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[Four_Chamber]

Vita with horrible sales as expected, especially relative to the past handhelds. With nothing big coming out in the near future, Sony has got to be sweating bullets. It's gotta hurt that the 3DS outsells the Vita.

Good sales by the 360 and PS3 as well this month.

 

[Truth101]

I don't feel this really excuses anything though. Why was it undershipped? Did retailers not believe in it? If so, why? Will it recover? Will someone else take a chance given "undershipping" risk?

Oh, I'm not saying it to excuse the sales.

Did Capcom ever give us their WW Projections for Revelations?

 

[Metallix87]

Did Capcom ever give us their WW Projections for Revelations?

Nope.

 

[MeBecomingI]

Those Vita numbers are a complete shame... granted, it had a really soft launch in First Edition Bundle, but the real marketing launch push came after for the official launch of the device on the 22nd of February. Not that many days, but regardless, a new platform launch should be a big fucking deal and the Vita basically whimpered out of the gate. Such an amazing machine and no is buying it...

Nice 360 and PS3 numbers, though. Really surprised by the PS3 numbers... pretty good hold from last year.

 

[Elios83]

360 and PS3 doing great.
Vita......emmmm....we'll see what happens next month (5 weeks) if it's less than 200k it's a true bomba.

 

[madmaxx350]

Vita with horrible sales as expected, especially relative to the past handhelds. With nothing big coming out in the near future, Sony has got to be sweating bullets. It's gotta hurt that the 3DS outsells the Vita.

Good sales by the 360 and PS3 as well this month.

The period ended on 2/25, Vita released on 2/22. I mean the numbers are not out of this world great but I don't see how they are horrible.

 

[Effect]

Capcom would rather push their bigger console titles, it seems. They sent this out to die.

Does seem that way. I don't get emotional about games as they are games but this actually makes me somewhat mad they would seemingly do this. It does bothers me in general that companies would spend the time and money developing games but not actually try to make them sell. Not only that but actually undercut any chance a product might actually have at times. It's a huge waste of money. I honestly don't understand why this happens.

 

[DMeisterJ]

Uncharted has a nice attach ratio, but that's expected considering the lackluster PS Vita sales, and the fact that it's apparently an amazing game. Surprised it sold more than RE:R given the install base, and series popularity discrepancies.

 

[Puppet Shadow]

Nirolak, can you add in Microsoft's PR to the OP? It's in post #10.

Anyone else think we may not be getting a Sony PR this month? PS3 did great, but they'd have to mention Vita sales I suppose.

 

[Metallix87]

The period ended on 2/25, Vita released on 2/22. I mean the numbers are not out of this world great but I don't see how they are horrible.

You're ignoring the FEB.

 

[JB1981]

The Best Buy by me has the absolute lamest section for the PS Vita. It has no retail presence at all there. Like its already dead

 

[Truth101]

Uncharted has a nice attach ratio, but that's expected considering the lackluster PS Vita sales, and the fact that it's apparently an amazing game. Surprised it sold more than RE:R given the install base, and series popularity discrepancies.

Launch titles, especially one of UC quality, tend to sell quite well. I don't find it too surprising at all that it outsold RE:R. Now if RE:R was at the launch of the 3DS I could see it performing similarly.

 

[A Human Becoming]

Did we ever get more January numbers?

 

[Sammy Samusu]

According to you know who, Mercenaries did less than 30k in its opening month.

Nope.

Which probably means they are not expecting a million copies.

 

[MeBecomingI]

The period ended on 2/25, Vita released on 2/22. I mean the numbers are not out of this world great but I don't see how they are horrible.

Well, there was the First Edition Bundle, but the Vita barely had any marketing before the 22nd, let alone near the release of the FEB. Those are tracked, but I would like to think that those numbers would be pretty small.

Still, ~225K isn't good enough for a new platform launch, damnit!

 

[madmaxx350]

You're ignoring the FEB.

Even then that would be 1 week and 3 days right ? 225k is not that bad for that period.

 

[haadim]

Vita is on vita-support.

I really don't understand statements like this.


Really?

 

[Metallix87]

According to you know who, Mercenaries did less than 30k in its opening month.

This might be the only good news so far for Revelations. If it managed to sell a good deal more than 30k, Capcom can at least say that the audience is expanding a bit. It's not much, but it gives me hope that Capcom would have lower expectations for Revelations.

 

[Truth101]

I really don't understand statements like this.


