Topic: Official Sales Thread

[smallsharkbigbite]

I'm actually surprised at how poorly the Vita is doing.  It makes me wonder if the constant price drops these game companies put out have people waiting. 

I got to try out a Vita today and I was impressed with it.  I had a PSP/DS last gen and haven't jumped into the new gen yet, but the Vita is a slick piece of equipment.  I think it's improved over the PSP in numerous areas.  The screen is supernice and the touch screen is great keeping in mind that people will be using their hands instead of a stylus.  The processor seems capable of putting out PS3 style graphics in the palm of your hand.   And the dual analog is a nice addition. 

The 3ds I didn't get the same feeling.  I bought an XL and it's painful for me to go back to a screen that small.  I can still notice jaggies which were omni-present on most of the DS games.  And I'm not a fan of the slide pad, I'd rather have a stick. 

[Chozo Ghost]

I'm actually surprised at how poorly the Vita is doing.  It makes me wonder if the constant price drops these game companies put out have people waiting. 

I got to try out a Vita today and I was impressed with it.  I had a PSP/DS last gen and haven't jumped into the new gen yet, but the Vita is a slick piece of equipment.  I think it's improved over the PSP in numerous areas.  The screen is supernice and the touch screen is great keeping in mind that people will be using their hands instead of a stylus.  The processor seems capable of putting out PS3 style graphics in the palm of your hand.   And the dual analog is a nice addition. 

The 3ds I didn't get the same feeling.  I bought an XL and it's painful for me to go back to a screen that small.  I can still notice jaggies which were omni-present on most of the DS games.  And I'm not a fan of the slide pad, I'd rather have a stick. 

Your whole post in general sounds like Sony propaganda, especially the second paragraph. Did Sony pay you to say that?

[Kairon]

Yeah smallsharkbigbite, I've heard almost universally that if you get to try a PSPVita, you come away thoroughly impressed with the hardware. Are you thinking of buying one now that you've tried it?

[Enner]

I'm actually surprised at how poorly the Vita is doing.  It makes me wonder if the constant price drops these game companies put out have people waiting. 

I got to try out a Vita today and I was impressed with it.  I had a PSP/DS last gen and haven't jumped into the new gen yet, but the Vita is a slick piece of equipment.  I think it's improved over the PSP in numerous areas.  The screen is supernice and the touch screen is great keeping in mind that people will be using their hands instead of a stylus.  The processor seems capable of putting out PS3 style graphics in the palm of your hand.   And the dual analog is a nice addition. 

The 3ds I didn't get the same feeling.  I bought an XL and it's painful for me to go back to a screen that small.  I can still notice jaggies which were omni-present on most of the DS games.  And I'm not a fan of the slide pad, I'd rather have a stick. 

Your whole post in general sounds like Sony propaganda, especially the second paragraph. Did Sony pay you to say that?

Having got to briefly handle one myself at a Best Buy, I can attest to the quality of the screen and the sticks. The Vita really is an impressive piece of hardware for its US$250 asking price. And this is coming from some one who got a PSP and has no interest in buying a Vita at the moment.

[smallsharkbigbite]

Yeah smallsharkbigbite, I've heard almost universally that if you get to try a PSPVita, you come away thoroughly impressed with the hardware. Are you thinking of buying one now that you've tried it?

Not at the moment.  Video games are still all about the games and the Vita is lacking in that regard.  Plus, like everyone else, I'm not willing to drop $250.  Not because I don't think it is worth $250, but I know in a year it'll be $200.  Or at least I can wait for a holiday bundle and get a free game with the system.  But I was impressed and it may be on my buy list at some point.  I have a 9 month old now, and while I don't have as much time for video games, I've found a portable system allows me to game in different rooms of the house while trying to keep my child maintained. 

[smallsharkbigbite]

Your whole post in general sounds like Sony propaganda, especially the second paragraph. Did Sony pay you to say that?

Lol, I wish they would.  I'm just impressed with the Vita hardware, have you tried it out?  From a games/price perspective, the 3DS still wins.  But you can see the 3DS is an extension of the DS line whereas the Vita feels like a new piece of hardware.  Thus, my dissapointment in the 3DS.  You have to really be excited about 3D to make the 3DS hardware feel impressive.  As someone who has Nintendo/Sony/Microsoft, I don't get into the rah rah my favorite developer released a new system so it's automatically better than anything else on the market. 

