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[Man-is-Obsolete]

25k a week is not bad.

I don't see the issue either. That would be 100k a month, and considering the smaller population that is pretty good I would think. Plus it is not like there is much being released right now to drive sales.

 

[vinnygambini]

The numbers are a tad depressing

Yokai Watch still holding strong though! Good on you!

 

[zroid]

seriously though... yokai watch

 

[Lexxism]

Lol. Looks like two trackers didn't agree each other again. The other one still has 3DS on top

 

[Pain]

Steel soul flowing through my body! Expect higher number for SRW though.

PS. Holyshyte Finally Vita passes 3DS ! Only 76k total hardware sales? This is not good.

It's not the first time.

 

[TS-08]

Except Vita and PS4.

Technically the PS4 did drop...but yeah.

 

[duckroll]

I wonder if Yokai Watch has a chance of hitting a million before the sequel is released. Still seems really soon for a sequel though. You would think they might want to hold off until the year end holiday season instead... but I guess Level5's gonna Level5.

 

[Busaiku]

3DS gonna drop below 20k this week and possibly even next week. I doubt the Phoenix Wright port or Teatrhythm will change it.

 

[test_account]

Lol. Looks like two trackers didn't agree each other again. The other one still has 3DS on top

Didnt Famitsu stop tracking VitaTV?

 

[ATXAlchemy]

I don't see the issue either. That would be 100k a month, and considering the smaller population that is pretty good I would think. Plus it is not like there is much being released right now to drive sales.

That's bad, according to all the people who's saying Vita's number is still bad.

50k or bust.

 

[michaelius]

Hmm anyone has worst 10 weeks of 3DS numbers ?

 

[LegendofLex]

And Wii U apparently in free fall mode.

The year of the vita?

Spoiler

seriously tho, japanese gaming is done for

Wii U sales drop is expected, since a decent-selling game came out last week.

3DS sales drop is also expected, since it's still coming off of Mario Party from two weeks ago.

Vita sales stability is expected, since a nice-selling game came out this week.

You can't look at conditional sales increases/decreases and talk about them like they're indicative of long-term trends, haha.

 

[SmokyDave]

We will all miss you 3DS.

Not all of us.

 

[cafemomo]

theatrhythm will save the 3ds

 

[crinale]

Seriously 3DS is about to reach saturation...
Since the install base is large the replacement alone will keep the numbers afloat, though.

 

[Shengar]

Those who said Japanese gaming collapsed, don't you remember that they having 3% tax increase ffrom 5% to 8% since April? If this is a collapse, I wonder what'll it be when they increased to 10% next year.

 

[Moral Panic]

WiiU hitting those low numbers again. it's all time low is ~5K isn't it? It's awfully close to that again. Vita's growth is nice, but the 3DS is losing more than it is gaining. I don't think Japan's market will last much longer if there isn't some Wii-esque revival soon.

 

[jonno394]

I remember when the whole vita champion thing was funny.......stinks of fanboy even if it is a joke.

Awful week for hardware sales.

 

[JoeM86]

3DS gonna drop below 20k this week and possibly even next week. I doubt the Phoenix Wright port or Teatrhythm will change it.

What are you basing that on?

Jeez, the Vita beats the 3DS by a small margin one week, and you all act like it's dead? Need I remind you that this has happened before?

 

[Foshy]

Lol. Looks like two trackers didn't agree each other again. The other one still has 3DS on top

In raw numbers it's a very small difference, about 2'000 units. So this type of disagreement can happen easily.

 

[Usobuko]

Considering Wii U drop by more than 30% and 2.4k units, a mere 400 drop by PS4 doesn't looks that bad. No PS4 title in top 20 though.

 

[kewlmyc]

So the Vita is finally starting to pick up. Good for it.

 

[DaBoss]

What are you basing that on?

Trends.

 

[ArchedThunder]

Not all of us.

My 3DS and Vita live in harmony, HARMONY!

 

[Puru]

Yo-Kai Watch never cease to impress me.

Surprised the PS4 didin't go below 10k yet

Vita above 3DS is honestly not that surprising imo.

 

[ambientmystic]

WiiU hitting those low numbers again. it's all time low is ~5K isn't it? It's awfully close to that again. Vita's growth is nice, but the 3DS is losing more than it is gaining. I don't think Japan's market will last much longer if there isn't some Wii-esque revival soon.

Afaik it was hovering at around ~3k at one point, right before the price cut last year.

Someone had a picture of a limbo-er dancing below the 3k line.

