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Famitsu: 64% of Japanese players plan to buy PS Vita this year

Famitsu has released the result of a recent poll, about what systems people plan to buy in Japan this year, participant can pick multiple systems; the result shows that 64% of Japanese plans to buy PS Vita this year, followed by 48% for 3DS and 33.8% for Wii U; 10% of people also picked smartphone (other than iPhone). 75.6% of participants were male and 24.4% were female.

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izumo_lee4106d ago

I wonder what is the reason for the spike, perhaps the rumors of a MH game or is it the games that are coming this year or is it something else.

Maybe the Japanese are finally seeing the value of the system & are diving in.

iamnsuperman4106d ago

I would say it will be the games coming out this year but also the logical idea the functionality between the Vita and the PS4 which is rumoured to reveal this year. I don't think the MH rumour had a big dent as it was quickly squashed.

jujubee884106d ago

Japanese developers suddenly appear on stage (at E3, TGS, or w/e) to talk about their PS3/PS4 games than out of nowhere they pull out a VITA and are like:

"Our game [insert title here] also fully supports cross [content/save/play/buy] with the VITA and with little to no compromises against the console version."

Than some Japanese developers drop the controller after one of their demo plays on stage (Naughty Dog style!)..... only to realize the VITA is the controller.

MIND BLOWN

Aha! :D

yoshiroaka4106d ago (Edited 4106d ago )

Soul Sacrifice?

Keiji Inafune's name is thrown around with it.
Not sure how big is he in japan but it seems like a big deal.

Ult iMate4106d ago

There's a bunch of different JRPGs released and announced for 2013 for Vita.

aceitman4106d ago

I think its a price drop there waiting for .

Sephiroushin4106d ago (Edited 4106d ago )

Japanese hardly wait for price drops, only a very few selected Japanese wait for things to drop in price ...

dasbeer884106d ago (Edited 4106d ago )

I really wished the U.S. would be like Japan: The whole majority there love anime, manga, and video games. However, in the U.S. we're all about shooters, competition, and killing innocent lives. -_-

Thirty3Three4106d ago

You mean you wish all of the United States turned into geeks?

I highly dislike japanime.... It's ridiculous...

But I realize I'm on one of those sites, sooo....

Bring on the disagrees! :D

MmaFan-Qc4106d ago (Edited 4106d ago )

@Thirty3Three

go look at Akira and try to tell me it suck.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

ElectricKaibutsu4106d ago

You're living in a dream world, Neo.
The majority of Japanese people absolutely do not like anime or video games. Manga is pretty popular, though.

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Tei7774106d ago

Phantasy star online 2, Soul Sacrifice, Gundam, One piece, Project J, Final Fantasy X HD...

ABizzel14106d ago (Edited 4106d ago )

Well that's hopeful for the Vita, but the percentage means nothing without knowing how many people were polled, and again how many times people were allowed to vote, since some poles allow for 1 vote only, 1 vote a day, or as many times as you want.

After some quick research Famitsu produces 500,000 copies of their magazines, and there was likely a poll online as well, but using magazine copies alone means that there will likely be 320,000 PS Vita's sold next year......That data means nothing, and I'm sure we all knew Sony would sale at least that many Vita's.

However, If that reign true with Japan as a whole true then the Vita will finally put an end to the PSP boom in Japan and should be selling 320,000 a week (but more likely 150,000 - 200,000 handhelds PSVita + PSP WW sales) World Wide (average of around 8.5 million per year) which is where it needs to be to get the developer support it needs and deserves.

DOMination-4106d ago

Im guessing the reason is: they already have a psp and/or 3ds.

fei-hung4106d ago

Or they are fed up of another MH rehash and Soul Sacrifice naturally looks more appealing due to that.

Kalowest4106d ago

It's because of the JP only games, that we will never get. I'm so pissed and sad... I want that Time Travelers game from Level 5.

porkChop4106d ago

That game looks amazing, I'd love to play it but I don't understand Japanese. Even if they just did English subs/menu/ui I would be fine.

izumo_lee4106d ago

The Vita this year are also getting some very 'Japanese' games that appeal to the otaku market.

Those 'rub the screen' games like Monster Monpiece, Senran Kagura Versus, & that dungeon crawler i forget the name of. Dead or Alive Plus is another that will appeal to the otaku crowd.

There was suppose to be a Vita Game Heaven scheduled late last year that was not shown. Maybe there are secret projects that are being kept tight lipped until official anouncements. Sony is known for leaks maybe this time they are being more careful with game announcements.

metroid324105d ago

I would say it's because 3ds has sold over 10 million in japan,what's more impressive is 44% wanted 3ds's ? wow,handhelds sell better than consoles in japan so at least WiiU is the most wanted console.

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majiebeast4106d ago

More Japnese developers are switching over to vita or ps3 games that also get a vita version.

NovusTerminus4106d ago

Well, this would bring forth a surge, which will bring even more games, and so on...

I said it before, Sony systems have a slow start (PS3) but they pick up after a while. This is seeming to be no different.

Qrphe4106d ago

Finally the Vita is starting to see some support over the PSP, over a year later.

lodossrage4106d ago

I was thinking this sudden surge of interest had something to do with games like Soul Sacrifice and PSO2

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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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VersusDMC1h ago

First to last for me...3,4,5,1,2.

VersusDMC10m ago

Me leaving it out should be telling of my thoughts on it. Better than 2 as a DMC game.

Still a good game though.

Friendlygamer1h ago

3,1,4,5 to me, never played 2. 5 gameplay is amazing but level design was really disappointing to me, just a bunch of plain arenas, the story felt like a worse written rehash of the 3rd and the charater models looked weird ( specially the ladies ). Another problem with 5 was that there was not enough content for 3 charaters so I could never really familiarize with any of them

monkey60233m ago(Edited 32m ago)

2.
Dmc.
4.
5.
1.
3.

God DMC2 was an awful game.
And in case this isn't obvious it goes worst to best

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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_Brazil6h 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

ZeekQuattro6h 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.

Knightofelemia4h ago(Edited 4h 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_B3h ago

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

shinoff21833h ago

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

Asplundh3h ago

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

Knightofelemia3h ago

I totally forgot about the Switch sequel.

jukins3h ago

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

Abnor_Mal3h 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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jznrpg23h ago

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

PRIMORDUS23h 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. 🤣

NotoriousWhiz21h ago

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

RonnySins21h ago

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

Knightofelemia20h 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.