Famitsu: The Numbers Are In, PS Vita Underperformed At Launch

Okay no wait, THIS is post 400.charizard1605

Could that thread be on its way to pull another arbitor?

So basically "Sony is doomed!!"tomarlyn

Could that thread be on its way to pull another arbitor?

archvile_78

So basically "Sony is doomed!!"tomarlyn

:lol: :lol: :lol: What did I say? WHAT DID I SAY? And you all called me a troll... I told you... Nintendo couldn't sell a handheld at $249, neither can Sony. It's called COMMON SENSE PEOPLE.RulerofGondor

Well to be fair, we are talking about a company that tried to sell a home console for almost a grand.

[QUOTE="RulerofGondor"]:lol: :lol: :lol: What did I say? WHAT DID I SAY? And you all called me a troll... I told you... Nintendo couldn't sell a handheld at $249, neither can Sony. It's called COMMON SENSE PEOPLE.charizard1605

I'm seeing a second life given to this thread now. :cool:

[QUOTE="RulerofGondor"]:lol: :lol: :lol: What did I say? WHAT DID I SAY? And you all called me a troll... I told you... Nintendo couldn't sell a handheld at $249, neither can Sony. It's called COMMON SENSE PEOPLE.glimpus

Well to be fair, we are talking about a company that tried to sell a home console for almost a grand.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="RulerofGondor"]:lol: :lol: :lol: What did I say? WHAT DID I SAY? And you all called me a troll... I told you... Nintendo couldn't sell a handheld at $249, neither can Sony. It's called COMMON SENSE PEOPLE.archvile_78

I'm seeing a second life given to this thread now. :cool:

[QUOTE="glimpus"]

[QUOTE="RulerofGondor"]:lol: :lol: :lol: What did I say? WHAT DID I SAY? And you all called me a troll... I told you... Nintendo couldn't sell a handheld at $249, neither can Sony. It's called COMMON SENSE PEOPLE.RulerofGondor

Well to be fair, we are talking about a company that tried to sell a home console for almost a grand.

[QUOTE="archvile_78"]

[QUOTE="charizard1605"] Oh boy, look who's here...charizard1605

I'm seeing a second life given to this thread now. :cool:

[QUOTE="glimpus"]

[QUOTE="RulerofGondor"]:lol: :lol: :lol: What did I say? WHAT DID I SAY? And you all called me a troll... I told you... Nintendo couldn't sell a handheld at $249, neither can Sony. It's called COMMON SENSE PEOPLE.RulerofGondor

Well to be fair, we are talking about a company that tried to sell a home console for almost a grand.

NINTENDO IS BETR SONY IS WURSE

NINTENDO IS BETR SONY IS WURSE

glimpus

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="archvile_78"]

I'm seeing a second life given to this thread now. :cool:

RulerofGondor

Wait, there's a COLD HARD TRUTH when it comes to video games?

*facepalm*

I'm out of here.

I'm going out in a limb here, but I'm starting to think that this new guy just mighhhhhht be a dick.

*facepalm*

I'm out of here.

charizard1605

good call. MAJOR E-VIBES OF HATE

I'm going out in a limb here, but I'm starting to think that this new guy just mighhhhhht be a dick.

glimpus

[QUOTE="glimpus"]

I'm going out in a limb here, but I'm starting to think that this new guy just mighhhhhht be a dick.

charizard1605

Good night, Chaz. You deserver some sleep :P

Died before it launched. But personally, I think 350k is great. I only predicted 250k myself. But hopefully Vita sales drop off post-holiday season and then we can get that price cut and we can all enjoy Persona 4 together.Eponique

Why you want to enjoy something that you consider dead? ^^'

Numbers are great for Vita if it sold more thne PSP and nearly got the same as 3DS, it look like 360/Ps3 situation to me, which is not bad for both

Great numbers considering vita is alot more expensive than 3DS in launch

[QUOTE="glimpus"]

[QUOTE="RulerofGondor"]:lol: :lol: :lol: What did I say? WHAT DID I SAY? And you all called me a troll... I told you... Nintendo couldn't sell a handheld at $249, neither can Sony. It's called COMMON SENSE PEOPLE.RulerofGondor

Well to be fair, we are talking about a company that tried to sell a home console for almost a grand.

I rofled with ""king of gaming"....

Thats why your Wii is dead (95%? in coma? ) because your KING took all your money when sold x2 what others did (PS3/X360) and then bye bye ! Yeah true king! Have you ever seen PSone/PS2 die prematurely and not support their fans atleast 2 years into next gen ? Thats what a true king does. Care about his people ..Now dont get disturbed. Its fact.

I think the problem was that as far as launch titles go there's not much that Japanese gamers are interested in. If it launched with a Final Fantasy, Monster Hunter or Gran Turismo we'd see a big difference in sales.

Becoming rather Bi-polar TC, or is this a joke thread?

Its completely outperformed its predecessor so how is it a failure?

Same for the 3DS, Its outperforming its predecessor too, where are all these doom threads coming from......?

Oh yeah, Fanboys.

So basically Sheep are trolling cows as revenge for "3DS is doomed"

So basically Sheep are trolling cows as revenge for "3DS is doomed"

EPaul

Can you blame them?

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So basically Sheep are trolling cows as revenge for "3DS is doomed"

waltefmoney

Can you blame them?

Nah, not really

[QUOTE="theuncharted34"]

That's pretty close to what the 3ds sold at launch.

There's no problem here.

charizard1605

[QUOTE="Heil68"][QUOTE="Slashless"] Glad you finally realized this :)charizard1605

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[QUOTE="AtariKidX"] Who do that and how........??AtariKidX

It's in the name, Atari. :lol:

The Free Encyclopedia. Anyone can edit it.

