PS Vita gets slaughtered in France

The numbers for the PS Vita's launch in France are in, and they're... terrible.

The system sold 66,000 units in its launch month in France. Sounds good, right? Wrong.

As French economic newspaper Les Echos reveals, this is the single worst launch for any system in France in history.

Of those 66,000 units, a full 42,000 units were sold in the first week, pointing to a tapering interest in the system. Last week, the system sold only 5,000 units in the country, and was outsold by the 3DS.

Things like this have already started to happen to a system that is barely a month old, in its strongest territory (remember, mainland Europe is Sony land)... the Vita has had a horrible launch worldwide, in every single territory, worse than the 3DS, and this is just bizarre, given the fact that the 3DS launched at the same price with inferior tech, a pathetic launch lineup, most of its functionality missing, and more. The Vita launches with state of the art hardware and some great hardware, and it flounders.

The Vita's future may be very bleak.

To summarize:

• PS Vita sells poorly in France
• France is the second biggest EU market, and fourth biggest worldwide
• France is part of Europe, which has been Sony's stronghold since 1995
• PS Vita's launch in France is the poorest launch for a system in the country in history
• It is already being outsold by the 3DS

Sony needs to do something, and fast.

PS Vita is doomed. Sony will go bankrupt.

They need to cut the losses and re launch. A new design with internal memory and at a lower price. They're going to burn the people who've already bought one but it's not like that's a lot of people anyways so they just need to get it done and get more people on-board willing to buy it.

Oh man, thats rough. Did any concrete U.S. numbers ever come in?

Oh man, thats rough. Did any concrete U.S. numbers ever come in?

WreckEm711

They need to cut the losses and re launch. A new design with internal memory and at a lower price. They're going to burn the people who've already bought one but it's not like that's a lot of people anyways so they just need to get it done and get more people on-board willing to buy it.

Jolt_counter119

They should just discontinue the system and pretend it never launched.

[QUOTE="WreckEm711"]

Oh man, thats rough. Did any concrete U.S. numbers ever come in?

charizard1605

That sounds pretty good? How did it compare to 3DS numbers, or PSP launch numbers?

Thats awful, where is Atrikid? or w/e his name was?

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="WreckEm711"]

Oh man, thats rough. Did any concrete U.S. numbers ever come in?

WreckEm711

That sounds pretty good? How did it compare to 3DS numbers, or PSP launch numbers?

Typical cow response: lol France not important

Atarikid am cry

The numbers for the PS Vita's launch in France are in, and they're... terrible.

The system sold 66,000 units in its launch month in France. Sounds good, right? Wrong.

As French economic newspaper Les Echos reveals, this is the single worst launch for any system in France in history.

Of those 66,000 units, a full 42,000 units were sold in the first week, pointing to a tapering interest in the system. Last week, the system sold only 5,000 units in the country, and was outsold by the 3DS.

Things like this have already started to happen to a system that is barely a month old, in its strongest territory (remember, mainland Europe is Sony land)... the Vita has had a horrible launch worldwide, in every single territory, worse than the 3DS, and this is just bizarre, given the fact that the 3DS launched at the same price with inferior tech, a pathetic launch lineup, most of its functionality missing, and more. The Vita launches with state of the art hardware and some great hardware, and it flounders.

The Vita's future may be very bleak.

To summarize:

• PS Vita sells poorly in France
• France is the second biggest EU market, and fourth biggest worldwide
• France is part of Europe, which has been Sony's stronghold since 1995
• PS Vita's launch in France is the poorest launch for a system in the country in history
• It is already being outsold by the 3DS

Sony needs to do something, and fast.

charizard1605

[QUOTE="WreckEm711"]

[QUOTE="charizard1605"] 221,000 units sold in the US in February.charizard1605

That sounds pretty good? How did it compare to 3DS numbers, or PSP launch numbers?

Oh wow. Thanks for the perspective!

Looks like Sony is going to have to dig themselves out of this hole.. I don't think they're going to get any 3rd party killer apps with this kind of install base.

Typical cow response: lol France not important

mmmwksil

I thought that would be Atrikid's response.

Hey, whatever leads to an early price drop so I can pick one up without overpaying.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]

The numbers for the PS Vita's launch in France are in, and they're... terrible.

The system sold 66,000 units in its launch month in France. Sounds good, right? Wrong.

As French economic newspaper Les Echos reveals, this is the single worst launch for any system in France in history.

Of those 66,000 units, a full 42,000 units were sold in the first week, pointing to a tapering interest in the system. Last week, the system sold only 5,000 units in the country, and was outsold by the 3DS.

Things like this have already started to happen to a system that is barely a month old, in its strongest territory (remember, mainland Europe is Sony land)... the Vita has had a horrible launch worldwide, in every single territory, worse than the 3DS, and this is just bizarre, given the fact that the 3DS launched at the same price with inferior tech, a pathetic launch lineup, most of its functionality missing, and more. The Vita launches with state of the art hardware and some great hardware, and it flounders.

The Vita's future may be very bleak.

To summarize:

• PS Vita sells poorly in France
• France is the second biggest EU market, and fourth biggest worldwide
• France is part of Europe, which has been Sony's stronghold since 1995
• PS Vita's launch in France is the poorest launch for a system in the country in history
• It is already being outsold by the 3DS

Sony needs to do something, and fast.

Mozelleple112

Sony might as well just pull out the white flag in France.

Then again that might actually attract more customers there.

Oh wow. Thanks for the perspective!

Looks like Sony is going to have to dig themselves out of this hole.. I don't think they're going to get any 3rd party killer apps with this kind of install base.

