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In excess of 6.5m PlayStation consoles were sold worldwide in the period between November 18th to December 31st, Sony has estimated. Of those sales the new PlayStation Vita contributed half a million units following its Japanese launch on December 17th. Sony added that over 70 Vita games are currently in …
Read More »Sony has ‘biggest campaign ever’ ready for Vita launch
The marketing push for PS Vita will get the device into gamers’ hands next week – and it’s part of the firm’s biggest campaign yet. An experiential tour starts on January 12th in Manchester, with the Vita Rooms visiting Glasgow and London during January and February afterwards. It’s just one …
Read More »Vita sales fall below 50k in Japan
Sales of the PlayStation Vita have fallen below 50k during its third week on the market. Eurogamer reports that Sony’s new handheld shifted 42,648 units during its second full week on sale. Vita shifted 325k units in its opening weekend, only for sales to plummet to 72k during the following …
Read More »Retailers discount Vita in Japan
Following lower than expected week two sales of Sony’s PlayStation Vita in Japan, some retailers have reportedly discounted the device in an effort to stimulate sales. The more expensive 3G Vita model, in particular, is said to be selling in very low numbers. GamesRadar reports that some retailers have now …
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Read More »PS Vita plays second fiddle to PSP in second week as 3DS shines
A drop in sales of 78 per cent week-on-week for the PlayStation Vita in its second week of sale in Japan has seen sales fall below that of its predecessor the PlayStation Portable. Andriasang reports that Vita sales fell from 325k to 72k – that’s fewer than all of the …
Read More »Media Create: We would have liked Vita to have sold more
The latest figures from Japanese stats body Media Create shows that the PlayStation Vita claimed a sell-through of around 65 per cent over its opening weekend. It pins the two-day sales figures at 325k units for the weekend of December 17th and 18th. In total Sony shipped in the region …
Read More »Sony apologises for Vita bugs
Platform holder Sony has apologised and released a guide to help PlayStation Vita owners fix an early system freeze problem. A number of buyers have reported bugs since the handheld went on sale in Japan this weekend, such as unresponsive touchscreens and system lockups, reports Engadget. Several have uploaded videos …
Read More »Vita shifts 321,000 units in Japan
PlayStation’s new portable console has been out in Japan for a few days now, and the first numbers are in. Famitsu (citing Enterbrain) says 321,407 Vita machines were sold in its first two days on sale. It’s a decent figure, higher than what the original PSP managed. But it is …
Read More »Uncharted Vita RRP listed at £44.99
Several online retailers have priced PlayStation Vita’s launch titles, while listing Uncharted: Golden Abyss with a 44.99 RRP. ShopTo, The Hut and Play.com are among those which have placed the launch line-up available to pre-order online.RRPs range from 24.99 to 44.99 on ShopTo, although Uncharted is the only Vita title …
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