Really?

Kinda amusing. I like the pun, haha.

 

[MikeE21286]

What browser you using? atomic browser on iPad wasn't rendering the numbers properly

I was on secondapps mobile neogaf

I see em now that I'm on my PC

 

[Chinpoko_Master]

Not sure what to make of those Vita numbers, but I'm not really impressed. It's a shame because it deserves to be successful.

The Best Buy by me has the absolute lamest section for the PS Vita. It has no retail presence at all there. Like its already dead

It's the same where I live. I saw it and was like, "This is it?"

 

[madmaxx350]

Not sure what to make of those Vita numbers, but I'm not really impressed. It's a shame because it deserves to be successful.

It's the same where I live. I saw it and was like, "This is it?"

It's been the same almost everywhere. SCEA doesn't try enough.

 

[OverHeat]

The number for 360 are wrong in the op...

 

[Kazerei]

Did we ever get more January numbers?

We can calculate Nintendo's January numbers from its February PR.

3DS: 171k
Wii: 152k
NDS: 76.7k

And from last month's discussion I believe that puts PS3 around 190k.

 

[Codeblue]

Woah. Revelaitons mega bomba. I know I said the audience wasn't there, but damn!

And whether or not Revelaitons is a spin-off is pretty irrevelant. Operation Raccon City is a spinoff, but it will perform several times better than this.

I agree that it's disappointing, but it's a little unfair to compare it to a console game that will be appearing on two well established systems.

 

[Metallix87]

Even then that would be 1 week and 3 days right ? 225k is not that bad for that period.

3DS did 400k in 7 days. Vita does 225k in 11 days.

 

[outunderthestars]

Not sure what to make of those Vita numbers, but I'm not really impressed. It's a shame because it deserves to be successful.

It's the same where I live. I saw it and was like, "This is it?"

Shelf space is earned or bought in retail. So far Sony has done neither.

 

[massoluk]

Not surprise by Vita. Quite possibly one of the least exciting launch of major game systems. I was genuinely surprised by the indifference toward it at local Gamestops I frequents.

 

[Femmeworth]

I was at Best Buy the other day and the Vita section was bigger than the 3DS section, which was pitiful. *anecdote*

 

[A Human Becoming]

We can calculate Nintendo's January numbers from its February PR.

3DS: 171k
Wii: 152k
NDS: 76.7k

And from last month's discussion I believe that puts PS3 around 190k.

Thanks. The PS3 number for last month was the one I was wondering about.

 

[Metroid Hunter]

Why didn't they at least air commercials for Revelations now, instead of Operation Raccoon City commercials (which releases in like April)?

 

[jvm]

Nirolak, can you add in Microsoft's PR to the OP? It's in post #10.

Anyone else think we may not be getting a Sony PR this month? PS3 did great, but they'd have to mention Vita sales I suppose.

What what what? I thought it was posted...

Just in case it wasn't:

After months of anticipation, the U.S. launch of PlayStation Vita saw overwhelming enthusiasm amongst gamers, resulting in exceptional hardware, software and peripheral sales. As reported last week, more than 1.2M PS Vita units have been sold globally since launch. Customer satisfaction rates are very high and momentum will continue as gamers get their hands on a deep lineup of blockbuster titles that take advantage of PS Vita’s unique features, including cross-platform play with the PlayStation 3.
-- Patrick Seybold, Sr. Director of Corporate Communications at SCEA

 

[outunderthestars]

Not surprise by Vita. Quite possibly one of the least exciting launch of major game systems. I was genuinely surprised by the indifference toward it at local Gamestops I frequents.

It's great hardware, but rather uninspired software.

 

[Truth101]

What what what? I thought it was posted...

Just in case it wasn't:

Sony is the king of PR statements that say nothing. ::bow::

 

[LosDaddie]

X360 on top, but PS3 with a smaller YoY decrease. I think Sony will probably stay put on pricing, while MS cuts theirs at E3.

Welp. Revelaitons and the Vita both disappointing.

Has an RE game ever been successful on handhelds? Honest question. I don't know.

And I think PSV did alright considering it had 3 days of sales in this NPD.

 

[Kazerei]

What what what? I thought it was posted...

