Media Create Japan Sales April 9-15: Welcome to the PS Vita's Funeral

The numbers are in.

While predictably enough, the 3DS has a complete irongrip on both the hardware and software charts (leading both by a mile), the PS Vita, after last week's disappointing performance, continues with its disappointing sub 10k run, widening the gap between 3DS and PSV even further.

With next month's Soul Sacrifice annuncement, however, things may be looking up for the handheld again.

As for the 3DS? Dominating. Like a boss.

Oh, and also PS3 beats Wii60 yet again.

HARDWARE

Media Create Sales: Week 15, 2012 (Apr 09 - Apr 15)

01./01. [PSP] 2nd Super Robot Wars Z: Saisei-hen (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.04.05} (¥7.330) - 34.403 / 299.842 (-87%)
02./02. [3DS] Kingdom Hearts 3D -Dream Drop Distance- # (Square Enix) {2012.03.29} (¥6.090) - 20.977 / 276.788 (-50%)
03./06. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land # (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} (¥4.800) - 18.119 / 1.504.812 (-18%)
04./03. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2012 (Konami) {2012.03.29} (¥5.980) - 17.037 / 104.086 (-37%)
05./05. [3DS] Kid Icarus: Uprising (Nintendo) {2012.03.22} (¥5.800) - 15.228 / 220.643 (-41%)
06./08. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3G # (Capcom) {2011.12.10} (¥5.800) - 15.047 / 1.390.226 (-10%)
07./04. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2012 (Konami) {2012.03.29} (¥7.980) - 14.485 / 131.804 (-46%)
08./09. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) - 12.212 / 1.649.867 (-24%)
09./07. [NDS] Pokemon Conquest (Pokemon Co.) {2012.03.17} (¥5.800) - 10.377 / 295.974 (-42%)
10./10. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo) {2012.03.01} (¥4.800) - 8.254 / 131.222 (-20%)
11./00. [PSP] Atelier Elkrone: Dear for Otomate # (Idea Factory) {2012.04.12} (¥6.090) - 8.012 / NEW
12./11. [PSP] Black Panther 2: Yakuza Ashura Chapter (Sega) {2012.03.22} (¥6.279) - 5.882 / 147.829 (-43%)
13./14. [3DS] Harvest Moon: The Land of Origin (Marvelous AQL) {2012.02.23} (¥5.040) - 4.574 / 165.182 (-22%)
14./16. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Wii Remote Plus # (Nintendo) {2010.11.11} (¥5.800) - 4.243 / 914.691 (-12%)
15./19. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (PSP the Best) (Capcom) {2011.09.22} (¥2.990) - 3.658 / 236.467 (-17%)
16./13. [PS3] Devil May Cry HD Collection (Capcom) {2012.03.22} (¥4.990) - 3.641 / 65.245 (-38%)
17./18. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) {2008.04.10} (¥5.800) - 3.505 / 3.546.938 (-24%)
18./22. [WII] Wii Party # (Nintendo) {2010.07.08} (¥4.800) - 3.446 / 2.328.169
19./17. [3DS] Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai # (Sega) {2012.03.08} (¥6.090) - 3.392 / 132.689 (-28%)
20./00. [PSP] Armen Noir Portable # (Idea Factory) {2012.04.12} (¥5.040) - 3.254 / NEW


Top 20

3DS - 8
PSP - 6
WII - 3
PS3 - 2
NDS - 1

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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  |System | This Week  | Last Week  | Last Year  |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |     LTD     |  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  |  3DS  |     63.796 |     72.115 |     28.252 |  1.376.356 |    897.095 |   5.658.499 |  |  PS3  |     17.765 |     19.370 |     22.265 |    457.757 |    427.320 |   8.094.142 |  | PSP # |     13.166 |     14.804 |     24.053 |    305.944 |    702.547 |  19.035.328 |  |  PSV  |      8.250 |      8.931 |            |    219.685 |            |     659.671 |  |  WII  |      6.837 |      7.099 |      8.122 |    174.103 |    236.114 |  12.337.324 |  | NDS # |      1.433 |      1.536 |     14.956 |     31.462 |    362.834 |  32.839.948 |  |  360  |      1.373 |      3.764 |      1.898 |     23.313 |     35.619 |   1.559.358 |  |  PS2  |      1.212 |      1.355 |      1.261 |     17.306 |     26.398 |  21.791.413 |  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  |  ALL  |    113.832 |    128.974 |    100.807 |  2.605.926 |  2.687.927 | 101.975.683 |  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  | DSiLL |        800 |        793 |      7.724 |     17.896 |    186.754 |   2.312.215 |  |  DSi  |        633 |        743 |      6.809 |     13.566 |    159.123 |   5.847.616 |  |  PSP  |     13.166 |     14.804 |     23.846 |    305.944 |    688.485 |  18.859.341 |  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Good night sweet prince

It's the calm before the storm - everything is down. Can't wait for Golden Week numbers.

i still believe, the psp is selling like a beast, i think sony should just market the psv to the west since the psp is still going strong in japan

Damn, even lower than last week. How sad :( I'm still getting one though.

