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[reptilescorpio]

Well, here is the biggest news this month, Vita is back to life, FPS bundle 56k.

I'm so happy right now

 

[Crimson_Gold]

Well, here is the biggest news this month, Vita is back to life, FPS bundle 56k.

Vita really does mean life folks. Huzzah

 

[Jaded Alyx]

Maybe they should double down on software that uses the gamepad while simultaneously unbundling it. The people who really want gamepad games will buy the gamepad to play them, and for everyone else there's a $150 Wii U that's well into impulse buy territory.

That has got to be the worst idea ever.

 

[Guymelef]

Well, here is the biggest news this month, Vita is back to life, FPS bundle 56k.

Vita near Wii U numbers on Mario Kart month, that's crazy.
And maybe above with stand alone console.

 

[GamerJM]

Well, here is the biggest news this month, Vita is back to life, FPS bundle 56k.

Still lower than Wii U. Vita is still dead. I'm predicting a big drop.

I hope not though. <3 my Vita.

 

[darkside31337]

Can't believe Vita almost outsold the Wii U this month.

The Vita is truly a dead cat bounce. A cat thats been dead for a year

 

[djplaeskool]

Wii U + XBOX family < PS4

Well, here is the biggest news this month, Vita is back to life, FPS bundle 56k.

 

[MaximumSpider]

it gonna crash next month tho ;_;

.

 

[Donthizz#]

Well, here is the biggest news this month, Vita is back to life, FPS bundle 56k.

this makes me happy

 

[TheRealTalker]

Well, here is the biggest news this month, Vita is back to life, FPS bundle 56k.

praise the heavens

 

[Imru’ al-Qays]

We're talking about console health generally. Keep in mind that PS4 has to carry the weight of two particularly weak second and third place platforms. If PS4 finishes with, let's say, 110M units sold -- very respectable for a generation leading console -- but Xbox One and Wii U sell 50M units total, that will represent substantial contraction of the home console market, while video games in other avenues (PC, iOS, Android, etc.) continue to rapidly expand.

The real question is how much of that hypothetical contraction is attributable to the ebbing of the Wii's blue ocean. Last generation was pretty idiosyncratic due to the influx of non-gamers and PS360/Wii double-dipping.

 

[FZZ]

Holy fuck my predictions are so fucked.

Vita came outta nowhere.

 

[Welfare]

VITA

 

[Orthogonal]

Guess folks really were waiting for the new Vita SKU. Then again, could be dead cat bounce.

 

[Aquamarine]

VITA MEANS LIFEEEEE

 

[Freeman]

Well, here is the biggest news this month, Vita is back to life, FPS bundle 56k.

"It's Alive!!!"

 

[Chezzymann]

Well, here is the biggest news this month, Vita is back to life, FPS bundle 56k.

My vita is smiling

 

[EmCeeGramr]

That is a preposterous increase for Vita. I can't think of another platform that at any time displayed a MOM increase anywhere near that.

 

[Tookay]

Price drop for Wii U incoming? Can they afford to drop maybe $30?

I don't think a $30 drop really affects price elasticity that much when you're still paying over $250.

 

[Yawnier]

VITA LIFE

VITA LIFE

 

[Mooreberg]

Glad to see that the appeal of "cross gen" should be fading fast for publishers. Arkam Knight should be the start of a good trend.

 

[Lexxism]

Holy fuck my predictions are so fucked.

Vita came outta nowhere.

Don't worry. PSV, WiiU, PS3 aren't included in the points system anyway

 

[Painraze]

We're talking about console health generally. Keep in mind that PS4 has to carry the weight of two particularly weak second and third place platforms. If PS4 finishes with, let's say, 110M units sold -- very respectable for a generation leading console -- but Xbox One and Wii U sell 50M units total, that will represent substantial contraction of the home console market, while video games in other avenues (PC, iOS, Android, etc.) continue to rapidly expand.

The poster said "shambles the console market is in." I always appreciate the dropping of iOS/Android mobile takeover but is the XB1 and PS4 not tracking ahead against their last gen counterparts? Also YOY everything is looking great. The only negative we've seen so far is we probably won't have another Wii situation which was a huge anomaly anyway.

So... how is the console market in shambles, tatters, dire straits again?

 

[shinra-bansho]

Holy fuck my predictions are so fucked.

Vita came outta nowhere.

Vita isn't part of predictions. (Lucky me, although I bet mine are still fucked by Wii U's underperformance.)

 

[BlackBuzzard]

Vita-chan! <3

 

[Plinko]

Good for the Vita.

Still no hope for the future, but I'll enjoy it nonetheless.

 

[Aquamarine]

That is a preposterous increase for Vita. I can't think of another platform that at any time displayed a MOM increase anywhere near that.