Becoming rather Bi-polar TC, or is this a joke thread?

Its completely outperformed its predecessor so how is it a failure?

Same for the 3DS, Its outperforming its predecessor too, where are all these doom threads coming from......?

Oh yeah, Fanboys.

Zaibach

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="theuncharted34"]

That's pretty close to what the 3ds sold at launch.

There's no problem here.

Chris_Williams

i dont see it like that the 3ds sold in the driest month meaning nobody buy games then its the total opposite of selling in the holidays

[QUOTE="Chris_Williams"][QUOTE="charizard1605"] The problems are outlined in the OP: 'Famitsu reports that the system sold 321,000 units since its launch, which is less than half of the rumored 700,000 shipment. For comparison's sake, it did manage to outsell the PSP's launch window numbers (166,000), but failed to outdo even the 3DS (which sold 371,000). The situation is further excaberated when one considers that the 3DS only had an inital shipment of 400,000, and that it launched in February, which is the driest and slowest month for video game hardware and software sales in Japan, compared to the Vita, which launches in December in the frenzy of the holiday season.'Mario1331

i dont see it like that the 3ds sold in the driest month meaning nobody buy games then its the total opposite of selling in the holidays

[QUOTE="glimpus"]

[QUOTE="RulerofGondor"]:lol: :lol: :lol: What did I say? WHAT DID I SAY? And you all called me a troll... I told you... Nintendo couldn't sell a handheld at $249, neither can Sony. It's called COMMON SENSE PEOPLE.RulerofGondor

Well to be fair, we are talking about a company that tried to sell a home console for almost a grand.

Didn't the PSP launch at $249?

[QUOTE="Chris_Williams"][QUOTE="charizard1605"] The problems are outlined in the OP: 'Famitsu reports that the system sold 321,000 units since its launch, which is less than half of the rumored 700,000 shipment. For comparison's sake, it did manage to outsell the PSP's launch window numbers (166,000), but failed to outdo even the 3DS (which sold 371,000). The situation is further excaberated when one considers that the 3DS only had an inital shipment of 400,000, and that it launched in February, which is the driest and slowest month for video game hardware and software sales in Japan, compared to the Vita, which launches in December in the frenzy of the holiday season.'Mario1331

i dont see it like that the 3ds sold in the driest month meaning nobody buy games then its the total opposite of selling in the holidays

Launch systems sell to the early adopters no matter when they launch. Trying to read anything into dates is futile until the initial rush dies down.

Great numbers considering vita is alot more expensive than 3DS in launch

Zurrur

Uh?

Another thread about sales...

Let the games do the talking lol.

You can't play sales.

[QUOTE="Zaibach"]

Becoming rather Bi-polar TC, or is this a joke thread?

Its completely outperformed its predecessor so how is it a failure?

Same for the 3DS, Its outperforming its predecessor too, where are all these doom threads coming from......?

Oh yeah, Fanboys.

bonesawisready5

I believe that SCE stated it shipped 500k to Japan. The 700k figure claim came from rumors.

http://andriasang.com/comzfc/ps_vita_sales/

Another thread about sales...

Let the games do the talking lol.

You can't play sales.

g0ddyX

This thread actually warrants being shut down for the amount of tangental discussions (that have little to do with the discussion of sales figures) and people naming other forum user(s).

[QUOTE="Zurrur"]

Great numbers considering vita is alot more expensive than 3DS in launch

Zophar87

Uh?

Yep PSvita costs 40000 yen with 32gb memory card

3DS was only 25000 yen

So lemme get this straight. The 3DS's launch has only a 50k edge over Vita's launch, and that's supposed to be an "overwhelming landslide victory" for 3DS? Funnier still, Vita launching now meant it had to go up against a now $169 3DS, and it STILL got comparable numbers to 3DS which launched in a period where it had no direct competition. That's kind of like saying Fighter A is better than Fighter B because Fighter A fought slightly better against a inanimate punching bag than Fighter B did against a live opponent fully capable of fighting back.

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[QUOTE="Zurrur"]

Great numbers considering vita is alot more expensive than 3DS in launch

Zurrur

Uh?

Yep PSvita costs 40000 yen with 32gb memory card

3DS was only 25000 yen

Another thread about sales...

Let the games do the talking lol.

You can't play sales.

g0ddyX

[QUOTE="g0ddyX"]

Another thread about sales...

Let the games do the talking lol.

You can't play sales.

WreckEm711

So lemme get this straight. The 3DS's launch has only a 50k edge over Vita's launch, and that's supposed to be an "overwhelming landslide victory" for 3DS? Funnier still, Vita launching now meant it had to go up against a now $169 3DS, and it STILL got comparable numbers to 3DS's launching in a period where it had no direct competition. That's kind of like saying Fighter A is better than Fighter B because Fighter A fought slightly better against a inanimate punching bag than Fighter B did against a live opponent fully capable of fighting back.

nervmeister

A more illustrative analogy would be more like a Looney Tunes episode where Bugs Bunny reaches down into a hole and pulls out a carrot. Than Elmer Fudd reaches down into the same hole and a darangedTaz come out to totally go nuts on him.

I am not sure about the basis of a strong sales debut because the sales figures are done in really different times and under different circumstances but, I see where your (And others) analogy and interpertation of these numbers comes from.

[QUOTE="WreckEm711"][QUOTE="g0ddyX"]

Another thread about sales...

Let the games do the talking lol.

You can't play sales.

themajormayor