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PlayStation Vita Sales Top 12 Million Worldwide

VGChartz's William D'Angelo: "The PlayStation Vita reached the milestone for the week ending June 20. The console sold 36,289 units to bring its worldwide lifetime sales to 12,026,336 units. There have also been 40,335,239 games sold for the PlayStation Vita at retail."

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Blastoise3188d ago

The Vita is the best handheld I've owned since the GBA, it's awesome.

Just need confirmation on a Vita Final Fantasy 12 HD release and then my life will be complete.

breakpad3188d ago

Capcom ...you see the numbers ..half of them are in Japan ..Pls just bring Mon HUN 5 to Vita

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freshslicepizza3188d ago

12 million in almost 4 years is not good. it's worse then wii u territory but it is definitely a nice handheld. problem is not too many seem to care which leads to poor software support and the catch-22 scenario. limited compelling games means less chances of ever gaining traction.

XisThatKid3188d ago (Edited 3188d ago )

Whoever said that Wii U mess. Hate to even argue this but they came out the same year about the same price and Wii U is still 2-1.5 mil behind Vita with a "more marketable brand" in no way are these suitable sales for either console and yes one is a handheld and the other a home. But people still argue this. And if you are use the most info you can get and stop being bias.
Both suffer from marketing blunders but fact still stands there are more Vitas sold than Wii U's as of right now I'm not saying it's better or whatever that's not the point just sales in response to a few comments hope that helps some

freshslicepizza3188d ago

"Whoever said that Wii U mess. Hate to even argue this but they came out the same year about the same price and Wii U is still 2-1.5 mil behind Vita with a "more marketable brand" in no way are these suitable sales for either console and yes one is a handheld and the other a home. But people still argue this. And if you are use the most info you can get and stop being bias."

the wii u came out in november 2012, the playstation vita came out december 2011 so it is not the same year. the psp sold 80 million units and it's from sony, one of the top marketable brands out there. and you talk about others being biased?

"Both suffer from marketing blunders but fact still stands there are more Vitas sold than Wii U's as of right now I'm not saying it's better or whatever that's not the point just sales in response to a few comments hope that helps some"

helps who? both systems failed to gain traction with consumers, is there really any need at all to defend the lack of sales?

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vergilxx33188d ago

they said that the ffxii remake/remaster was a mistake http://n4g.com/news/1767705...

ZaWarudo3188d ago

I would like to see official numbers from Sony.

BlackPanther3188d ago

When you are getting outsold pretty badly by your competition you tend not say total sales.

MegaRay3188d ago

Sony is ashamed of Vita. They wont talk about it even if it sold 20mil.

G3n3raL863188d ago (Edited 3188d ago )

If people weren't so stuck with all of this triple A stuff, Vita would be in a better place right now.

And to tell u the truth, i don't remember the portable gaming being about triple A stuff and Western support.

magiciandude3188d ago

"If people weren't so stuck with all of this triple A stuff, Vita would be in a better place right now."

Or, if Sony were to support the Vita better from the beginning, then it would be in a better place right now...

G3n3raL863188d ago

Even without Sony's 1st party support, you can still see a strong 3rd party support from Japan.

Vegamyster3188d ago

Not everyone just wants JRPG's which is primarily what the system gets, doesn't help that Sony doesn't even advertise the system anymore, heck they literally showed it for 10 seconds during their E3 Press conference.

paul-p19883188d ago

Even if it has taken a long time to reach this milestone it's good to know it is still selling. At least then Japan will keep supporting it, and I can get my JRPG's :)

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While gamers usually take notice of the mainline missions, these 5 side quests deserve more widespread attention for how entertaining they are.

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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?

ravens5216d 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.

MrNinosan16d ago (Edited 16d ago )

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

ravens5216d 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.

VIK212116d ago (Edited 16d 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

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MrNinosan16d ago

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

ravens5215d ago

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

ravens5215d 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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Barlos16d 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.

Barlos16d ago (Edited 16d 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.

Tapani15d ago

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

Rebel_Scum16d ago

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

I_am_Batman16d ago

Skip Remake? That's terrible advice.

leahcim16d 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_Scum16d ago (Edited 16d ago )

I disagree Batman

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

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