This thing will be pulled from shelves by the end of the year (in North America). Surprised they're even putting out the 2000 model.
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NPD Sales Results for January 2014 [Up3: PS4/XB1 #1/#2 best selling; Poke/SM3DW/ALBW]
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This thing will be pulled from shelves by the end of the year (in North America). Surprised they're even putting out the 2000 model.
Yeah you're probably right Aqua. Sony must be doing something to keep them on shelves. Because the Vita has just been horrid for so long now sales-wise.
Opus Angelorum
Member
Yeah, about that PSVita revival...
It might have been a good idea if they had priced it properly.
Consumers HAVE mutiple consoles to choose from and they have chosen
which one they prefer.
this is the very definitio of competition.
Ugh.
Is there any precedent for a console / handheld being available in the three major regions and then pulled from one of them?
I can't imagine how it would work if games were still being announced and released for everywhere but the US. Would US mags / sites review PSN stuff that their readership couldn't access?
pieatorium
Member
there were rumours here in australia that ps4 allocations were prioritised to those who stocked vita from day 1 (there were a few places that didn't like k-mart) Anecdotally I would be inclined to believe it
Officerrob
Banned
It's time for Sony to take the Vita out back and put it out of it's misery
Yeah, it really does sting a bit. Just a gorgeous game, that can only be experienced using the Vita's unique hardware functions. Of course it bombs.
Megadragon15
Member
Amazingly awful numbers. Good job, Sony.
Aquamarine
Member
For reference, Vita sold 34K last January, so this is a >50% decline for the system unadjusted.
Adjusted, Vita sold 27K last January, or a >37% decline for the system.
Adjusted, Vita sold 27K last January, or a >37% decline for the system.
Oh well, at least CoD: Declassified sold well.
Officerrob
Banned
Those games don't sell. The system doesn't sell. As others have said, it will be pulled from shelves before too long
Eh, people were saying that last year too. I can't see how it would work. They'd need to pull it from shelves worldwide and I suspect the device is just on the right side of 'viable'.
cardinalmind
Member
That Tearaway number hurts me more than the low number of Vitas sold. Honestly, That game
NEEDS more love.
DESPERATELY
Hydrargyrus
Member
Wow
That 2:1 ratio is pretty huge for USA... more even if you take notice the stock problems.
Congrats to Sony and PS4!
That 2:1 ratio is pretty huge for USA... more even if you take notice the stock problems.
Congrats to Sony and PS4!
AdventureRacing
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Bummed about Tearaway. Great game.
Vita under 17k is just unfathomably bad. Remote play did nada.
It desperately needs proper first party, big title exclusive support. But no way Sony will prioritize this at this point. Everything will be PS4.
Vita under 17k is just unfathomably bad. Remote play did nada.
It desperately needs proper first party, big title exclusive support. But no way Sony will prioritize this at this point. Everything will be PS4.
creamsugar
Member
For 3DS, you don't believe it's something like 84k-17k right? Then the statement didn't include handheld. It's about 2/3 last year.
Last I heard 999 is over 100K and VLR close to 70K.
Hero of Legend
Member
In case you missed it, can you provide the LTD of Sonic Lost World on both Wii U and 3DS please?
I suppose it's without adjusting for the four weeks compared to the five weeks last year, right?
Then, it's around 100k.
There's something to be said about the opportunity cost of supporting a zombie platform while simultaneously trying to support a thriving one that could favor your argument, but as SmokyDave posted, people are saying that for a year now. I think Sony will still keep the platform alive, but halt or critically decrease first party software support (keeping Japan branch releasing Monster Hunter clones) doubling down on it being a PS4 premium companion device and an Indie platform.
pieatorium
Member
96k
Aquamarine
Member
Last year: 212,946
3DS + DS
Last year:
-15% YOY from January 2012
-88% MOM from December 2012
Creamsugar leak from back then:
100k < 3DS < 150k and more closer to 150k
50K < DS < 100K and more closer to 50k
sarcasm? i honestly can't tell. because that seems to be incredible for both. last i checked, 999 was at 40k about three years ago, and vlr barely scraped 10k its first month.
i mean. holy cow. that's more than i expected for either one. 999 would be pushing phoenix wright numbers.
thanks.