WreckEm711

I thought that would be Atrikid's response.

Gamingclone

Typical cow response: lol France not important

mmmwksil

Typical Slash post: DMAN RIGHT FRANCE IS IMPORTANT :x

Thats a shame, it really deserves to sell more, but without a 'killer app' in a rough economy and with fiercer competition than ever before its not really all that surprising, hoepefully it picks up steam. Its a great peice of kit that deserves better

[QUOTE="WreckEm711"]

Oh wow. Thanks for the perspective!

Looks like Sony is going to have to dig themselves out of this hole.. I don't think they're going to get any 3rd party killer apps with this kind of install base.

charizard1605

Honestly I think a very small price cut + packing in a memory card would do a world of difference for them, with a massive increase in advertising of course. The console price really doesn't seem that bad, its the dang memory cards that are the killer, especially when the games are much more expensive than on the 3DS.

Sony might as well just pull out the white flag in France.

Then again that might actually attract more customers there.

DJ-Lafleur

:lol:

Sony might as well just pull out the white flag in France.

Then again that might actually attract more customers there.

DJ-Lafleur

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="WreckEm711"]

Oh wow. Thanks for the perspective!

Looks like Sony is going to have to dig themselves out of this hole.. I don't think they're going to get any 3rd party killer apps with this kind of install base.

WreckEm711

Honestly I think a very small price cut + packing in a memory card would do a world of difference for them, with a massive increase in advertising of course. The console price really doesn't seem that bad, its the dang memory cards that are the killer, especially when the games are much more expensive than on the 3DS.

Sony might as well just pull out the white flag in France.

Then again that might actually attract more customers there.

DJ-Lafleur

Typical cow response: lol France not important

mmmwksil

Sacrebleu!

Typical Slash post: DMAN RIGHT FRANCE IS IMPORTANT :x

Slashless

Oh my gawd... what the hell happened to you? :|

Lose a bet?

Relax, they are just waiting for the inevitable redesign like me :cool:

[QUOTE="Slashless"]

Typical Slash post: DMAN RIGHT FRANCE IS IMPORTANT :x

mmmwksil

Oh my gawd... what the hell happened to you? :|

Lose a bet?

Escargot = different tastes, literally.

Although I had some in a french restaurant in Mexico, and it wasn't bad. They kind of tasted like mussels.

No I am really into this anime called Wikomajioweferuipuirfgvbuhrfjksuo;SDGVuido asdf bio [rg;fgoegsdgodfjiedgjhisgi For the plot of course.Slashless

I'm afraid I'm not familiar with that one.

Though I do think I recognize the character in your avvie... :P

The PS Vita failed because there isn't enough good software for it currently. Sales should improve with time.

Thanks for the laugh DJ :Plbjkurono23

It's my pleasure.

[QUOTE="mmmwksil"]

Typical cow response: lol France not important

lamprey263

Before Sony4doom! xD

[QUOTE="lamprey263"][QUOTE="mmmwksil"]

Typical cow response: lol France not important

brofists

Stop it bro, you're gonna make him cry

[QUOTE="WreckEm711"]

[QUOTE="charizard1605"] Major price cut. Rebranding. A slew of announcements ala Nintendo. Something. Anything. They need to act fast and they need to act NOW.charizard1605

Honestly I think a very small price cut + packing in a memory card would do a world of difference for them, with a massive increase in advertising of course. The console price really doesn't seem that bad, its the dang memory cards that are the killer, especially when the games are much more expensive than on the 3DS.

Link? source? website?

Well what matters is i own one and i love it

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="WreckEm711"]

Honestly I think a very small price cut + packing in a memory card would do a world of difference for them, with a massive increase in advertising of course. The console price really doesn't seem that bad, its the dang memory cards that are the killer, especially when the games are much more expensive than on the 3DS.

brofists

ModNation Racers? You mean the game with literally no online play?

Uncharted? The side story subpar spin off that fails to deliver on the series' strengths?

WipEout? You got me with that one. Is that enough to sell me on the system? Not at all.

We need something MORE, a game that truly sells the system. A year ago, I would have said that game would be Monster Hunter, but, well...

Link? source? website?

Well what matters is i own one and i love it

finalstar2007

Link? source? website?

Well what matters is i own one and i love it

finalstar2007

Your stupid blog on all the awesome screenshots reignited my WANT NAO feelings :(

[QUOTE="brofists"][QUOTE="charizard1605"] The hardware is literally beautiful. i have never seen a better screen on ANYTHING than the Vita's OLED. So that's not the problem. The problem is the price. And the fact that there is nothing to justify said price. At this moment, say I go out and spend $249+$19+tax for the Vita and a Memory Card... what do I do with it? What do I play?charizard1605

ModNation Racers? You mean the game with literally no online play?

Uncharted? The side story subpar spin off that fails to deliver on the series' strengths?

WipEout? You got me with that one. Is that enough to sell me on the system? Not at all.

We need something MORE, a game that truly sells the system. A year ago, I would have said that game would be Monster Hunter, but, well...

[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

Link? source? website?

Well what matters is i own one and i love it

charizard1605

Dosent sound as bad as you make it to be, you should provide the link on your OP for others to see and not your own words just sayin.. 3DS done 7k while Vita done 5k according to the site you posted last week which isnt bad.. maybe those numbers are regular thing for France as people in there are saying 3DS did very similar numbers also on its launch in France

[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

Link? source? website?

Well what matters is i own one and i love it

WreckEm711

Your stupid blog on all the awesome screenshots reignited my WANT NAO feelings :(

Not as stupid as you :(

Not surprising, no else likes it either.