[Enner]

Japan numbers!

http://www.siliconera.com/2012/03/21/this-week-in-sales-pokemon-and-japanese-warlords-conquer-the-land/

Period: The week of March 12th – March 18th (2012)

Top-seller: Pokémon + Nobunaga’s Ambition – 172,027

Nintendo 3DS sales: 64,017 | Total sales: 5,306,656

PlayStation Vita sales: 10,021 | Total sales: 620,083

Lw   Tw   Title   Weekly Sales   Total Sales   Sys.   Publisher
New   01.   PokĂ©mon + Nobunaga’s Ambition   172,027   New   DS   Pokemon Co.
New   02.   Shining Blade   122,257   New   PSP   Sega
New   03.   Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable   62,408   New   PSP   Namco Bandai
01.   04.   One Piece: Pirate Warriors   34,600   780,508   PS3   Namco Bandai
New   05.   Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side Premium: 3rd Story   27,717   New   PSP   Konami
01.   06.   Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai   18,341   105,017   3DS   Sega
New   07.   Onna no Ko to Misshitsu ni Itara **shichau Kamoshirenai   18,291   New   3DS   D3 Publisher
07.   08.   Mario Kart 7   17,064   1,581,089   3DS   Nintendo
10.   09.   Monster Hunter Tri G   16,924   1,314,720   3DS   Capcom
06.   10.   Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games   16,183   82,924 3DS   Nintendo
08.   11.   Super Mario 3D Land   15,801   1,419,455   3DS   Nintendo
09.   12.   Harvest Moon: The Land of Origin   12,331   137,217   3DS   Marvelous AQL
03.   13.   Street Fighter X Tekken   11,611   70,082   PS3   Capcom
New   14.   Winning Post 7 2012   11,524   New   PS3   Tecmo Koei
New   15.   Amnesia Later   10,936   New   PSP   Idea Factory
New   16.   Labyrinth Tower Legacista   9,820   New   PS3   Nippon Ichi
05.   17.   Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D   9,027   47,401   3DS   Konami
04.   18.   Mobile Suit Gundam UC   8,871   60,540   PS3   Namco Bandai
New   19.   Winning Post 7 2012   8,455   New   PSP   Tecmo Koei
New   20.   Mass Effect 3   8,142   New   PS3   Electronic Arts

3DS   64,017
PS3   27,900
PSP   18,633
Vita   10,021
Wii   8,127
PS2   1,165
Xbox 360   1,145
DSi LL   853
DSi   617

The combine power of Pokemon and Nobunaga's Ambition is just making off with all the money. However, Shining Blade and Madoka Portable are no slouch either. Mass Effect 3 barely makes it in the chart in it's first week of release.

[Sarail]

Wow. Look at PokĂ©mon obliterate Mass Effect. Japanese really don't care for the western RPG. This makes me happy. 

[Enner]

Japan numbers!
http://www.siliconera.com/2012/03/28/this-week-in-sales-kid-icarus-uprising-rises-to-1/
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-28/kid-icarus-latest-yakuza-game-sell-100000+in-1st-week

Period: The week of March 19th – March 25th (2012)

