Media Create Japan Sales Dec 26-Jan1: PS Vita is a Disaster Edition

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#301 GD1551
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Why did you say no new software despite the new one being in bold?

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I'd posted my notes before the complete chart was available. The chart available at that time only had games till Top 10. I should probably edit that our though :P

On a more relevant note, with how well the 3DS is doing right now I wouldn't doubt if sony started bundling memory cards and dropped the price of the Vita. I'm really just waiting to see who gets castlevania.

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#302 deactivated-5d6bb9cb2ee20
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[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="GD1551"]

Why did you say no new software despite the new one being in bold?

GD1551

I'd posted my notes before the complete chart was available. The chart available at that time only had games till Top 10. I should probably edit that our though :P

On a more relevant note, with how well the 3DS is doing right now I wouldn't doubt if sony started bundling memory cards and dropped the price of the Vita. I'm really just waiting to see who gets castlevania.

I think they'd have to. I wouldn't be surprised if Sony either dropped the price of the Wifi model to $200 or discontinued the 3G model before the NA launch, in an effort to stimulate better launch numbers. As for Castlevania, simply looking at how those games always end up on Nintedo handelds, I'd say it will come to the 3DS. However, Monster Hunter's defection has shown us that such things are far from a sure shot thing. I will however say that simply going by the difference in the two handhelds' install bases as well as their rate of selling, I see no reason for a third party to put a game on the PS Vira over the 3DS exclusively anymore. Particularly since the 3DS is cheaper to develop for and unlike the DS last generation, won't limit a third party's vision of or it's games.
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Sorry about the wall of text. I'm posting from my iPod and it won't let me fix the formatting.
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Quick question: Is there any way for us to track digital sales, or basically just wait if Sony decides to release them? Because I thought I had read that retail software sales were meh but digital sales had exceeded expectations (whatever said expectations were is unknown).

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Quick question: Is there any way for us to track digital sales, or basically just wait if Sony decides to release them? Because I thought I had read that retail software sales were meh but digital sales had exceeded expectations (whatever said expectations were is unknown).

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We will have to wait for Sony to release numbers.
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#306 StrifeDelivery
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[QUOTE="StrifeDelivery"]

Quick question: Is there any way for us to track digital sales, or basically just wait if Sony decides to release them? Because I thought I had read that retail software sales were meh but digital sales had exceeded expectations (whatever said expectations were is unknown).

charizard1605

We will have to wait for Sony to release numbers.

Harumph...which could be never, but perhaps the cheaper game prices drove some people to buy digitally...at the moment it is hard to tell. All we know is that, according to the sales data, the retail games just aren't selling (either too high price or just aren't appeasing to the market).

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[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="StrifeDelivery"]

Quick question: Is there any way for us to track digital sales, or basically just wait if Sony decides to release them? Because I thought I had read that retail software sales were meh but digital sales had exceeded expectations (whatever said expectations were is unknown).

StrifeDelivery

We will have to wait for Sony to release numbers.

Harumph...which could be never, but perhaps the cheaper game prices drove some people to buy digitally...at the moment it is hard to tell. All we know is that, according to the sales data, the retail games just aren't selling (either too high price or just aren't appeasing to the market).

They will release those numbers if sales remain bad. They need all the numbers they can get right now.
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#308 Solid_Tango
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The vita still needs its killer app for japan ( maybe a monster hunters game?)
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*baits atarikidx*

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#310 deactivated-5d6bb9cb2ee20
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The vita still needs its killer app for japan ( maybe a monster hunters game?) Solid_Tango
I think Monster Hunter is Nintendo exclusive for the foreseeable future. Also, oh AtariKid....?
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#311 Eponique
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So Vita lost its biggest fanboy. Looks like whoever made the "The 3DS has already won" thread was right all along ;)