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YUMMY! 35 60.34%
 
YUCK! 2 3.45%
 
TASTES LIKE BABY SEAL! 14 24.14%
 
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Rafux on 25 February 2012

EncodedNybble speaks the truth



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Jinova on 25 February 2012
EncodedNybble said:
People, let it go. Call it week 0, prelaunch, soft launch, whatever. Fact of the matter is, you could not walk into a retailer/online and put down $250 and come out with a Vita before Feb 22nd thus, anything before that is not "launch". That is the launch price and launch date.

If you're going to be semanticy about it, then shouldn't the global launch have been when Japan launched since it is region free and everyone could import it? I would think the same logic implies if you want to call the FEB a "soft launch."

As for launch numbers, logically, anyone who bought the Vita First Edition Bundle would have bought the Vita on the first week of launch if there was no such bundle. Hell, most of them are paying a $100 premium for a case and the ability to get it a week early, thus, it is implied that 99.99999999999999% of them would buy it first week if there was no such bundle. So I say week ending Feb 25's numbers + FEB numbers = total launch numbers.


Totally makes sense.



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VGKing on 25 February 2012
Zim said:
EncodedNybble said:
People, let it go. Call it week 0, prelaunch, soft launch, whatever. Fact of the matter is, you could not walk into a retailer/online and put down $250 and come out with a Vita before Feb 22nd thus, anything before that is not "launch". That is the launch price and launch date.

If you're going to be semanticy about it, then shouldn't the global launch have been when Japan launched since it is region free and everyone could import it? I would think the same logic implies if you want to call the FEB a "soft launch."

As for launch numbers, logically, anyone who bought the Vita First Edition Bundle would have bought the Vita on the first week of launch if there was no such bundle. Hell, most of them are paying a $100 premium for a case and the ability to get it a week early, thus, it is implied that 99.99999999999999% of them would buy it first week if there was no such bundle. So I say week ending Feb 25's numbers + FEB numbers = total launch numbers.


This is the exact reason I don't like people calling it pre-launch. Firstly it was for sale to the general public, thus it had launched. But this idea that because it is week 0 that the actual launch week should be week 0+week 1, because hey people who bought it week 0 would have bought it week 1 .... if it hadn't been for sale.... but it was for sale. You may as well say ''Oh well everyone who bought a wii in the first month would have bought the Wii first week if they could, so first week Wii numbers are actually the first months. ''

This weeks numbers are the Vita's soft launch numbers, next weeks will be the hard launch. Using the word pre-launch is nonsensical. It implies that the system wasn't available for sale. 

oh and vgking there is a limited number of EVERY console at launch. The system was available to the masses. Anyone could have bought the first bundles, it wasn't some exclusive thing from having been a PSN member for X number of years or something. 

The only launch on the 25th was the Wi-fi only version. However the Vita itself was already launched. 

First Edition Bundle - $350. Features include 3G/Wi-Fi and Little Deviants + a memory card. Released Feb. 14.(USA ONLY)

Vita - Wi-Fi only, $250. Released Feb. 22.(Worldwide)
Vita - 3G/Wi-Fi, $300. Released Feb. 22.(Worldwide)

There is no such thing as a "soft launch" or a "hard launch". There is however such a thing as a pre-launch bundle. This was available in limited quantities(much more limited than your regular console launch) at a much higher price. No, not anyone could have bought the First Edition bundle since stores didn't getting any more units once they sold their current stock. They had to wait until THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH ON THE 22nd.

Yes whoever is saying they should combine the First Edition launch with the Official Launch are stupid. 

THE PLAYSTATION VITA OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED ON FEBURARY 22 WORLDWIDE.



VGKing on 25 February 2012
Pokemonbrawlvg said:
People we can argue about this for ages. The Vita launched on 2/15, offically. Games, accessories, and the system were available to buy. Some people were even able to buy the first edition afterwards.


That's weird. I went to Gamestop to try and buy the $250 Wi-fi Vita and it wasn't there. Went to Best Buy and Walmart and they didn't have it either.

Vita didn't launch until the 22nd.



Pokemonbrawlvg on 25 February 2012

@VGKing K-mart. They still have old bundles.



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ethomaz on 25 February 2012

VGKing said:

First Edition Bundle - $350. Features include 3G/Wi-Fi and Little Deviants + a memory card. Released Feb. 14.(USA ONLY)

Vita - Wi-Fi only, $250. Released Feb. 22.(Worldwide)
Vita - 3G/Wi-Fi, $300. Released Feb. 22.(Worldwide)

There is no such thing as a "soft launch" or a "hard launch". There is however such a thing as a pre-launch bundle. This was available in limited quantities(much more limited than your regular console launch) at a much higher price. No, not anyone could have bought the First Edition bundle since stores didn't getting any more units once they sold their current stock. They had to wait until THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH ON THE 22nd.

Yes whoever is saying they should combine the First Edition launch with the Official Launch are stupid.

THE PLAYSTATION VITA OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED ON FEBURARY 22 WORLDWIDE.

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VGKing on 25 February 2012
Pokemonbrawlvg said:
@VGKing K-mart. They still have old bundles.


Looks like they didn't sell all their First Edition bundles.

Not everyone is stupid  loyal enough to buy a Vita for $350 just to get it a week early.



Alby_da_Wolf on 25 February 2012

The funny thing is that whether PSV sells well or not on Week 1, all this won't stop anyway...



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Blacksaber on 25 February 2012
Alby_da_Wolf said:
The funny thing is that whether PSV sells well or not on Week 1, all this won't stop anyway...


Yep until about a month after launch with sales stabilizing we will see yelling from both sides of this, with the stable sales only one side will stay either doom and gloom or happy...



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Alby_da_Wolf on 25 February 2012
Blacksaber said:
Alby_da_Wolf said:
The funny thing is that whether PSV sells well or not on Week 1, all this won't stop anyway...


Yep until about a month after launch with sales stabilizing we will see yelling from both sides of this, with the stable sales only one side will stay either doom and gloom or happy...

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