| brendude13 said: A: Black Friday, and the holidays in general, have always favoured Nintendo / Xbox over Playstation in comparison to the rest of the year. Black Friday is also only significant in NA, where the Vita is on life support right now. I wouldn't draw a conclusion from just 1 week of sales in 1 region. B: I know you were talking about Japan only, which is why I can't get my head around the point you're trying to make considering the Vita is the 2nd best selling console in Japan this year, has been doubling the WiiU's sales all year and still managed to draw with the WiiU in the week one of it's biggest exclusives launched. |
A. I was breaking my analysis down into the three regions...when talking about BF, I was obviously only talking about US sales and my final conclusion was a summation of my three points. Now, the fact that the holidays favor Nintendo/Xbox over playstation is a good point and we will see how this plays out in the long run. If the Vita was selling well all year and then only got beat in the holidays, I may say you are right but the Wii U has outsold the Vita every month this year and I don't see any sign of that changing (unless Vita TV or Vita as a PS4 accessory catches on like crazy) and the holidays are just icing on the cake. It seems like you also admit that the Wii U will outsell Vita in NA so no sense in arguing this.
B. This one is less arguably and you very well may be right. BUT I feel like Sony has been doing a fair bit to keep Vita afloat in Japan (from the price cut to some games and Vita TV) and each time it seems to come back down and stabilize right around where the Wii u is and with the Wii U getting little help from nintendo. I essentially see the situation being reversed next year, with the Vita more or less sitting and waiting while the Wii U gets the more frequent boosts (and a bigger holiday boost). Also, I would like to repeat the fact that 3D Mario has never been a major system seller in Japan...look at the Mario Galaxy games if you want proof. Mario Kart and Smash Bros will have a much larger effect.
