GamrDebate: Is the Playstation Vita already doomed?

[theprof00]

Conegamer said:

theprof00 said:

Conegamer said:

RolStoppable said:

Conegamer said:
Woot! Our gamestation got their first pre-order today!!!

First week projections:

85-95k Europe
100-110k Americas
250-265k overall (not including Japan)

I hope for your sake that this is a projection for only a single store chain and not the entire market.

Not quite. Pre-orders.

Projection for pre-orders?

I'm confused as to whether you're a fan of the Vita or not. You act like you are, but then act like Monster Hunter isn't a sure thing and really lowball the projected first week?

Yep, my projected pre-orders. I reckon closer to 400k FW for actual sales. I'm neutral towards the Vita. On the one hand, I think the console looks amazing and was rather impressed when I tried it in Game. However, I think Sony are handling the launch incredibly poorly (cost, needing memory cards, launch after Christmas, lack of advertisements), and so I don't feel confident of the console's long-term success. Will I get one? Probably, but not at launch. I need more to persuade me at that price. But I certainly like the console.

First week? You know it sold 320k in Japan first week, right? It might be 400k for Europe alone.
I'm thinking it's gunna be 700-800k first week.

It's launching during tax season. This is the perfect time to launch as everyone is getting back a grand or two. The memory cards is not going to be a big issue. 400k is even still really, really underestimating it.