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If you’ve read any of the sensational press reports or naysaying analysts, you’ll know PlayStation Vita has its sceptics.Apparently, consumers want smartphones and tablets – not dedicated, ‘expensive’ gaming handhelds. And Vita’s soft Japanese launch is a sign that consumer tastes are changing. MCV put these concerns to PlayStation’s European …
Read More »3DS performance has "confounded naysayers", says Sony
Though the PlayStation Vita is still suffering from low sales in Japan, Sony has been encouraged by the improved fortunes of the 3DS. That’s according to SCEE president and CEO Jim Ryan, who told MCV that Nintendo’s success bodes well for the portable market. One of the encouraging things about …
Read More »Japanese Vita sales flat as 3DS soar
Sony’s new handheld has maintained a steady level of sales in its fourth week on the market, but Nintendo has widened the gap. Vita sold 42,915 units in the week ending January 8th, a slight improvements on the 42,468 units from the previous week. Sony claims 500,000 units have been …
Read More »Sony dismisses Vita launch fears
PlayStation says it is impossible and dangerous to judge PS Vita’s UK launch on its ‘slow’ start in Japan. Despite selling some 325,000 units in its first weekend, Vita fell behind PSP and 3DS in Japan during its second and third week, which sparked a string of negative reports in …
Read More »Sony shifts 6.5m PlayStation consoles over Christmas
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 …
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 …
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