I'm very happy about Freedom Wars sales, they are pretty good. Hopefully it will also have some nice legs :)

So the sales are really good. That's good to hear. Wonder if it manages to sell 1+ mil.


Vita really has such a potential, why does Sony work so hard to kill it in the West is beyond me

02. [PSV] Freedom Wars (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.06.26} - 187.890 / NEW

:O
OMG! That's incredible! Good news for Vita! I hope the game will sell a lot!

Too bad Soul Sacrifice can't sell that much due to its atmosphere. Anyway, Vita has become the ultimate RPG/Hunting game system: Soul Sacrifice, Toukiden, God Eater, Freedom Wars, Ragnarok Odyssey.

Sadly neither one is true. There isn't a single wRPG game, not that many top quality jRPGs - not a single Dragon Quest (not even a bloody remake of VIII), not a single new FF (and not even PSP games on the PSN), not even a Persona 3 Golden version (why Atlus!?), not a single RPG from Sony... So much missing.

When it comes to hunting games, everything would be perfect, if it had this one lil franchise... You know, the one which last instalment outsold all Vita hunting games combined... Without it, it's not the ultimate system.

Still, gj FW. I'm not hyped about it at all, but I'd love it to sell 1+ mil.

Well, I should've said "RPG-Hunting games" instead of RPG/Hunting games, my mistake.

Also, Vita will get a Monster Hunter game in Japan this year, but to be honest I don't care too much about MH. It's a nice franchise, but I don't like its gameplay too much  (I didn't like Toukiden neither).  I prefer Soul Sacrifice in terms of gameplay.   

Sony can’t keep up with demand for the Vita in North America

Today in headlines we’re surprised but pleased to be writing, the Vita is in such high demand at the moment that Sony’s having trouble keeping enough stock on hand.

The Vita is notable absent from store shelves and online sellers in North America, according to Polygon – especially the Borderlands 2 bundle, which only released in May.

A Sony spokesperson said the problem is increased demand, not diminished supply.

“We’re seeing healthy consumer demand for PS Vita globally, particularly in markets like Japan,” the representative said.

“The U.S. launch of the slimmer and lighter PS Vita has generated strong interest among gamers, and we’re working to replenish supply here to ensure continued momentum leading into the holidays.”

Well. Good problems, eh? Here’s hoping Sony can get its act together and launch the promised PS4 and Vita bundle; Remote Play really has a chance to turn the handheld’s fortunes around for good.



http://www.vg247.com/2014/07/02/vita-stock-shortage-north-america/

http://www.polygon.com/2014/7/2/5865051/ps-vita-supply-out-of-stock-demand

It will get the shitty MH, which doesn't really change much. It's either MH4G/5 or don't bother. It doesn't matter how we feel about it (I haven't even played MH and I sure as hell am not a fan of the genre, that's why I don't really care about FW), the thing that matters is that it's a Japanese GTA, it's more important than the rest of the genre combined. As long as it's not on Vita, it's not the ultimate hunting game platform. Sony messed up so fucking much letting it slip to 3DS... God, it's really unbelievable how much they fucked up with Vita.

GIT GUD OR GIT REKT

loljk

http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2014/06/30/new-freedom-wars-trailer-offers-story-details/
So apparently, Freedom Wars will be digital only in Europe (it's in the replies to the first comment). To be quite frank, for one of the biggest first party endeavours on the system, that's pathetic. Especially considering Vita sold better in Europe than the US (and you guys get more physical games even without Sony adding to the mix).
It also means that all my interest in the game has vanished. I'm not to big on Monster Hunter-type games anyway, and I don't feel like going out of my way to import a game I MIGHT enjoy. Whatever.

That's really annoying if it's digital only -.- c'mon SONY!!