Just in case it wasn't:

After months of anticipation, the U.S. launch of PlayStation Vita saw overwhelming enthusiasm amongst gamers, resulting in exceptional hardware, software and peripheral sales. As reported last week, more than 1.2M PS Vita units have been sold globally since launch. Customer satisfaction rates are very high and momentum will continue as gamers get their hands on a deep lineup of blockbuster titles that take advantage of PS Vita’s unique features, including cross-platform play with the PlayStation 3.
-- Patrick Seybold, Sr. Director of Corporate Communications at SCEA

It's so small it's easy to miss. Dat momentum.

 

[madmaxx350]

It's so small it's easy to miss. Dat momentum.

I was just about to say that lol

 

[Puppet Shadow]

What what what? I thought it was posted...

Just in case it wasn't:

Thanks!

Is this the first time that the only number mentioned in a Sony NPD press release is a worldwide number?

 

[Road]

The number for 360 are wrong in the op...

Hardware?

There have been 3 different sources with access to NPD reporting the same sales.

 

[Conrad Link]

The only thing that disappoints me about Revelaitons is the fact that it could have done better with a bit of effort I feel.

They really needed to push the fact that its a real RE game, show it off, SPELL IT OUT - LOOK AT THIS REAL RE GAME WOW! then I think people would have taken more interest.

Watch game footage and you think wow that looks awesome as, read a sign saying "RE.......Revelaitons" and "3DS" or "handheld" and anyone use to the spin off shit that gets spewed out will be suspicious.

 

[pieatorium]

Thanks!

Is this the first time that the only number mentioned in a Sony NPD press release is a worldwide number?

Sony is probably the most loose with how they do their numbers, remeber the Playstation family?

 

[shinra-bansho]

Patrick Seybold's least favorite day of the month.

 

[timetokill]

It's great hardware, but rather uninspired software.

Weren't people saying that this was an incredible launch lineup?

 

[Busaiku]

Has an RE game ever been successful on handhelds? Honest question. I don't know.

Not really, but Capcom considered Resident Evil The Mercenaries 3D a success (I think they shipped 400k).
But there were only 3 games total.

 

[Lord_Byron28]

X360 on top, but PS3 with a smaller YoY decrease. I think Sony will probably stay put on pricing, while MS cuts theirs at E3.





Has an RE game ever been successful on handhelds? Honest question. I don't know.

And I think PSV did alright considering it had 3 days of sales in this NPD.

Resident evil has never had a game like this release on handhelds. There was a remake of the original on the ds and a noncanon spinoff on gameboy. Revelations is the only serious re game to be released on a handheld. Not too mention the supply was pretty limited and marketing was non existant.

 

[pieatorium]

Weren't people saying that this was an incredible launch lineup?

It's pretty good, but I think it's more of a case of better than other launch lineups which are often quite terrible.

 

[Cipherr]

Not surprise by Vita. Quite possibly one of the least exciting launch of major game systems. I was genuinely surprised by the indifference toward it at local Gamestops I frequents.

I cannot quite put a finger on it, but something is definitely missing. The Vita launch does feel as if there's just, something not right for a launch of new hardware.

OTOH though, I felt the same about the 3DS.

 

[Pimpbaa]

I'm inclined to believe RE Revelations was undershipped. I pre-ordered it from amazon and I did not get my copy shipped at release date. Took forever for them to get restocked (with the fixed cover). Then again that is anecdotal evidence.

 

[Puppet Shadow]

I'm inclined to believe RE Revelations was undershipped. I pre-ordered it from amazon and I did not get my copy shipped at release date. Took forever for them to get restocked (with the fixed cover). Then again that is anecdotal evidence.

I always meant to ask, did those copies get pulled, or were they allowed to all sell?

 

[MrDaravon]

Skimmed the thread but didn't see this posted. No idea how reliable this is, but John Riccardi re-tweeted this a couple of hours ago:

To everyone who told me FF13 quality wouldn't impact future sales: suck it. RT @Nova_Crystallis: Um... seems FFXIII-2 sold 340k in the US

The source account is listed as the senior US Editor for rpgsite.com, which I'm not familiar with at all. Based on some of the math I saw in the thread that seems like it would be in the ballpark though (didn't someone figure that it couldn't have been more than 440k between 360/PS3 combined?).

I'm inclined to believe RE Revelations was undershipped. I pre-ordered it from amazon and I did not get my copy shipped at release date. Took forever for them to get restocked (with the fixed cover). Then again that is anecdotal evidence.

Yeah for what it's worth at about a week after release I had a total bitch of a time finding a copy.