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Forums - Sales - Japan Sales - Media Create,Famitsu, & dengeki: week 38 ( Sept 16 - Sept 22 )

Train wreck on 25 September 2013
Augen said:
Train wreck said:
From the 9.9 conference Sony mentioned they are phasing out the 1000 model (no release date was given for the more expensive everybody's golf model) and the 2000 doesn't release until 10.10, so I guess we have two more weeks of subpar vita numbers.


Just to make sure I understand you, this means the OLED screen PSV will simply no longer be available in a couple months?  

Correct, the Vita 1000 (wifi since it accounted for ~90-95% of sales), the special edition 1000 that comes with a 32GB memory card, everyone's golf and multiple demos, both OLED, are being phased out.  The vita 2000 with the 6 colors will be the standard vita (outside the vita TV) from 10.10 onward.



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outlawauron on 25 September 2013

Also, I noticed that FF14 got a huge boost this week. Did it get replenished stock or is the great word of mouth working?



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Augen on 25 September 2013
Train wreck said:

Correct, the Vita 1000 (wifi since it accounted for ~90-95% of sales), the special edition 1000 that comes with a 32GB memory card, everyone's golf and multiple demos, both OLED, are being phased out.  The vita 2000 with the 6 colors will be the standard vita (outside the vita TV) from 10.10 onward.


Wow. Have we ever witnessed a downgrade of a system like this that keeps that price at what its predeccesor is currently at?  It seems to either be, add something like size (3DS XL) or reduce things but make it cheaper (2DS).  For Sony to put out an inferior version and insist on holding $200 line seems odd.  Why Not keep OLED version at $250 and introduce LCD one at $200 to at least psychologically soften the blow?

I do not get it and really effects how I view purchasing the system someday.  I wondered before why anyone would boter with LCD version. Now I wonder why anyone will value it at $200.



tbone51 on 25 September 2013
spurgeonryan said:
tbone51 said:
pezus said:

I was hoping for 40k maybe. I don't remember when Vita TV and the other model are launching though and if they are launching at the same time.



Vita TV launches november, i think Vita will sell 60k-70k cuz of 6 different colors also pokemon comes out same week, i dunno why sony would release it then wen they could do it a week before but who knows, my guess is that nintendo wont outsell them 100:1 cuz MH4 week did 47:1


I am guessing they know tons of people will be in stores that day and this should get the word out. Free Advertising for the Play thing, whatever it is or does.



it comes out on Thursday so it'll have great sales, right before pokemon XY launch (Saturday)



Chandler on 25 September 2013
spurgeonryan said:

I am guessing they know tons of people will be in stores that day and this should get the word out. Free Advertising for the Play thing, whatever it is or does.


Do you seriously think that people picking up Pokemon on launch day will also impulse buy the new Vita? Or do you seriously think that the people picking up Pokemon will leave the store and instead of playing Pokemon and talking about it will instead talk about the new Vita they didn't buy? Whatever you mean, I can't wrap my head around it.



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VGPolyglot on 25 September 2013
chidori-chan2 said:




From neo gaf lol fucking hilarious. Anyways, good bump for Wii U


That is pretty funny!



kopstudent89 on 25 September 2013
Pavolink said:
kopstudent89 said:
3DS still at 150k! Incredible numbers for the 3DS! Has probably caught up to 2012 YoY numbers and it still has Pokemon releasing in 2 weeks. Bloody hell!


Not yet, still 208,540 units far from it.

2012 - 3.181.391

2013 - 2.972.851

MC numbers.

Thanks!! So will catch up after Pokemon releases with much bigger momentum going to the holidays than last year. That said AC did release then in Japan while nothing huge is releasing this holiday season for the 3DS. Would still think MH4 + Pokemon will have a huge impact on the holdays.



Pavolink on 25 September 2013
kopstudent89 said:
Pavolink said:
kopstudent89 said:
3DS still at 150k! Incredible numbers for the 3DS! Has probably caught up to 2012 YoY numbers and it still has Pokemon releasing in 2 weeks. Bloody hell!


Not yet, still 208,540 units far from it.

2012 - 3.181.391

2013 - 2.972.851

MC numbers.

Thanks!! So will catch up after Pokemon releases with much bigger momentum going to the holidays than last year. That said AC did release then in Japan while nothing huge is releasing this holiday season for the 3DS. Would still think MH4 + Pokemon will have a huge impact on the holdays.

I tend to believe they wanted MH4+Pokemon for holidays and leave the rest for Wii U, but for some reason they are not releasing DK and Wii Fit U until next year. Missed oportunity.



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kopstudent89 on 25 September 2013
Pavolink said:
kopstudent89 said:
Pavolink said:
kopstudent89 said:
3DS still at 150k! Incredible numbers for the 3DS! Has probably caught up to 2012 YoY numbers and it still has Pokemon releasing in 2 weeks. Bloody hell!


Not yet, still 208,540 units far from it.

2012 - 3.181.391

2013 - 2.972.851

MC numbers.

Thanks!! So will catch up after Pokemon releases with much bigger momentum going to the holidays than last year. That said AC did release then in Japan while nothing huge is releasing this holiday season for the 3DS. Would still think MH4 + Pokemon will have a huge impact on the holdays.

I tend to believe they wanted MH4+Pokemon for holidays and leave the rest for Wii U, but for some reason they are not releasing DK and Wii Fit U until next year. Missed oportunity.


Wait wait wait... no Wii Fit U or DK for Japan in 2013?!?! Ridiculous! Wii Fit released in Japan 7 months before it got released in the West!



Incubi on 25 September 2013
kopstudent89 said:
Pavolink said:
kopstudent89 said:
Pavolink said:
kopstudent89 said:
3DS still at 150k! Incredible numbers for the 3DS! Has probably caught up to 2012 YoY numbers and it still has Pokemon releasing in 2 weeks. Bloody hell!


Not yet, still 208,540 units far from it.

2012 - 3.181.391

2013 - 2.972.851

MC numbers.

Thanks!! So will catch up after Pokemon releases with much bigger momentum going to the holidays than last year. That said AC did release then in Japan while nothing huge is releasing this holiday season for the 3DS. Would still think MH4 + Pokemon will have a huge impact on the holdays.

I tend to believe they wanted MH4+Pokemon for holidays and leave the rest for Wii U, but for some reason they are not releasing DK and Wii Fit U until next year. Missed oportunity.


Wait wait wait... no Wii Fit U or DK for Japan in 2013?!?! Ridiculous! Wii Fit released in Japan 7 months before it got released in the West!

Dont worry. They'll release them on february 22:p