cat=all&maker=all&action=platform&platform=psv
The 3DS sales were more spread out than the DS in 2005, that's why it didn't reach the DS amazing week 51, 2005 number. I think it still beat the DS when you take in account the whole month.
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
It´s true for MH game. you can ignore it all you want but the fact still stands.
dragonfart28
Banned
Can't say I'm surprised.
I end up getting all the hardware in the end, but at this point in time I couldn't care less about getting a Vita.
Sure the hardware is very nice and all for the most part, but that's it. At least for now. :-/
Doesn't really help that a game like Uncharted is something I'd much rather play on the big screen as well as that we just got 3 a little while ago.
Even the new WipEout leaves me completely cold, which always was the series that got me buying Sony hardware in the early days...
I end up getting all the hardware in the end, but at this point in time I couldn't care less about getting a Vita.
Sure the hardware is very nice and all for the most part, but that's it. At least for now. :-/
Doesn't really help that a game like Uncharted is something I'd much rather play on the big screen as well as that we just got 3 a little while ago.
Even the new WipEout leaves me completely cold, which always was the series that got me buying Sony hardware in the early days...
Screw you Level-5, this game was supposed to bomb:
03./00. [WII] Inazuma Eleven Strikers | SPT | (Level 5) {2011.07.16} | ¥5.980 | - 74.227 / NEW
10./00. [WII] Inazuma Eleven Strikers 2012 Xtreme (Level 5) {2011-12-22} - 85,117 / NEW
Okay, that is pretty bad, obviously bigger bad things to worry about though.
03./00. [WII] Inazuma Eleven Strikers | SPT | (Level 5) {2011.07.16} | ¥5.980 | - 74.227 / NEW
10./00. [WII] Inazuma Eleven Strikers 2012 Xtreme (Level 5) {2011-12-22} - 85,117 / NEW
Okay, that is pretty bad, obviously bigger bad things to worry about though.
209k.
200k
UncleSporky
Member
209k. Second week of PSP's sales back in '04 was 85k.
EDIT: BUT I PROVIDED MORE INFORMATION
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Welp. Looks like I'll be importing my Vita instead of buying one for US launch. Will be cheaper.
bgassassin
Member
So does this mean we're going to be seeing a return of this .gif for Vita?
Most of those won't crack 100k, and none of them will crack 200k.
Smiles and Cries
Member
Vita 
3DS where is my 510k? Damn u Famitsu share your numbers with Media Create
I remember thinking 3DS would be 3 million ahead of Vita back before the 3DS launch but damn. And I still thought Vita had a good chance to catch Nintendo sleeping after to slow down in sales... Now with the amount of software coming to 3DS in the next 3-4 months. I dunno Sony.
3DS where is my 510k? Damn u Famitsu share your numbers with Media Create
I remember thinking 3DS would be 3 million ahead of Vita back before the 3DS launch but damn. And I still thought Vita had a good chance to catch Nintendo sleeping after to slow down in sales... Now with the amount of software coming to 3DS in the next 3-4 months. I dunno Sony.
Not all MH games are the same. Capcom knows this, which is why their FY expectations are "only" 1.2m - it's what can be reasonably expected on a new system. Would it have sold more on PSP at this point? Probably, but they're gonna have to go through the generational transition eventually anyway and preferred to prepare the 3DS userbase for the upcoming major release of MH4.
Quadrangulum
Banned
Are you trying to say that competing for the dedicated handheld market is pointless? By the end of the generation, the 3DS platform is still going to have made far more than any of the social games publishers could ever hope to earn even if there's a cataclysmic contraction. Cultivating a profitable ecosystem, even with an anachronistic device, is surely preferable to becoming another face in the Android hardware ensemble - Sony would be overshadowed and outmaneuvered by Samsung, HTC, and Google's Motorola mobile division - or attempting to displace iOS or Android.
Of course, there's no reason why they must select only one approach.
Found out the Vita sales via twitter as I missed them on GAF.
Pulled them out to a new thread for more eyes, hope no-one minds.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=457014
Pulled them out to a new thread for more eyes, hope no-one minds.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=457014
That really wasn't necessary or new thread worthy imo.
Yeah, the next 3 months are going to be brutal for the Vita. 3DS has a constant release of C and B level titles. Not million sellers, but worthy gap fillers. Its going to be rough.
I think it needs games, and a price drop. I'm sorry but that price point just does not work for portables. I felt like this was going to happen too.
Lets not be ridiculous. Its not a hot start, but you are jumping to conclusions. You can still succeed greatly after a rough start, PS3 taught us that. And in a way.... The PSP did also.
More like all hail Kirby... Wtf, Kirby Wii is going to crush Skyward Sword lol.
That was always going to happen.
djplaeskool
Member
Its kinda surprising seeing psp having 50k+ as compared to previous week.
Wierd
Not really.
The system is cheap and has a gigantic library.
Perfect gift.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Unfortunately there is just no way to know if this is true or not. I think it's still up in the air whether or not a relatively high-priced handheld can succeed in today's market given the existence of a desirable software lineup. It's a combination that we just haven't seen.
Think about this --- would the 3DS have been successful at its original price if MH, SM3DL, and MK7 were available within a few months of launch? There is no way of knowing for sure but I personally wouldn't bet against the system selling power of games of that caliber.
This would be similar to starting a new thread for 360s December NPD sales next month because you didn't look in the main NPD thread. People who want these sorts of numbers know where to look. A separate thread does nothing but attract trolls and fanboys who are not really interested in actual sales. I can see why the thread was short lived.
jump_button
Banned
Any hope for Vita as far as games comings?