PS Vita Picked Up Some Speed ( 160,000 Sales) Can It Keep Rolling??

black friday doesn't really indicate momentum. the next sales report will certainly be lower.

It's on track to sell less than half a million units over the holiday period in the biggest market.

Hooray...I mean, thud.

It's on track to sell less than half a million units over the holiday period in the biggest market.

Hooray...I mean, thud.

SUD123456

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It's on track to sell less than half a million units over the holiday period in the biggest market.

Hooray...I mean, thud.

ms555

What I expect is for Sony to downgrade their Vita sales forecast for the FY yet again come January.:P

And the comparison to the 3DS isn't particularly helpful since those numbers are also weaksauce.

No, this was an anomaly. It'll drop off again. After the holidays, it'll fall down to 50k month.

[QUOTE="ms555"][QUOTE="SUD123456"]

It's on track to sell less than half a million units over the holiday period in the biggest market.

Hooray...I mean, thud.

SUD123456

What I expect is for Sony to downgrade their Vita sales forecast for the FY yet again come January.:P

And the comparison to the 3DS isn't particularly helpful since those numbers are also weaksauce.

160k for its first Black Friday is actually pretty bad.CanYouDiglt

They can get those numbers and then some if they offically lower the price of Vita. Black Friday is only 2 days.

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[QUOTE="ms555"] Im not the only one praising the sales, its unanimous amongst most news sites this was pretty strong performance. Its not like the 3ds sales during black friday BLASTED vita sales away. 3ds sold 240,000, not even double the vita sales. They are both doing pretty well tho. They are handhelds, what u gonna expect hahams555

What I expect is for Sony to downgrade their Vita sales forecast for the FY yet again come January.:P

And the comparison to the 3DS isn't particularly helpful since those numbers are also weaksauce.

They are crap numbers.

Here is what you need to know.

Sony FY 2011 combined PSP + Vita actual sales = 6.8 million units

Sony FY 2012 Forecast PSP + Vita sales as of May = 16 million units

Sony FY 2012 Forecast downgrade as of August = 12 million units

Sony FY 2012 Forecast downgrade # 2 as of October = 10 million units

Sony FY 2012 Actual sales for April thru Sept = 3.0 million units

Sony needs a huge holidays showing to come any where near its latest forecast.

160 K units over Black Friday is not huge, especially given that this is the first holiday the Vita has been on the market in the US.

Another forecast downgrade will be incoming in January.

[spoiler] But hey, its not so bad if you keep lowering the bar for forecast expectations. LMAO [/spoiler]

160k for its first Black Friday is actually pretty bad.CanYouDiglt

[QUOTE="freedomfreak"]Sure. If Black Friday is throughout the whole year.ms555

So not having the 3DS outsell the Vita by at least 2x more, is now considered a win for Sony?

.... so sad. :D

[QUOTE="ms555"][QUOTE="freedomfreak"]Sure. If Black Friday is throughout the whole year.moistsandwich

So not having the 3DS outsell the Vita by at least 2x more, is now considered a win for Sony?

.... so sad. :D

Umm, the 3DS is on pace to outsell the DS....selling half that is a great accomplishment.

[QUOTE="ms555"][QUOTE="freedomfreak"]Sure. If Black Friday is throughout the whole year.moistsandwich

So not having the 3DS outsell the Vita by at least 2x more, is now considered a win for Sony?

.... so sad. :D

[QUOTE="CanYouDiglt"]160k for its first Black Friday is actually pretty bad.ms555

Where are you getting your numbers? Vita sold 160,000 last week in all markets. 3DS sold over 600,000

[QUOTE="ms555"][QUOTE="CanYouDiglt"]160k for its first Black Friday is actually pretty bad.TwistedShade

[QUOTE="SUD123456"]

It's on track to sell less than half a million units over the holiday period in the biggest market.

