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Media Create Sales: Week 7, 2012 (Feb 13 - Feb 19)
- Thread starter Chris1964
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Go to gamefaqs dude
Not surprised by Binary Domain's figures; it had a strong push over here in Japan, despite not looking all that breath-taking. There just isn't that much coming out console-wise right now and I think BD is revelling a little in that.
I'm looking forward to seeing Theatrhythm's numbers once the second shipment is released. Also morbidly curious to seeing if/how much the New Love Plus figures drop off next week.
I'm looking forward to seeing Theatrhythm's numbers once the second shipment is released. Also morbidly curious to seeing if/how much the New Love Plus figures drop off next week.
Lord_Byron28
Member
I didn't catch this but Iwata said at the Nintendo Direct that Brain Training 3/Oni Training will be released during this summer. So that could be huge.
http://andriasang.com/con029/oni_training/
http://andriasang.com/con029/oni_training/
Vita HW sales are predicable.
Lack a stream of interesting games, high price and fierce competition by 3DS.
Still think it will dip lower than 10K before Golden Week.
Eh, I think Uncharted's status as a system seller is dubious at best on console, much less on handheld.
That is, if we're not talking in relative terms of course.
I dont know how anyone @ sony can say the Vita and 3DS are not competing for the same audience. 3DS is eating away at the possible Vita marketshare and nintendo are being really aggressive with no let-up in sight. As long as the Wii U doesnt distract them then 2012 could be brutal for the Vita.
radioheadrule83
Banned
Harada deserves support for being such a crackpot. I'll have to buy Tekken Prime when it comes out here.
frankie_baby
Member
Hahahahahahaha not gonna happen
OrangeGrayBlue
Member
How many of those are actually announced? Just FFX, right?
One can wish and hope and then accept reality which says this will not happen.
Metallix87
Member
Most of this stuff is destined for 3DS.
InsaneZero
Member
I can see myself having a million dollars if I won the lottery. It's just very unlikely.
I'm sure Vita will get a PES game. So that's two. He just needs to dig out the rest, and the Vita is saved!
Try next week. May be close, but I give it a 50/50 chance.
I see the current line-up appealing to PS3 owners and few others.
With strong competition from the 3DS, I don't think Sony can afford to have the PSV to get off to such a slow start.
I'm sure Vita will get a PES game. So that's two. He just needs to dig out the rest, and the Vita is saved!
Honestly, I don't know why they didn't release a PES for Vita yet.
I mean: on Nintendo consoles they usually publish the game in strange calendar periods...
frankie_baby
Member
If vita keeps dropping at the same rate til then it'll be selling minus 15k a week by then
I think the numbers for theathrythm are pretty respectable even without taking the shipments into account or if the talk of shortages turns out to be exaggerated. Apart from Rhythm Heaven, when was the last time a rhythm game did massive numbers in japan? People should have learned not to expect every game with final fantasy in the name to sell gangbusters by now
Early? with square-enix developing?
lol
You could replace "Vita" by any other console's name, even X360, and it would work. But that doesn't mean it's gonna happen.
MeBecomingI
Member
After actually using the Vita and putting it through a lot, it really fucking sucks to see those hardware numbers so low because that device is amazing. Damn that slow market oriented software and relatively high price...
I really don't see the Vita ever overtaking the 3DS now... 'cause damn, the 3DS is a sales behemoth. Hopefully Sony can start pumping some life into the Vita in the next few weeks because it is dangerously close to dropping below 10K sold in a week. I just see the Vita dropping into complete obscurity very quickly in Japan unless the price is cut and sales start picking up. Publishers need an incentive to develop on the platform, but there just isn't a lot of it right now, so I could see in the future publishers wanting to jump development over to the 3DS.
Come on North America and Europe... keep the Vita alive!
But 3DS... wow.
I really don't see the Vita ever overtaking the 3DS now... 'cause damn, the 3DS is a sales behemoth. Hopefully Sony can start pumping some life into the Vita in the next few weeks because it is dangerously close to dropping below 10K sold in a week. I just see the Vita dropping into complete obscurity very quickly in Japan unless the price is cut and sales start picking up. Publishers need an incentive to develop on the platform, but there just isn't a lot of it right now, so I could see in the future publishers wanting to jump development over to the 3DS.