>1600% month-over-month increase.

I'll say it again.

>1600% MONTH-OVER-MONTH INCREASE.

 

[Ty4on]

I'm totally eating crow on that Vita bundle.
Dollar sales it's down about $5M.

Pent up demand is always forgotten. I seriously hope no one believed last months 3k were an accurate representation of demand *angry looks*

 

[Jamix012]

The real question is how much of that hypothetical contraction is attributable to the ebbing of the Wii's blue ocean. Last generation was pretty idiosyncratic due to the influx of non-gamers and PS360/Wii double-dipping.

Taking 160 Million from the post you quoted (though I honestly think that's a little high), that's still a contraction from this gen even if you discount the total Wii sales entirely.

 

[Orthogonal]

That is a preposterous increase for Vita. I can't think of another platform that at any time displayed a MOM increase anywhere near that.

Maybe the empty channel excuse was legit.

 

[Maedhros]

Gods Sony, make a fucking Minecraft bundle for the Vita/Playstation TV and FUCKING ADVERTISE IT.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

Damn, why the fuck didn't MS send out their PR? With that, we'd be able to find out PS4 numbers.

Bleh.

 

[Raziel]

I wonder how many people know you basically could not buy a Vita until the Slim re-stock.

 

[Imru’ al-Qays]

That has got to be the worst idea ever.

Worse than continuing to flog an overpriced console with a controller no one wants? Doubtful. We'll see in a month or two if dis-Kinect worked for the Xbone, if it does Nintendo should be paying attention.

 

[Finalizer]

Well, here is the biggest news this month, Vita is back to life, FPS bundle 56k.

Spoiler

vita meens l;ief

 

[hongcha]

Vita 2000 > 1000.

 

[Father_Brain]

Well, here is the biggest news this month, Vita is back to life, FPS bundle 56k.

Well, can't say I saw that coming. When was the last time it sold >50K in a non-holiday month?

 

[SwiftDeath]

3K -> 56K

Thus the only logical predicition for next months Vita sales are 1045k

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

>1600% month-over-month increase.

I'll say it again.

>1600% MONTH-OVER-MONTH INCREASE.

thefuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

I just licked my vita.

 

[Glorified G]

Well, here is the biggest news this month, Vita is back to life, FPS bundle 56k.

 

[Vilam]

Have to say, the diversity of the publishers in the top ten list is pretty encouraging to see for a healthy industry. Everyone's grabbing a piece of the pie.


Edit: Oh shit, those Vita numbers. That's awesome!

 

[TheRealTalker]

I was soo close with the Vita

good job little buddy

 

[Plinko]

I wonder how many people know you basically could not buy a Vita until the Slim re-stock.

This is true. For the past two months, the NPD thread was filled with people stating this fact as the reason for the very low numbers.

 

[Brandon F]

Wow@Kirby. Bought it on the eShop and it is indeed a fantastic game, did not expect it to chart though.

 

[Jigorath]

So sorry for doubting you Shahid. Accept my apologies.

 

[Freeman]

Glad to see that the appeal of "cross gen" should be fading fast for publishers. Arkam Knight should be the start of a good trend.

Assassin's Creed Unity will start it.

 

[pieatorium]

so borderlands did more for vita hardware than mario for wiiu? crazy

 

[Biker19]

We're talking about console health generally. Keep in mind that PS4 has to carry the weight of two particularly weak second and third place platforms. If PS4 finishes with, let's say, 110M units sold -- very respectable for a generation leading console -- but Xbox One and Wii U sell 50M units total, that will represent substantial contraction of the home console market, while video games in other avenues (PC, iOS, Android, etc.) continue to rapidly expand. Those numbers are chosen semi-arbitrarily, to represent that PS4 doing fine isn't by itself sufficient to show health of home consoles broadly.

Have to agree. As a matter of fact, I think it's safe to say that there won't be 160+ million PS4 & Xbox One owners like there was with both PS3 & 360.

If people only want one console, they'll most likely wind up choosing PS4 over both Wii U & Xbox One, as PS4 has many advantages along with a lot of goodwill.

 

[shinra-bansho]

Well, can't say I saw that coming. When was the last time it sold >50K in a non-holiday month?

September 2012.

 

[Opiate]

The real question is how much of that hypothetical contraction is attributable to the ebbing of the Wii's blue ocean. Last generation was pretty idiosyncratic due to the influx of non-gamers and PS360/Wii double-dipping.

I don't think last generation was "idiosyncratic," as that implies the gamers came and left. They didn't. They're still gaming -- just on iOS, Facebook, Android, and the like. The audience consoles had last generation is being siphoned away by agile competitors like Apple and Google.