Top-seller: Kid Icarus: Uprising – 132,526

Nintendo 3DS sales: 94,011 | Total sales: 5,400,667

PlayStation Vita sales: 10,302 | Total sales: 630,385

Lw   Tw   Title       Weekly Sales   Total Sales   Sys.   Publisher
New   01.   Kid Icarus: Uprising   132,526   New   3DS   Nintendo
New   02.   Black Panther 2: Yakuza Asura Chapter   104,937   New   PSP   Sega
01.   03.   PokĂ©mon + Nobunaga’s Ambition   65,046   237,073   DS   PokĂ©mon Co.
New   04.   Devil May Cry HD Collection   43,791   New   PS3   Capcom
New   05.   Ninja Gaiden 3   29,797   New   PS3   Tecmo Koei
New   06.   Mugen Souls   23,004   New   PS3   Compile Heart
09.   07.   Monster Hunter Tri Gi   22,402   1,337,122   3DS   Capcom
08.   08.   Mario Kart 7       20,890   1,601,979   3DS   Nintendo
11.   09.   Super Mario 3D Land      20,305   1,439,760   3DS   Nintendo
11.   10.   Shining Blade      19,302   141,289   PSP   Sega
New   11.   Hakuoki: Bakumatsu Musou Roku      17,817   New   PSP   Idea Factory
10.   12.   Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games        16,731   99,656   3DS   Nintendo
04.   13.   One Piece: Pirate Warriors   16,243   796,751   PS3   Namco Bandai
New   14.   Fairy Tail: Zeref Awakens        15,377   New   PSP   Konami
06.   15.   Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai   11,334   116,351   3DS   Sega
12.   16.   Harvest Moon: The Land of Origin   9,889   147,106   3DS   Marvelous AQL
New   17.   Little Busters! Converted Edition   8,372   New   PSV   Prototype
03.   18.   Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable   8,138   70,546   PSP   Namco Bandai
New   19.   Hanaoni: Yume no Tsudzuki   8,023   New   PSP   Idea Factory
New   20.   Shinken de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai! R   6,834   New   PS3   Minato Station

System   Weekly Sales
3DS   94,011
PS3   25,750
PSP   19,875
Vita   10,302
Wii   9,270
PS2   1,333
Xbox 360   1,084
DSi LL   1,058
DSi   778

Kid Icarus's new game off to a nice start for its first week. Also, the popular Yakuza series latest entry on the PSP clears 100k. Pokemon + Nobunaga's Ambition is in 3rd place. The 3DS 2011 holiday trinity of MonHun Tri G, Mario Kart 7, and Super Mario 3D land are still sticking around in the top ten.

[TJ Spyke]

Really happy to see Kid Icarus start off pretty strong there, hopefully sales are strong elsewhere too so the franchise doesn't disappear for 21 years again.

[GoldenPhoenix]

Glad to see Kid Icarus selling well. PS Vita is looking more and more to be repeating PSP's success (or lack thereof) in the beginning. My guess is that, also like PSP, it will pick up sales wise later in its lifespan.

[Louieturkey]

Vita still needs a game that everyone in Japan wants to have.  It needs its Monster Hunter for the new generation.

[Chozo Ghost]

New   02.   Black Panther 2: Yakuza Asura Chapter   104,937   New   PSP   Sega

Yeah, I had heard on the news that they had returned. Didn't know they were on the PSP or made by Sega, though. 

[Enner]

Japan Numbers!
http://www.siliconera.com/2012/04/04/this-week-in-sales-kingdom-hearts-3d-drops-onto-3ds/

Period: The week of March 26th – April 1st (2012)

Top-seller: Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance – 213,579

Nintendo 3DS sales: 121,921 | Total sales: 5,522,588

PlayStation Vita sales: 12,105 | Total sales: 642,490


Lw   Tw   Title   Weekly Sales   Total Sales   Sys.   Publisher
New   01.   Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance   213,579   New   3DS   Square Enix
New   02.   Pro Baseball Spirits 2012     90,433   New   PS3   Konami
New   03.   Pro Baseball Spirits 2012        60,141   New   PSP   Konami
01.   04.   Kid Icarus: Uprising        47,179   179,705   3DS   Nintendo
03.   05.   PokĂ©mon Conquest        30,535   267,608   DS   PokĂ©mon Co.
02.   06.   Black Panther 2: Yakuza Asura Chapter   26,655   131,592   PSP   Sega
08.   07.   Super Mario 3D Land   24,936   1,464,696   3DS   Nintendo
07.   08.   Monster Hunter Tri G   21,288   1,358,410   3DS   Capcom
08.   09.   Mario Kart 7   19,653   1,621,631   3DS   Nintendo
New   10.   TheIdolm@ster Anime & G4U: Vol. 6   17,759   New   PS3   Namco Bandai
New   11.   Pro Baseball Spirits 2012      17,264   New   PSV   Konami
12   12.   Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games       12,947   112,603   3DS   Nintendo
04.   13.   Devil May Cry HD Collection   11,926   55,717   PS3   Capcom
15.   14.   Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai   8,267   124,618   3DS   Sega
New   15.   Silent Hill HD Collection   7,971   New   PS3   Konami
13.   16.   One Piece: Pirate Warriors   7,851   804,601   PS3   Namco Bandai
16.   17.   Harvest Moon: The Land of Origin   7,657   154,764   3DS   Nintendo
10.   18.   Shining Blade   7,535   148,824   PSP   Sega
New   19.   New Little King’s Story   7,141   New   PSV   Konami
21.   20.   Wii Sports Resort   6,596   905,638   Wii   Nintendo

