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Media Create Sales: Week 45, 2012 (Nov 05 - Nov 11)
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Is this a joke post?
slaughterking
Member
Sony are releasing a game in that timeframe. For the Vita that's enough to count as a relaunch.
UncleSporky
Member
When you claim something is happening and google searching that event only comes up with your own post making the claim...
Even if you're joking that's hilarious.
test_account
XP-39C²
It is crazy how fast Google is to cache things. Written maybe 30 minutes ago and Google has already picked it up.
EDIT: Now my post is cached too. Took about 10-15 minutes.
Well, to be fair in that timefrate there should be a good breath for Vita: not only Soul Sacrifice, but also PSO 2 and God eater 2 and Tales ofsomething R will be released.
If we assume that right at the beginning of the new fiscal year, with the Golden Week incoming few weeks later, there could be a cut price, we could seriously see the best post-launch month for Vita.
that could be a re-launch
The only game you listed that has a chance of doing anything is God Eater 2, and that might just have its chances killed off by the PSP version.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
Yeah. That will end well.
I think slighlty after.
DQ7 is February, MH4 is March.
I think that also for these planning, Vita could see a price cut at the beginning of the new fiscal year (starting April 1st) trying to exploit the release of some "decent" (saleswise) game (Soul Sacrifice, PSO 2, God Eater, maybe something else we already know about or somethin new [has FFX HD already a firm date of release?), the new price positioning and the incoming Golden Week (is it at the third week of April in 2013?)
Of course, I'm not foreseeing a great re-launch with those games (that are multiplatform games, or online-only games and so on), but these actions could lead into the best Vita moment after the launch.
If they have to plan something that could not be affected by big 3DS games, they risk to be forced to wait until...*wheneveryouwant* if the flow of 3DS games continues as it is in Japan
You have to be seriously short-sighted to not see the reason games like Soul Sacrifice were delayed when they were finished, along with all new games being announced for the Feb/Mar time frame is that there will be a price drop and significant marketing push around then, which they hope will push it forward to Q3/4 for a Vita-Lite (Q1 2014 if they actually manage to revive it).
It's painfully obvious this is Sony's strategy. Or do people think they delayed their biggest game beyond the holidays for fun?
It's painfully obvious this is Sony's strategy. Or do people think they delayed their biggest game beyond the holidays for fun?
BassForever
Member
Remember guys in the story of the tortoise and the hare the speedy hare ended up losing the race
Seriously though Vita is deader then dead, unless the drop in numbers has to do with people waiting for new colors (doubt it).
Seriously though Vita is deader then dead, unless the drop in numbers has to do with people waiting for new colors (doubt it).
DragonSworne
Banned
The thing is, Sony has the slowness of the tortoise and the arogance of the hare.
Soul Sacrifice is a big game? How much will it sell?
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
If it goes against MH4, it's in for a world of pain.
test_account
XP-39C²
That fits the theme of the game (Soul Sacrifice) very well
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
That fits the theme of the game (Soul Sacrifice) very well
It shall be sacrificed for some sales.
The hare broke the tortoise's legs.
I think Sony's reliance on Soul Sacrifice is misguided. They're hoping to catch lightning in a bottle twice and it just isn't going to happen (well, more like catch lightning in a bottle once since it wasn't even them the first time). But it should be able to break decent ground for a new IP regardless. 200-250k LTD I'm thinking.
For those thinking Sony putting all they have up against DQ7 and MH4 is a bad strategy: Would doing nothing while they are slaughtered by those releases be a better idea?
A relaunch with 200-250k for the major title is a dream.
This is a joke, right?
DR2K
Banned
Or it could give it a boost. Not above it of course.
Spirit Icana
Member
With lot's of new 3DS owners buying the LL version, I wonder if Nintendo is making a fortune off charger sales now. lol
At this point and with the trainwreck the Vita is?
Yes
The system is about to turn one year old and the only game I'm interested in is Ys IV. Talk about a dreadfull first year.
Chris, the link from the OP to the Sales Database is broken.
Can you provide antoher one, or point me where I could have a look at current attach ratios? Thanks!
It happens from time to time with megafileupload. It works for me now.
It depends on how much consumers are buying a 3DS for the first time, and so they're buying directly the XL, compared to the amount of people who already owns an original 3DS but they're upgrading to 3DS XL.
They can use their DSi, DSiLL and 3DS chargers
I doubt 130k people bought 3DS LL chargers last week
Just tried again, doesn´t work for me.
This really can not be said enough. And personal opinion, their marketing (which all NOA is) sucks so far with the 3DS. Sucks in that there is a lack of it.
I'm interested in knowing how this changes after the holidays.
and it is not short-sighted to plan a "re-launch" between the release of DQ7r and MH4?
If SS is finished, releasing it for the holidays would be a better idea than have it slaughtered by DQ7r and MH4 since it would get the holiday boost if there is any interest for the game.
You are suggesting that it's a better strategy to get slaughtered during the holiday season and fight DQ7r/MH4 head on at a slow time of the year.
ShockingAlberto
Member
The much more likely reason they delayed Soul Sacrifice was to not go head to head against Animal Crossing.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
Wouldn't put it past them to delay it even more unless Inafune is pushing to take on Capcom.
Tried for half an hour, didn´t get it to download.
So I went by Gamedatamuseum and arrived at:
3DS 17,500,598 games / 8,025,672 hw for a 2.18:1 attach rate
PSV 1,431,121 games / 985,048 hw for a 1.45:1 attach rate
as of Nov 14th.
Do these numbers seem right?
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Exactly.
frankie_baby
Member
Vita has NOTHING this holiday, the only reason they delayed it was because it wasn't finished
That makes zero sense. There is barely any crossover between these two titles' demographic, and it was delayed to a time frame with one equally prolific game and another huge seller after a massive bump in install base advantage following the holidays..
Inafune stated during the TGS conference that SS development was extended at Sony's request.
Was it necessary? I can't imagine they have the same audience. Then again they pushed it closer to MH4.
frankie_baby
Member
So Sony saw it and realised it needed longer in the oven
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
I think you meant the freezer.
Those quotes are hilarious. Really, it's nice to see the Vita fail just for crow eating reasons. It's sad to see the Vita fail so badly as it is actually a good Sony console, typical we copy last gen Nintendo and make it better and more expensive.
No idea if the Vita deserves better sales. But it sure deserves better fanboys who actually buy the thing and not just brag about how it is "superior" to the 3DS. Which actually moves forward and does new things.
BassForever
Member
Those fan boys are too busy playing their 20 vita games to post here
Sammy Samusu
Member
Mlp, how is PLxAA performing on Comgnet?
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
SS's delay also happened before MH4 was dated iirc. I doubt Sony intended to throw it in front of that bus but too late now.