Hooray...I mean, thud.

ms555

[QUOTE="TwistedShade"]

[QUOTE="ms555"] Im not 100% sure personally what would be considered amazing sales for a hanheld. But news outlets are calling 160k STRONG in this case actually. Go check ign for example, or google newsjoel_c17

[QUOTE="joel_c17"][QUOTE="TwistedShade"]Strong...for the system itself which is still bad in general. I think IGN said the original DS out sold it by atleast 100k although i'm not certain on that. Regardless the original DS outselling it certainly isn't good.charizard1605

[QUOTE="SUD123456"]

It's on track to sell less than half a million units over the holiday period in the biggest market.

Hooray...I mean, thud.

ms555

[QUOTE="ms555"][QUOTE="SUD123456"]

It's on track to sell less than half a million units over the holiday period in the biggest market.

Hooray...I mean, thud.

charizard1605

What sony needs to do; 1. Price drop to around 200 dollars 2. Get some developers who know what they are doing to make a COD / online shooter game. 3. ??? 4. Profit oh and more advertising. Its actually surprising how many adds i see in australia but im assuming it doesnt get much advertising love in the USjoel_c17

No way is it keeping that momentum without developers putting high-demand games on the platform.

This isnt the first topic reporting black fridy sales , but i just wanted to point out vita specifically So vita didnt beat 3ds sales, and nobody really expects it too. But vita actually did pretty damn well for black friday. This is contrary to several threads i saw in this forum previously thinking vita did piss poor. 160,000 sales. Its not OMG mind blowing but its no doubt impressive News is reporting the vita bundles sold out almost everywhere. Amazon sold out of all their vita bundles. And i will say just in terms of my county that many vita games are actually sold out. This stuff shoudnt come as a surpise, the black friday deals for vita were very attractive. So a quick congrats to vita, if it maintains this kinda momentum the vita i honestly think should be fine. Vita actually got a pretty decent number of games this xmas and its got some pretty good games already announced for 2013. Its not catching up to 3ds sales and it never will but i think thats something everyone has come to accept. SO MY QUESTION FOR YOU GUYS, the vita did well here but is this the beginning of a turn around for vita or did vita simply get lucky for this moment only? ms555

im only calling these numbers good becuse news outlets (who know more than i do) are saying 160k is an impressive number. I mean would u consider the 250 and 400 from 3ds and wii u weak?ms555

250 for the 3ds is a bit weak....400k for the 3rd biggest console launch in history is just fine..

150k for a 300$ device discounted to 180(it's suggested sweet spot price) with 5 games in the biggest shopping week of the year.in the biggest market? pathetic.

black friday doesn't really indicate momentum. the next sales report will certainly be lower.

CaseyWegner

I agree with you, however it shows that there are many ppl who want a PSV, probably the current price-tag or Memory cards prices are holding them back..

So the only thing PSV needs right now are more games which will make gamers more interested in buying the system..

All it shows is that Sony needs to drop the price of the PS Vita system and memory cards nothing more. People just aren't willing to pay $250 for a core handheld system.

[QUOTE="joel_c17"]What sony needs to do; 1. Price drop to around 200 dollars 2. Get some developers who know what they are doing to make a COD / online shooter game. 3. ??? 4. Profit oh and more advertising. Its actually surprising how many adds i see in australia but im assuming it doesnt get much advertising love in the USToxic-Seahorse

havent seen 1 ad on tv or outside for cod declassified. AC liberation I saw a tv ad like twice and no other ads anywhere els.

All it shows is that Sony needs to drop the price of the PS Vita system and memory cards nothing more. People just aren't willing to pay $250 for a core handheld system.

FlamesOfGrey

lets hope they notice this and drop it in price. Also bundle a memory card with it.

Biased report.

Everything picks up speed on Black Friday.

With the deals on the Vita last week 160k is bad really bad sales...

I have a Vita and I love it. The hardware is fantastic. It blows the 3DS away. But it's too expensive. If Sony wants it to succeed, they need to cut the price of the system and memory cards. They should cut it to $200 and include an 8gb memory card. Sell the 16 and 32gb cards as upgrades. If the Vita were cheaper, it would sell. It would be a shame if it failed because it is a really awesome handheld with a lot of potential.