I change my 300k maximum to 350k minimum and 450k maximum. Better?
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Media Create Sales: Week 49, 2011 (Dec 05 - Dec 11)
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I change my 300k maximum to 350k minimum and 450k maximum. Better?
I don't think the pspgo launch is any kind of guide for how the vita launch might have went.
Its all good. Both handhelds will succeed, at the cost of the home consoles slowing to a bloody crawl in the new gen in Japan. The transition is nearly complete.
I think he meant that having a High first shipment doesn't necessarily means big sold through numbers.
According to the 8-4 podcast, PSN discounts aren't really any bigger than amazon.co.jp's typical discounts for hard copies, and Japanese typically highly value the ability to resell their games.
frankie_baby
Member
SOunds much better, now go have a drink you deserve one
Oh I see, well yeah of course. I never suggested otherwise. My 500k prediction is just me thinking that Sony's hardcore fans will turn out for new hardware.
Though lower price was apparently normal back to the PSP days; at least in Japan. Unless sales are double the ones for retail, there are few possibilities that they start reporting them now; seeing how the PS3 and PSP they barely..if ever gave numbers and that's with 18 million/7 million of hardware.
They'll probably shoehorn the numbers as some "growth percentage" and toss it in one PowerPoint presentation at E3 or some other presentation.
frankie_baby
Member
Just like the 5 million that were gonna buy a ps3 with no games?
I have no idea what that's referring to so it had no bearing on my prediction. And outside of some anecdotal posts I haven't seen anything suggesting a low software tie ratio for the vita launch.
Well in the case of the vita it seemed to have a fairly diverse software line up and apparently with tiered, consumer friendly pricing. I've read the perception that it doesn't have a killer app which I agree with but I'm guessing Hotshots Golf will lead in vita software sales.
According to IGN, the Vita launch didn't go so well:
http://vita.ign.com/articles/121/1215139p1.html
http://vita.ign.com/articles/121/1215139p1.html
bigtroyjon
Member
It's a summary of all the various rumors, no new information.
AceBandage
Banned
To be fair, they made a similar thing about the DS launch, because of one shop.
We'll see though.
DS launch or 3DS launch?
Because if they did a similar article about the 3DS launch, they were right, weren't they?
The 3DS launch had a pretty decent launch and a good second week though. It started looking pretty bad after those.
AceBandage
Banned
DS launch.
One anecdotal comments from a reporter who cannot write: "The PS Vita starting selling in Japan on December 17th" and spellcheck: "Akihabare" isn't going to somehow impress me that this article hold any weight. Plus, people already forgot the preorder frenzy when people waited in line just to pre-order the Vita. Those people are for the most part not going to wait in line again. They can pick up their unit when it's available.
Anasui Kishibe
Banned
checked amazon.jp's top 15 during the day, it had Vita out of the top ten, with Kirby, Mario and MH fighting for the top and two 3DS sandwiched between those titles
it won't probably mean shit but those saying the 3DS might outsell Vita (which I thought was crazy talk) could have a chance
it won't probably mean shit but those saying the 3DS might outsell Vita (which I thought was crazy talk) could have a chance
AceBandage
Banned
And wasn't there like a gigantic line right around the corner from them for it?
Yeah but this week's report will only be covering the first 2 days of the Vita, so the ranking right now doesn't really matter. On top of amazon ranking being mostly irrelevant.
I mean, if we take them as a general trend, Kirby will outsell everything next week
Ahahahahahahahaha.
Okay, I'm much less inclined to take the Vita article seriously now.
DCharlie better sell his now because apparently according to IGN/Endgadget, it will soon self combust.
psrock
Member
Am I missing something?
DCharlie
Banned
already ebaying so the stinky stench of failure doesn't permiate my skin.
I've no idea how the Vita is doing - there are still plenty of units out there for sure but this goes back to my point in other threads : if you ship 100k units then scream OMG SOLD OUT!!! vs shipping 500k and selling "only" 300k then it seems fans perceptions get scrambled.
That seems like a long time for a restock, with people saying amazon isn't very big in Japan I wonder if their days between restocks is greater than for retailers.
If the 3DS is going to follow what the DS did in the 2005 holidays, it should be around there, yeah.
DS did 381,776 for the corresponding week (according to Famitsu, Media Create had 408,770) without any major games released; Mario Kart launched a week earlier. The big new release for that week was Tales of the Abyss.
Of course there wasn't a new Final Fantasy and a new piece of hardware launching that week either. But it's hard to tell how much crossover there is between the audience for FF, or Vita early adopters, and the people buying a 3DS these holidays.
iceatcs
Junior Member
Eh? I thought you are one to sent the link. Or did you not read all and just post a link.
Wow a brave one.
Anasui Kishibe
Banned
Yeah but this week's report will only be covering the first 2 days of the Vita, so the ranking right now doesn't really matter. On top of amazon ranking being mostly irrelevant.
I mean, if we take them as a general trend, Kirby will outsell everything next week
oh I know, amazon.jp failed several times before. I just looking at it at a small (very small) indicator of how things could be doing in general. I mean, there are some games at the top that do reflect the general MC sales
It's the 3DS's first Christmas, of course it's going to reach a new high.
AceBandage
Banned
First Holiday divided by Nintendo Doomed Theory, allowing for Monster Hunter fever...
Hmmm.
blogs showing youtube articles about "lagging" and "issues" in Vita, "widely" reported after the launch...
According to famitsu, last week was already 3DS best week ever.
I linked to an IGN article about the Vita's launch having issues. I don't know what this has to do wit DCharlie though.
Scouting for more stuff to add to your thread, am I right?
Scouting for more stuff to add to your thread, am I right?
No, I have no idea what DCharlie has to do with... well, anything.
AceBandage
Banned
i have the same existential crisis every single morning.
I hear beer helps with that.
i have the same existential crisis every single morning.
There, there... it'll be all right.
Lupin3
Targeting terrorists with a D-Pad
Some games are even more expensive, like UMvsC3 last time I checked. But it's still an interesting move to offer all the games as DD on day 1. Let's see how it goes.
Ok....first numbers. Can someone translate this?
321K Vita sold?
http://www.famitsu.com/news/201112/20007379.html
EDIT: in their respective launchs PSP sold 166K and 3DS sold 371K
Not sure if this is good for SONY but doesn't sound good at all.
321K Vita sold?
http://www.famitsu.com/news/201112/20007379.html
EDIT: in their respective launchs PSP sold 166K and 3DS sold 371K
Not sure if this is good for SONY but doesn't sound good at all.
Dr. Feel Good
Banned
...uhoh.
Shit.
Thunder Monkey
Banned
That's actually a pretty good start on the whole.
I can only imagine how crazy it's going to get around here if it performs well or underperforms.