Wolves Evolve
Member
Jesus fucking christ. Stick a fork in it... to retrieve the fork you put in it to see if it was done.
They did everything they could software wise. I think perhaps it needs to have the Google Play store just .. there. Just on the device. That's what people want. I think its not the form factor of the phone, its that people's favourite games. It's a software issue as well as a hardware issue. Obviously its last ditch time. Tearaway at 3k doesn't cover two people's salary for a year.
Graphics Horse
Member
Do they have western first party support besides porting PS2/3 games?
I'm sure you'll still see a few cross platform games like Hohokum, but I think Western exclusive support died a while ago.
I've seen that, seemingly, last year DS did 66k. This means
3DS January 2013 - 147,000
3DS January 2014 (2/3 of 2013) - 98 (estimate)
3DS January 2013 per week - 29,400
3DS January 2014 per week - 24,500 (estimate)
I never understood why some people thought PS4 remote play would help Vita sales.
1) People don't own 55+ inch televisions with 5.1/7.1 surround to play on a small screen
2) Gamers are not going to splash another $150+ on top of just spending $399 on something they MIGHT use
3) There's basically no hype for the Vita outside of the very hardcore gamers
1) People don't own 55+ inch televisions with 5.1/7.1 surround to play on a small screen
2) Gamers are not going to splash another $150+ on top of just spending $399 on something they MIGHT use
3) There's basically no hype for the Vita outside of the very hardcore gamers
I can double check but both titles have done quite a bit.
bitter sweet for Sony, I just don't get why Vita doesn't sell...it's the best handheld I ever played
i think sony makes a profit off the vita because they don't market it. the make money off hardware and the niche games publishers release for it (plus download stuff). any money sent its way to improve the situation could put the product in the red.
the next push is with the revision, which is cheaper hardware to allow more wiggle room for such things.
There's just no market for it.bitter sweet for Sony, I just don't get why Vita doesn't sell...it's the best handheld I ever played
It doesn't help that they haven't been particularly aggressive in procuring content for the device either. The flood of indies has rocked my socks, but they need exclusive instalments of the safe, familiar brands that people flock to.
I also feel they should've been far more aggressive in procuring iOS ports. Where is Deus Ex: The Fall? Where is GTA: San Andreas? Where is XCom? Where is Asphalt 8?
yeah. i didn't expect the fanbase to be that big (and to have stuck around like that). thanks.
Not that is much of a solace but if you take into consideration that Sony said last week that Vita software sales are 50-50 physical/digital then the grimness of Tearaway sales is somewhat lessened. By half...
freefornow
Member
Proprietary memory cards. Is the system crackable to play the games from other sources?bitter sweet for Sony, I just don't get why Vita doesn't sell...it's the best handheld I ever played
Aquamarine
Member
Complete spectrum of NPD hardware sales estimates:
PS4: 271K
XB1: 141K
3DS: ~97K
PS3: ~53.5K
Wii U: 49K
360: ~48.5K
Vita: <17K
PS4: 271K
XB1: 141K
3DS: ~97K
PS3: ~53.5K
Wii U: 49K
360: ~48.5K
Vita: <17K
speculawyer
Member
Thanks. Now go to bed young lady.
Ouch Wii U, ouch.
Graphics Horse
Member
I approve of this gastronomically correct method.
Messofanego
Banned
Wii U beat 360! Woohoo
Graphics Horse
Member
Wii U beat 360! Woohoo
Everything did besides vita and wii. I don't think anyone saw that coming. Is Microsoft heading for a drop in Live revenue?
Messofanego
Banned
I don't think even an indie dev would be happy with Tearaway's sales, ouch