Big in Japan Jan 16-22: Mario Kart 7, Rhythm Thief

might have to check out rythm thief, nice to see a game that isnt a sequel selling that well.

We all know that if Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure is selling well in Japan, it means it's also going to sell very well in NA. OBVIOUSLY. That also same goes for the Vita!!! VITA IS DOOOOOOOOMED!!!

Vita is really state of the art at handheld, and that is why i'm afraid it won't have a price cut any time soon, like 3DS had. It's a shame though. I really want it.

astro_viper, you are correct. These site usually don't know what they're talking about and shouldn't be quoted. I'm still not buying one until the price drops though. I had a large PSP game collection before buying the system as well. It'll give Sony some time to get the bugs out.

I think it's pretty funny that the PSP is selling more than the PS Vita.

You know, I can't blame people for still buying PSP. I mean you got Monster Hunter, anime games (Naruto, Bleach, Persona, etc), not to mention those new games are coming out on it (FF Type-0, etc) and plenty more. Vita just starting but not many good games for that high price... UMD still in the air too.

"3DS outsells all other platforms combined" what a way to start off an article =D

The PSP Vita's underwhelming sales and price is really making me consider to wait instead of getting it this year.

still, the best Mario Kart for me was "Double Dash", although the others are still good in comparison

Playing games in 3D is the most beautiful thing in the world of video games right now :D

Gotta love the names of the games in Japan :D

ps2 is still kicking

i really cant understand why more psp when we have ps vita??? if its about games japanes must be sure that sony will release more games for japanes tasts ... so ... why??? :\

gggeehhhh :\ still wants to buy a handheld console but i dunno ... 3ds or vita??? GGGRRRR someone help meeeeeeeeeeeeee

PSPvita 15,219 PSP 17,181 3DS 80,960 PSPVita is gettin PWND! Something is seriously wrong if the PSP is still outselling the PSPVita.

@Oldboy08 I realised it too,and the words are always in bold. @motang I think the DS family's worldwide sales is going to surpass PS2's,because the DSes(excluding 3DS of course) has already sold 150 mil+ and still going strong while PS2 sales are dying already. Good to know that the 3DS is still going strong too,and 3DS sales will skyrocket even more with Feb and March being packed with tons of awesome 3DS games. MKWii sales is still in top 20 if you guys didn't know. :D

already preordered rhythm thief:D - cant wait! not really much to say about the hardware sales - it keeps going like it has the last weeks - im not surprised

@solidty Why do you have to give a summary of a summary every week in the Big in Japan? I am pretty sure people JUST saw what you posted in the article...

@astro_viper Thanks for the info, I suppose? Personally, I wouldn't trust any third-party assessment of product costs. As independent as they are, they cannot overcome one major, ingrained flaw that all of their studies have: . Only those with full access to the schematic designs, manufacturing plans, distribution methods and vendor and licensee contracts will know of the breakdown of the costs that go into an industrial product - and these are no one other than the Marketing & Sales and Finance divisions of the product-makers. @pikadeth , I would suggest that you keep what I had highlighted above in mind before you mention anything that you had read on the Internet next time.

@pikadeth @Gelugon_baat I think this is what Pikadeth is referring to, but the analysis is questionable and full of holes. << LINK REMOVED >> If you read some of the comments after the article, you will discover that the team who estimated the cost left out several key components. R&D and production costs are also not given any weight, but I suppose that would be a very difficult number to gage. That being said, all the numbers are based on estimates as no one really knows how much Sony pays for each component (bulk discounts) . Not sure I fully buy the $160 figure. Likely closer to $200, but definitely less than the current sales figure (especially here in Japan, where the US conversion puts the price around $320US).

@pikadeth Do give a verifiable source, please. Sure is easy to say something "has been reported" on the Internet, isn't it? :roll:

@ pikadeth Can you (or anyone else) provide a link to verify said claim?

It has been reported that the Vita costs Sony $160 to make. They are not losing money on it and REALLY need to lower the price as a result.

ps vita has no chance against 3ds..... looks like sony will always get sloppy seconds in the handheld market because even after releasing a system after nintendo they are to greedy at least stay close to its price.

fatee japanese games have been some of the best made dont give ass Effect so much props some of us dont care for it

@tarv4973 The good thing for Nintendo is they have massive profits stored up from the success of the Wii and DS line, so losing money on the 3DS won't hurt them too much if they are selling alot of 3DS and especially a lot of software. (Mario Kart 7 in particular is looking like a long runner in terms of good sales over the entire life cycle of the 3DS). Also I wouldn't call the Vita a flop yet based on it's performance in Japan. What Sony needs is a game that will appeal strongly to the Japanese market, and then the Vita will start to pick up. Sony is already losing money on the Vita so I don't anticipate a price cut. Also Sony's launch line up in the West is much stronger than the 3DS, so there is hope for them yet to make up for the lackluster sales in Japan.

3DS is here to stay. :)

Wow! I did a little math just now and realized that the 3DS outselling all the other platforms combined! 3DS: 80,960 Everyone else: 68,241 That is effing impressive! I don't care what anyone else says, Nintendo is CLEARLY still in the driver seat in the handheld department.

Vita is going to be a monumental flop if they don't cut the price soon. The price cut is clearly hurting Nintendo from their last earnings report. At least they were smart enough to realize you can't move alot of units without it being priced in the DS range.

I remember playing final fantasy 7 thinking japanese RPGs were the best thing in the world, while ff7 is still a great game - I couldn't even imagine playing any of the newer Final fantasies over say, Mass Effect. In short, Japanese games need to evolve. they are stuck in the 90's only a very few have broke the mold such as hideo kajima (metal gear).

Cronos are really big PS2 fans, apparently.

Onechanbara Z Kagura ftw lol shows you if the 360 makes monster hunter games and sexy games that thay can make the list in japan lolll

Ps2 is by far the best console made in history...

3DS is awesome, I am seeing more and more on the trains every week. :P Mario saikou dayo~~

Amazing the PS2 is still selling!