3DS   121,921
PS3   23,771
PSP   18,356
Vita   12,105
Wii   9,292
PS2   1,374
Xbox 360   1,317
DSi LL   941
DSi   771

Kingdom Heart 3D: Dream Drop Distance and baseball are telling Kid Icarus to get out of the way. Pokemon Conquest, Yakuza PSP, and the 3DS 2011 holiday trinity hold down the top 10 fort. New Little King's Story for the Playstation Vita debuts in 19th place.

[Caterkiller]

Kid Icarus really deserves it's good sales. Every time I play it just get's better and better.

Glad the 3DS is flying off the shelves consistantly.

[Killer_Man_Jaro]

How long did it take for Sony to announce the first price cut for the Playstation 3? I was about to say that the Vita will likely follow an almost identical trajectory to the 3DS - the price is slashed substantially within a year of launching - before thinking that Sony may well be more stubborn than Nintendo. Hard to envisage, I know, but who knows?

On the flipside, the 3DS is doing great at the moment. I'm curious to see if it will get a bump when Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 are released. It's an extension of mainline Pokémon, so of course it will dominate the software charts - the question is, will it be existing DS owners snapping that up, or might it be something for people to enjoy with their new 3DS?

Lastly, I feel sorry for poor Little King's Story. The original release is probably in my top 10 list for the Wii, so I'm sad that it seems doomed to toil in obscurity wherever it goes.

[Chozo Ghost]

I don't think a Vita price cut will be coming any time soon. The reason is because Sony is already selling it at a loss at its current price. When Nintendo was selling the 3DS at $250 they were making a huge chunk of profit, so cutting the price as drastically as they did wasn't a problem.

The Vita will drop in price eventually, but probably not until manufacturing costs drop. As we've seen with both the PS3 and PSP, Sony seems to be in these races for the long haul. They don't seem to care if they get off to a slow start. Its like the Tortoise mentality in the race with the Hare. I'm not going to say the Vita will ever surpass or even come close to catching up with the 3DS, but look what they've done with the PSP. You can be the 2nd place system and still do very well for yourself.

[Shaymin]

How long did it take for Sony to announce the first price cut for the Playstation 3?

Just under a year.

[Louieturkey]

How long did it take for Sony to announce the first price cut for the Playstation 3?

Just under a year.

And that was by far out of necessity.  With Vita, I think they expected the slow start.

[Ymeegod]

 New Little King’s Story   7,141   New   PSV   Konami   Most overlooked game IMO, instant cult classic.

Also KI for the 3DS is doing great over in Japan. 

[Stratos]

Is that a port of the Wii game or a new entry? And if it is a new entry, who is making it since the dev studio is gone?

[Ymeegod]

Sequel as far as I can tell and Marvelous Entertainment is the developer/publisher.  Not alot of info on this game.
Here's a video of new characters--

[GoldenPhoenix]

Sequel as far as I can tell and Marvelous Entertainment is the developer/publisher.  Not alot of info on this game.
Here's a video of new characters--

Sounds like a HD remake to me if the article I read is correct, though I've read that it is a sequel in other sources.  Whatever it is, I hope it does well, LKS on Wii was fantastic and under appreciated.

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/04/new-little-kings-story/

[Luigi Dude]

It's a remake of the first game with a different artstyle to help it sell better.  It's already off to a worse start in Japan then the Wii version did but that has more to do with how terrible the Vita is selling.  Had the Wii version had this artstyle it probably would have done much better since it's more appealing to the audience the game is aimed at.

[GoldenPhoenix]

It's a remake of the first game with a different artstyle to help it sell better.  It's already off to a worse start in Japan then the Wii version did but that has more to do with how terrible the Vita is selling.  Had the Wii version had this artstyle it probably would have done much better since it's more appealing to the audience the game is aimed at.

If I ever get a Vita I'll likely buy it if it ever comes out in North America, with those sales though, who knows. From what I seen it already leap frogged the Wii version by utilizing touch controls, I still have no idea why the game didn't use the Wii's pointer functionality at all.