CommonSenseGamer4179d ago (Edited 4179d ago )

Sub 5k (is that correct?) sales for Vita with so many big releases last week!?! What was released on the 3DS as those are great numbers!

aceitman4179d ago

There wasn't much released for the vita in Japan.

ronin4life4179d ago

I don't remember what released.this last week but I know what releases tomorrow in Japan;

Animal crossing. Expect to see another decent sales spike for the 3ds.

ronin4life4179d ago

Ok, looked it up; world soccer winning eleven released on the 3ds. That could explain the bump there.

Doesn't look like there were any psv releases.

http://www.siliconera.com/2...

tiffac0084179d ago (Edited 4179d ago )

That's the problem. The PSV is getting nothing because Sony is still supporting the PSP and thus the games are getting released on the older device instead of the newer one in Japan.

@akhmenhawk17 (below)

The Vita needs Japan to be successful and COD won't help with that since FPS is not big in the Land of the Rising Sun.

Hicken4179d ago

If the mentality in Japan is anything like yours, it's no wonder the Vita isn't selling.

EmperorDalek4179d ago

Rather than a personal attack, which by the way shows a real lack of maturity, why not provide some useful insight as to why selling less than 5k is anything but terrible.

LX-General-Kaos4179d ago

Very positive numbers and massive sales boost for the Nintendo 3DS entertainment system. Nintendo's industry leading dedicated gaming on the go device looks to perform beyond beyond my expectations during the overly competitive holiday season. I had no clue that the percentage increase over last week would be such a breath taking amount, but congrats anyway.

As we march closer to Christmas I do predict higher sales results for the Nintendo 3DS entertainment system as more titles and bundles become available to the consumer. Likely being led by the recently announced Mario Kart 7 White holiday bundle.

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akhmenhawk174179d ago

hopefully everything improves when declassified comes out.

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

AWBrawler4179d ago

You think COD is going to increase Japanese sells??? you're kidding right?

BitbyDeath4179d ago

COD will give it a slight bump but you'll see a lot more sales from Persona 4

knifefight4179d ago

We're talking about Japan though.

Persona 4 has been out in Japan since June, so its bump has already come and gone.

BitbyDeath4179d ago

Ah, ok. Was not aware of that.

DarkHeroZX4179d ago

No western shooter will save the vita there. If you really want to save the vita or see a huge sales spike Sony has to release atleast a minimum of 5 vita eastern style games on the same da, one or two vita games a week while good doesn't have the same affect as like 5 or 6. If I saw 5 or 6 new games of interest being released at 1 time I'd jump on getting the new hardware right away, plus it'd have have more consistent and higher sales over the course of months rather then weeks. After releasing that many games then they can go back to 1 game for a while.

knifefight4179d ago

Most of the Japanese gamers that want Declassified are the type that already have a Vita.

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GoodGuy091d 19h ago

Odd this and the xillia games still haven't gotten remasters yet.

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LG_Fox_Brazil2d ago

I agree, I consider the first one a cult classic already

isarai2d ago

You say "yet" as if it's even possible anymore. United Front Games is gone, along with anyone that made this game what it is

CrimsonWing691d 20h ago

That’s what happens when games sell poorly. And I’ve seen people wonder why people cry when a game sells badly… this is your answer.

solideagle1d 19h ago

Majority of the time it's true but if a company/publisher is big (in terms of money), they can take a hit or 2. e.g. I am not worried about Rebirth sales as Square will make Remake 3 anyway but if FF 17 doesn't sell then Square might need to look for alternative. <-- my humble opinion

Abnor_Mal1d 19h ago

Doesn’t Microsoft own the IP now since they acquired Activision?

DaReapa1d 17h ago

No. Square Enix owns the IP.

Abnor_Mal1d 15h ago

Oh okay, Activision owned True Crime, but when that didn’t sell as intended it was canceled. Six months later Square Enix bought the rights and changed the title to Sleeping Dogs.*

*As per Wikipedia

boing11d 18h ago (Edited 1d 18h ago )

Sleeping Dogs was a sleeper hit back then. It was fantastic. It actually still is. Would love a sequel to this, or at least a revive of True Crime series.

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