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PS Vita Reaches 1.4m Install Base after Successful Global Launch

It may have taken a while for the PS Vita to arrive on western shores, with an unfortunate delay from the lucrative holiday season into the less than desirable launch month of February and one full year after Nintendo's 3DS debut the Vita has its work cut out, alas it's finally here. Including figures from its Japanese launch last year, the Vita clears 1 million units in its first week. This puts the install base at 1.4 million, and should top 2 million fairly soon.

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Jobesy4433d ago (Edited 4433d ago )

No, they're terrible numbers. It's doomed I tell you! /s

Good start! My son is having a blast on his, he really loves it.

@MmaFan-Qc, all I know is, it earned me some pretty big brownie points lol. Also it's a damn good way to make sure homework gets done lol.

MmaFan-Qc4433d ago

and i bet YOU also love it...

n_n

Misterhbk4433d ago

Ha, man you couldn't be more spot on about that homework bit.

My little brother gets a packet every friday thats due the following thursday. He usually procrastinates and does the majority wednesday night. This week the entire packet was done on friday lol, he really didn't want that Vita getting taken away.

dc14433d ago

My son got his wish (3ds). I'm the one enjoying the Vita ;)

BlindGuardian4433d ago

congrats to Sony for sticking with the core audience that made them what they are inthe games market

bring on Burning Skies

ABizzel14433d ago

It's a decent launch, and those numbers are low IMO considering the PS Vita is the best handheld ever IMO from a pure technical standpoint.

Now Sony needs to stay on development and make sure 3rd parties do the same. The launch titles were good, but we need great games for the rest of the year and if rumors are true then it seems that's exactly what Sony will be producing for the year.

COD, Assassin's Creed, Resistance, LBP, and more are coming to Vita before the end of the year.

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fluffydelusions4433d ago (Edited 4433d ago )

Nice numbers IMO. I'm also interested in the game sales though I know lots are going all digital with PSV which aren't reported.

TheGamingArt4433d ago

The digital sales are going to make VGChartz rec Vita sales. Essentially VGChartz is obsolete in any remote 'honesty'

rezzah4433d ago

It's VGcharts.

I thought they had a reputation for "fixing" numbers?

Emilio_Estevez4433d ago

Yup, not sure how everyone knows that, but I was banned from Neogaf for just mentioning it. Just take the #'s with a grain of salt I guess.

Outside_ofthe_Box4433d ago (Edited 4433d ago )

Yeah, pretty solid in deed.

Now that I see the 3DS numbers I have no idea why people said it flopped in the beginning. Those numbers are solid as well.

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@below

Exactly. It was more of a "HA! We are right! Smartphones and tablets are declining mobile gaming!" When in fact when you look at the numbers, The 3DS and Vita only sold a couple 100k less than their previous system's week one sales.

fluffydelusions4433d ago (Edited 4433d ago )

3DS sells better monthly (globally) than consoles. People who say handhelds are doomed obviously know nothing about the market. Journalism these days is utter crap.

mcstorm4433d ago

Fluffy i agree with you i have said since the start i think the 3ds will sell more than the ds in its life time because nintendo have got the right mix of games for there handheld device. I also said the psv will fall behind the 3ds but it will sell more than the psp did in its life time. Sony are still new to this market and they are getting there with the mix of games like lbp mnr ect but they now need to start pushing the games in peoples faces so to speak to get people talking about the games and this will help push sony on to getting sales numbers like Nintendo are getting

hellztourguide4204433d ago

Ya...handheld gaming is not doomed. Journalists and analysts just see that mobile gaming is making a lot of money, but not really taking away the handheld's fire. Mobile gaming is just creating more casual gamers, whom never bought into dedicated handhelds in the first place. Handhelds are here to stay, no matter what anybody says.

Outside_ofthe_Box4433d ago (Edited 4433d ago )

"Mobile gaming is just creating more casual gamers, whom never bought into dedicated handhelds in the first place."

Bingo.

I have said this numerous amounts of times. Most People that are gaming on their phones, first off, are casual gamers and, second, are those that never bought handhelds in the first place. BUT you still have people that don't acknowledge this fact. =/

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Burning_Finger4433d ago

It would reach 100 Million in 5 years.

Yangus4433d ago

No,200 million!See the Future in a Crystal Ball!
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
LoL.