Come on North America and Europe... keep the Vita alive!
But 3DS... wow.
Ouendan?
CrunchyFrog
Member
Well one because Reality Fighters is garbage. I'm not really sure how NG will fare, but probably better than most Vita releases. Harvest Moon should also do ok, but not stellar. 3DS won't sustain the massive sales from this week though. Vita may see a slight bump, maybe 2-3k at most, else it ends up sub 10k within the month.
Not really. Even with all of that listed, I believe the X360 would still not sell "buttloads" in Japan.
A Twisty Fluken
Member
depends on how you define "massive." even just restricting the discussion to DS, the first two taiko installments on DS did 640k and 691k LTD (edit: 90-100k first weeks, for the record)
slaughterking
Member
I have this freakish desire to see the Vita go below 10k. I mean I don't wish it anything bad, but at this point it makes no practical difference if it goes a bit lower and I just kinda wanna see it happen.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
We know the IP's and price cut that Nintendo was able to pull if/when they needed to. What does Sony have in its warchest in terms of software, price cut, freebies, whatever that could help push the Vita?
Well that depends. "buttload" is a pretty arbitrary unit of measure, I'm sure that a smart recontextualization of the term could potentially make that statement true under the right circumstances!
frankie_baby
Member
Before launch I would've said the meltdowns would be immense even I would never have imagined it, now everyone on gaf has just accepted it will happen
I'm a patient man. Going under 10k means nothing. It wouldn't be shocking or surprising. I'm waiting to see how long it takes for it to go below 1k.
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
I agree. But I'm still a little bit cautious on calling the US launch as bad as Japan's, or bad at all. It won't be amazing, but there's still a few factors that I haven't decided yet. The only thing I am 100% sure about is that Vita will not sell on the strength of the hardware alone.
Metallix87
Member
Give it another week or two. It's coming.
Byakuya769
Member
Sony needs to learn to protect its 3rd party hits. Their 1st party studios are releasing solid titles, but none of them can get the critical mass of their major 3rd party games.
So when can I expect the bomba? August? I think I can hold off on buying until then.
So when can I expect the bomba? August? I think I can hold off on buying until then.
Lord_Byron28
Member
Does anyone have any predictions for how well Brain Training 3 will do? I can't recall the exact numbers but didn't Brain Training sell roughly 2.5 million and Brain Training 2 sell roughly 5.5 million. I know some people think that the audience is long gone but I don't think a game that sold 5.5 million can drop massively. I can see it underselling sort of like Nintendogs + Cats but not complete bomba. I don't think it selling at least a million is out of the question.
Gianni Merryman
Member
Taiko drum master games usually sell quite good in Japan IIRC.
CrunchyFrog
Member
How likely do you think a Dreamcast/total loss scenario is here? Is it at all possible for this system to eventually just fade away from existence? (Not that I'm wishing it would, preemptive flamebait armor)
It's not Brain Training 3 though. It's a different sort of game for a different purpose. Since we don't know much about it in terms of content, pricing, or release, it's a bit hard to make any sort of assumption. The main target audience for Brain Training wasn't gamers, so it would entirely depend on how appealing this product is in terms of what it offers to them, rather than it being any sort of brand name related to previous titles.
frankie_baby
Member
It's not out of the realms of possibility yet, I do now think though that gamecube sales would be about what vita does
Not exactly massive. The second one had great legs but debuted a tad lower than Theartrythm.
Forgot about Taiko
turnbuckle
Member
Goddamn Vita
GODDAMN 3DS
I'm not too in tune with the Japanese market or release schedule; is there anything that can stem the bleeding for the Vita in the near future?
GODDAMN 3DS
I'm not too in tune with the Japanese market or release schedule; is there anything that can stem the bleeding for the Vita in the near future?
Gianni Merryman
Member
Brain training will easily outsell Nintendogs - also due to the fact that 3DS's userbase has grown much bigger since - and at least a million should be a given, although it is hardly going to sell nearly as much as DS's iterations.
slaughterking
Member
Project Diva was doing pretty well, too.
sixteen-bit
Member
Surprised at Binary Domain
I wonder if NPD will even come close.
I wonder if NPD will even come close.