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Famitsu hardware/software sales (7/2 - 7/8)

Famitsu published its estimates for the latest Japanese hardware/software sales.

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sher00win994300d ago ShowReplies(2)
MacDonagh4300d ago

The 3DS seems to be doing pretty well right now. However, I do wonder how the PSP is almost on par sales wise with the PS Vita? Does that mean the PSP is still going strong over in Japan?

izumo_lee4300d ago

A lot of developers are still making games for the PSP cause of its popularity in Japan. They seem to be reluctant to cross over to the PS Vita for now but eventually they will make the shift over. I would like Sony to encourage these Japanese devs a little more to make the shift over to the Vita though.

I do find it strange that the Vita has a super cheap dev kit compared to the PSP & 3DS yet games are slowly being made for the system.

MacDonagh4300d ago (Edited 4300d ago )

Perhaps it's because those handhelds have a bigger market than the Vita at this point of time? A game that I am highly interested in called Persona 4:Golden hasn't performed as well as I thought it should've, but I think I know the reason for that.

Sony/Atlus(?) decided for some reason that it was a good idea to launch Persona 4:Golden at the same time as Pokemon:Black&White 2 was being released with a 3DS console bundle. It's like releasing a title when COD is coming out. It's utter madness and bad business sense to drop your title against a selling phenomenon like that.

miyamoto4300d ago

This is why exclusives are very important to a platform. Sony knows that I am sure.
But the question is if its addressing the portable market, which is run by young kids, with the right kind of games?

As far as I can see the games are not there yet for the PS Vita.

Overall if the PSP still sells its good for Sony. But they need a Mario or Pokemon for the PS Vita for it to really get played by many kids.

izumo_lee4300d ago

It still did pretty well up against a juggernaut like Pokemon. It also has to be taken to account that the sales do not track digital releases & if i remember Persona 4 is on the Japanese PSN store.

I thought Pokemon B&W2 are DS games so i did not know there was a 3DS bundle (i do know the games are compatible with the system though). If i remember the 3DS did not get a significant boost in sales when the game came out cause practically everyone in Japan has the original NDS already.

MacDonagh4300d ago

Pokemon B&W2 are DS games but Nintendo are pretty smart when it comes to getting people adopting their system by offering bundle deals to get people to make the transition over to the 3DS. It's still selling quite solidly compared to the rest of the consoles on that list.

Just adding up the numbers. Compared to 3DS's sales figures: 51.930 units, the combined total of the rest of the consoles is: 44762. That's pretty solid in my eyes.

CrazyInsane4300d ago

3DS – 51,930 units
PS3 – 14,297 units
Vita – 11,544 units
PSP – 10,627 units
Wii – 6,654 units
Xbox 360 – 711 units
DSi – 455 units
PS2 – 474 units

chukamachine4300d ago

PS2 is actually doing out, for the longest time the PS2 was over 1k, it's dying out.

I think what's more sad is the japanese are actually waiting for the wii-u.

DarkSouls4300d ago

It astonishing to see the 3DS do so well with the 3DSLL (3DSXL US/UK) right around the corner. These are the total numbers so far as of last week.

3DS 68,914 (-4%) 6,444,561
PSV 24,727 (+84%) 794,891
PS3 16,987 (+12%) 8,289,116
PSP 10,542 (+14%) 19,041,875
Wii 6,755 (+5%) 12,460,856
DS 1,310 (-18%) 32,958,592
X360 1,029 (0%) 1,594,307

As you can see, the 3DS is already catching up to the PS3 in a little over a year, which makes me think that its going to be another success in Japan. The Vita however, continues to struggle with minor peaks here and there. As long as the PSP continues to have the support that it does, Japan will continue to support it. It's great that there is still some major support with the PSP, (Time Travelers, which is a multi-console release 3DS/PSP/PSVita), but makes it difficult to justify a purchase on Vita, when it's available on two cheaper handhelds. I could see why it's also on 3DS, as the 3DS is the competitor, but putting it on PSP makes me wonder why Sony would want to compete with the Vita.

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Ranking the Devil May Cry Series

VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "Upon finally finishing Devil May Cry 5 recently - after it spent several years on my “I’ll play that soon” list - I considered giving it a fittingly-named Late Look article. However, considering that this was indeed the final piece I was missing in the DMC puzzle, I decided to instead take this opportunity to take a look back at the entirety of this genre-defining series and rank the entries. What also made this a particularly tempting notion was that while most high-profile series have developed fairly evenly over time, with a few bumps on the road, the history of Devil May Cry has, at least in my eyes, been an absolute roller coaster, with everything from total disasters to action game gold."

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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Has Appeared On The Xbox Store

Activision and Raven Software's 2006 action role-playing game, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, has found its way to the Xbox Store.

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LG_Fox_Brazil4h ago

Used to love this one, but X-Men Legends 1 and 2 will always be my favorites, especially Rise of Apocalypse. Would pay some good money to play it today with online multiplayer, back then I had no way to get a modem

ZeekQuattro3h ago

I remember buying them dirt cheap on the PS4 and then a few days later I read they were delisted. I was wondering why the bundle was price so low and got my answer when that happened.

Knightofelemia1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

Sad to say this is one game franchise next to the Xmen that needs a sequel. I use to play the hell out of Xmen Legends and Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Was great when my cousin had the OG Xbox play with four other people and then playing online. Great games glad to see it reappear even though I own the discs love the mechanics of this game.

Terry_B1h ago

It got a sequel..but for dumbass #reasons as a switch exclusive.

shinoff21831h ago

It looked so horrible to. They should've kept it similar to the first two.

Asplundh1h ago

Because Nintendo funded it, they did the same for Bayonetta.

Knightofelemia48m ago

I totally forgot about the Switch sequel.

jukins1h ago

Misleading. This page is whats available for people who owned the game prior to delisting.

Abnor_Mal37m ago

The first game was the best imo.

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Delta, a new all-in-one Nintendo emulator launches for iOS

The new Nintendo-focused emulator for the iPhone is now available with support for several classic systems.

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jznrpg21h ago

How long until they get sued and it gets taken down? I say a month or 2

PRIMORDUS20h ago

Sued for what? It's just an emulator no ROMs are with it. ROMs are easy to get anyway, but with iPhone you can't just copy and paste like Android unless it's jail broken I think. Anyway Nintendo should be more concerned with their ROMs up to torrent for years for all of their concoles, but then again they can't do nothing about it, they never will and I love it. 🤣

NotoriousWhiz18h ago

As long as it isn't emulating the Switch, it'll be fine.

RonnySins19h ago

Naaah! Don't want to waste time emulating on iPhone.

Knightofelemia17h ago

Won't belong before Nintendo bangs on Apple's door to have the emu removed. Like I say you take down one six more take it's place. Problem is people are putting emu's on such stupid platforms. The good emus are the ones not on stupid platforms like a red target. The good emu's are word of mouth and keep a low profile.