-Solid start Vita-

LX-General-Kaos4433d ago

Congratulations to Sony and the Playstation Vita. I will soon pick up my unit with exclusive Gravity Daze to do my part in the further progression of Sony handhelds. A nice side piece to rest right next to my Nintendo 3DS.

Support Gravity Daze

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Jazz41084433d ago (Edited 4433d ago )

Shouldn't have to much of a problem finding one as I have noticed most stores in the Las vegas area hae a good stock of them.

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Afirmitive4433d ago

Yep, that about sums it up. I will be playing street fighter x tekken, competitively, on the go come this summer. Thank you sony.

fluffydelusions4433d ago

I thought that doesn't release till fall on vita?

Afirmitive4433d ago

Still unconfirmed, but it's looking like an unusual august release.

--Onilink--4433d ago

well if by "on the go" you mean that you will use your phone as hotspot, then yeah.. remember 3G doesnt work for gaming

Still, pretty much any phone can work as hotspot these days and you might even have a better plan than the ones offered by AT&T for the 3G Vita

Afirmitive4433d ago

Yep, I'm referring to hot spot and wifi, since I live in NY. There's a wifi hot spot pretty much anywhere.

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Original Final Fantasy 7 - Is it Worth Playing in 2024?

Final Fantasy 7 has come back under the spotlight thanks to the release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, but is it worth replaying the original?

ravens529d ago

Got to Zacks part in 7 Rebirth. Said f it. Finishing my game in 7 og. Just got to part 2 yesterday. I also got Crisis Core... So it'll be a while before I'm back to Rebirth. I just keep thinking about it too smh, want to get back to playing it. Not till I know Zacks story though. I beat 7 og sooooooo long ago, it's crazy going through it again and remembering things.

MrNinosan9d ago (Edited 9d ago )

Got to Zacks part in Rebirth?
You mean you started the game and turned it off?
The game starts with Zack...

ravens528d ago

... Really 🤓 lol. His second part, I've played for 80hrs lmao. <---- PS5 Run time, probably not all game time. You guys know how it goes.

VIK21218d ago (Edited 8d ago )

Did you not ever play the OG FF7? After you recruit Vincent, later in the game, disc 3, return to that basement and look at the pod, there's a whole Zack story that'll trigger as a memory.... it's well hidden in the game and a lot of things regarding Zack are cleared up. FF7 Crisis Core is basically an extend feature of that hidden flashback... It took me years to discover it back then lol

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

MrNinosan8d ago

@ravens52
80 hours in Rebirth by doing everything, and you should've reached Zacks story about 5 times 🤣

ravens528d ago

Ye I kno that's y I said not all gameplay time. But also I am very anal when it comes to exploring.

ravens528d ago

Not to mention fighting Titan at his full strength. Hours spent trying still haven't succeeded. Found all 3 ruins but I'ma masochist when it comes to games.

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Barlos9d ago

Very much so. Graphically it's dated but the story and the gameplay haven't aged a day. It's still one of my all time favourite RPGs and for me is better than Remake in some ways.

Barlos9d ago (Edited 9d ago )

It always takes me back to Christmas 1997, I got it as a gift and I was blown away when I played it. I couldn't believe games could look that good. The combination of pre rendered backgrounds and FMV really made it stand out. It definitely still has a certain charm that modern games can't replicate.

I can't imagine people will still be talking about Remake and Rebirth in 27 years.

Tapani8d ago

Fully agreed. To me the atmosphere, pacing, gameplay and music are all better than in the remake.

Rebel_Scum9d ago

Yes, play this, skip remake, start rebirth for new players.

I_am_Batman9d ago

Skip Remake? That's terrible advice.

leahcim8d ago

Remake is so amazing, pure FFVII Love, play it on PS5 please! aww the graphics the battles, the music... a dream come true.

Rebel_Scum8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

I disagree Batman

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9 Best PlayStation Vita Metroidvania Games

Uncover secrets, defeat challenging bosses, and upgrade your arsenal in these exciting Metroidvania titles on the PlayStation Vita.

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"Class of Heroes 1 & 2: Complete Edition" is coming to PC and consoles on April 26th, 2024

"The London-based (the UK) indie games publisher PQube and Tokyo-based (Japan) video games publisher and developer Acquire, today announced with great delight and excitement that "Class of Heroes 1 & 2: Complete Edition", is coming to PC (Steam) and consoles (PS5 and the Nintendo Switch) on April 26th, 2024." - Jonas Ek, TGG.