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i dont know where this site would be without spurg's updates about sales in his local walmart



curl-6 said:
There are 10,955 Wal-Marts globally.
If each one sold two, that's 21,910 from this one retailer alone!

Ok, seriously though, the price cut will help, the expense of a system + a memory card has been a major barrier to entry.


Flaw here... not every Wal-Mart carries PS Vitas... much less holding 2 each to be honest.  There are 4 Wal-Marts near where I live, and I have checked 2 of the 4 and both only had 1 PS Vita in stock, the rest of the space were for every other system... including the Wii U (which had 4 rather than 1).  I know they weren't selling and just restocking because they left almost no space for memory cards.  I would know because I looked at Wal-Mart before buying MY Vita and getting a memory card.   

Anyway, I know you weren't being serious but OP might actually be thinking this.  2 from a single retail location isn't enough to make any conclusions.  It's not even enough to form a hypothesis.



DamnTastic said:
AstroMaSSi said:
I agree, now the price is good and there's some good game to play. Yesterday I found a PS Vita bundle (10 games to get from the store free + 8GB memory) at 157€. It's not anymore in the shelf but in my hands.

was it bundled with a vita?

Yes,

in Europe thers a bundle called "Mega Pack Vita". It comes with a 8GB memory card and the code to get from the store the following titles:

 

  1. LittleBigPlanet PS Vita
  2. WipeOut 2048
  3. MotorStorm RC
  4. Little Deviants
  5. Frobisher Says! (with Fun Pack DLC)
  6. Ecolibrium (with Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum game packs)
  7. Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters
  8. Lemmings
  9. Hungry Giraffe
  10. The HD Adventures of Rotating Octopus Character

The original price was 239€, but after the price cut I had the chance to find it in a store at 157€. Nice price for the offer, isn't it?



AstroMaSSi rules

Has anyone seen any strong bundles since the price cut.

They should do Rayman Legends+ Killzone+16GB card + 3 months PS plus for $279.



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teigaga said:
Has anyone seen any strong bundles since the price cut.

They should do Rayman Legends+ Killzone+16GB card + 3 months PS plus for $279.


I would think they would have a better time bundling those things separately and charging $199 for Rayman + 4/8GB and separately Killzone + 4/8GB for $199 as well.  The reason why I think this way is better is because it will actually move hardware.  The other one, $279 for that deal sounds like something someone would think about before picking it up.  If a bundle is the same price as the original, people would more likely buy on a whim, especially bundled with a game they would have got anyway.



MDMAlliance said:
teigaga said:
Has anyone seen any strong bundles since the price cut.

They should do Rayman Legends+ Killzone+16GB card + 3 months PS plus for $279.


I would think they would have a better time bundling those things separately and charging $199 for Rayman + 4/8GB and separately Killzone + 4/8GB for $199 as well.  The reason why I think this way is better is because it will actually move hardware.  The other one, $279 for that deal sounds like something someone would think about before picking it up.  If a bundle is the same price as the original, people would more likely buy on a whim, especially bundled with a game they would have got anyway.

Yeah, I think lower entry  bundle would work better, especially for black friday, and especially for the masses. But I don't think the Vita is at a stage where its really appealing to that market. My thinking is that the Vita's main potential audience right now are core+informed gamers but the stigma of the limited software library and costly memory cards puts them off.

It seems a simple thing, but bundling 2 new, highly rated AAA titles could really boost the perception of its software line up, on topof that PS+ has a really strong and positive precense on the internet. speaking on my own experience, memory card prices were the number 1 thing which prevented me from getting a Vita, I knew I wanted at least 16GB so I could go mostly dgital and so I dismissed all the bundles at the time because they only came with 4GB or 8GB. Really wasn't keen having the knowledge that I'd just have to fork out on another $60 straight after the purchase.



Not sure if serious...so I guess you aren't.

But I just never know with you Spurge. However, anecdotally, I guess it's done OK for you.



 

Here lies the dearly departed Nintendomination Thread.

Yesterday I went to the local gamestore. Somebody was actually standing in the PSV isle for once, so I guess the price cut must have worked...



spurge is thee best stealth-troller on this site.

The man is just...glorious.

Trolls at heights previously thought unattainable.