 

[L Thammy]

Jump! Super Stars	261,692
			31,658 (293,350)
			25,619 (318,969)
			18,432 (337,401)

Jump! Ultimate Stars	169,740
			75,810 (245,550)
			59,804 (305,354)
			66,483 (371,837)

J-Stars Victory Vs	209,644
			46,389 (256,033)
			23,441 (279,474)
			12,066 (291,540)

J-Star's legs are shaking. I guess the consumption tax hike was to its benefit. Still, Superstars managed to make it all to way to 549,265, so maybe 350K is within reach.

 

[Palette Swap]

These are okay sales for Z3 if you add them up.

Interesting to see how the game didn't sell PS3s at all, I guess anyone who wanted the game on PS3 already had one.

Edit: not too great though, SRW Z2 1 was 307k and Z2 2 was 265k.

 

[Busaiku]

What are you basing that on?

The rate at which it's been dropping most weeks, besides the new hardware variants.

 

[ATXAlchemy]

I remember when the whole vita champion thing was funny.......stinks of fanboy even if it is a joke.

Awful week for hardware sales.

It stopped being funny when Dave stopped using it. LOL

 

[bigmit3737]

What is the Vita soft. release schedule this month and next month looking like ?

 

[Vashetti]

Seriously 3DS is about to reach saturation...
Since the install base is large the replacement alone will keep the numbers afloat, though.

It's already saturated, since the start of the year it's been in a perpetual decline with slight upticks when a new title comes out.

2DS needed to come out months ago.

 

[AcademicSaucer]

Vita has momentum, great games are coming to the platform in japan, Freedom Wars will be great for the console

 

[Zalman]

I remember when the whole vita champion thing was funny.......stinks of fanboy even if it is a joke.

Agreed.

 

[FZZ]

I for one welcome the Puzzle and Dragons overlord that will lead Japanese gaming into a new era.

 

[-Horizon-]

My 3DS and Vita live in harmony, HARMONY!

Mine are tsundere to each other.

"I'll let Horizon play with you this week, not because I want you to or anything b-baka!"

 

[phanphare]

Considering Wii U drop by more than 30% and 2.4k units, a mere 400 drop by PS4 doesn't looks that bad. No PS4 title in top 20 though.

considering you have to prop up the PS4 by looking at Wii U numbers I'd say it looks pretty bad

 

[SmokyDave]

5 Vita titles in the top 20 ain't nothing to fuck with either.

I remember when the whole vita champion thing was funny.......stinks of fanboy even if it is a joke.

Reading this post is like biting into a lemon.

 

[McDougles]

One 360 game in the Top 20. Zero games in the Top 20 for the PS4.

Yikes.

 

[Usobuko]

considering you have to prop up the PS4 by looking at Wii U numbers I'd say it looks pretty bad

What I meant was me expecting it to drop much more, not that the numbers are good to begin with.

 

[1st Course]

Didnt Famitsu stop tracking VitaTV?

That was Dengeki. Famitsu still track it

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/dark-souls-ii-and-3ds-win-march-chart-battles-in-japan/0130919

 

[Moral Panic]

Wii U sales drop is expected, since a decent-selling game came out last week.

3DS sales drop is also expected, since it's still coming off of Mario Party from two weeks ago.

Vita sales stability is expected, since a nice-selling game came out this week.

You can't look at conditional sales increases/decreases and talk about them like they're indicative of long-term trends, haha.

Look at last year. Look at this year. 3DS Drop, Vita UP, WiiU drop. Thats them long term trends.

 

[phanphare]

What I meant was me expecting it to drop much more, not that the numbers are good to begin with.

aha. yeah that's true. I think the Wii U actually had some software release last week though, no? that would explain the drop

 

[Vashetti]

Reading this post is like biting into a lemon.

Tastes more like these Dave:

 

[Salvor.Hardin]

Should we expect a new Nintendo handheld soon?

 

[Kysen]

Terrible numbers all round, hard to believe a small tax increase caused this much damage.

 

[-Setsuna-]

The Japanese market is getting more and more depressing...

Also, it might be time for Nintendo JP to release the 2DS.

 

[Slayven]

Dave! Somebody get Dave!

He blacked out from the vitarection.

 

[Y2Kev]

Vita is so weird. Has a console ever been this alive ("alive") and so dead everywhere else? Saturn?

 

[jonno394]

5 Vita titles in the top 20 ain't nothing to fuck with either.


Reading this post is like biting into a lemon.

If I owned a 3DS maybe, but since I don't....

Vita was also my favourite gaming device of the latter half of last year so......