Nintendo family>>>>>>>>Everything else. A fact. Sofware and hardware

Vita jelly is on the rise.ispeakfact

What's there to be jelly of? :lol:

I really hope it starts picking up steam. Sony needs it and Vita is far more appealing to me than 3DS is.

Vita jelly is on the rise.ispeakfact

i still believe

Chris_Williams

i still believe

Chris_Williams

So do I, I really do. I hope Sony's E3 is going to be good.

Nintendo family>>>>>>>>Everything else. A fact

ocidax

It's a family of snot nosed brats.

I wonder if Mario Party 9 will be enough to make the Wii pass the Vita next week.

Also Fire Emblem is going to be huge.

[QUOTE="ocidax"]

Nintendo family>>>>>>>>Everything else. A fact

waltefmoney

It's a family of snot nosed brats.

It's a family of snot nosed brats.

waltefmoney

jelly is on the rise.ispeakfact

I wonder if Mario Party 9 will be enough to make the Wii pass the Vita next week.

Also Fire Emblem is going to be huge.

Eponique

In all seriousness, Sony needs to get their act together. Show people games that will make them want to buy your platform.

Vita jelly is on the rise.ispeakfact

In all seriousness, Sony needs to get their act together. Show people games that will make them want to buy your platform.

Haziqonfire

As for the former: lol no. The Vita is also getting a lot of releases next week. While no single game is 'big,' collectively, they should be enough to push the system over 10k for at least a week again. As for the latter: hell yes. I predict it's going to be the largest selling FE game till date.charizard1605

The only game releasing for Vita next week is Lumines. That's a drop in the bucket compared to Mario Party 9. Mario Party 8 sold 1.5 million.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]As for the former: lol no. The Vita is also getting a lot of releases next week. While no single game is 'big,' collectively, they should be enough to push the system over 10k for at least a week again. As for the latter: hell yes. I predict it's going to be the largest selling FE game till date.Eponique

The only game releasing for Vita next week is Lumines. That's a drop in the bucket compared to Mario Party 9. Mario Party 8 sold 1.5 million.

PS3 domination continues.

SRW still at the top spot and is still beating Kingdom Hearts/Kid Icarus, horray.

PS3 domination continues.

Storm_Marine

[QUOTE="ispeakfact"]Vita jelly is on the rise.blue_hazy_basic

[QUOTE="Haziqonfire"]

In all seriousness, Sony needs to get their act together. Show people games that will make them want to buy your platform.

charizard1605

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="Haziqonfire"]

In all seriousness, Sony needs to get their act together. Show people games that will make them want to buy your platform.

Haziqonfire

Which is why I named Soul Sacrifice. If handled correctly, Sony could have their first system selling franchise on their hands.charizard1605

Sony doesn't know how to make system sellers, especially not SCEJ. I don't think it will do well.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]Which is why I named Soul Sacrifice. If handled correctly, Sony could have their first system selling franchise on their hands.Eponique

Sony doesn't know how to make system sellers, especially not SCEJ. I don't think it will do well.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]Which is why I named Soul Sacrifice. If handled correctly, Sony could have their first system selling franchise on their hands.Eponique

Sony doesn't know how to make system sellers, especially not SCEJ. I don't think it will do well.

Sony doesn't have any first party software that's going to sell a ton of hardware. I'm not looking at Sony making Nintendo numbers, but I mean a significant boost (world wide). Sony also lost Monster Hunter to the 3DS and as far as I know, there is no Vita Monster Hunter game that's been confirmed (only rumoured).

Sony needs to show us why the Vita matters at E3. The only titles I'm looking forward to on the device at titles that aren't going to move a lot of units -- BioShock Vita, Persona 4: The Golden and Gravity Daze.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]Which is why I named Soul Sacrifice. If handled correctly, Sony could have their first system selling franchise on their hands.Eponique

Sony doesn't know how to make system sellers, especially not SCEJ. I don't think it will do well.

its difficult to say either way, honestly. You can't hype (or hate on) a game that has no info out on it yet. It's premature to say that it'll save the system, but it's also not right to say that it won't be any good cuz its Sony.

[QUOTE="Eponique"]

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]Which is why I named Soul Sacrifice. If handled correctly, Sony could have their first system selling franchise on their hands.Haziqonfire

Sony doesn't know how to make system sellers, especially not SCEJ. I don't think it will do well.

Sony doesn't have any first party software that's going to sell a ton of hardware. I'm not looking at Sony making Nintendo numbers, but I mean a significant boost (world wide). Sony also lost Monster Hunter to the 3DS and as far as I know, there is no Vita Monster Hunter game that's been confirmed (only rumoured).

Sony needs to show us why the Vita matters at E3. The only titles I'm looking forward to on the device at titles that aren't going to move a lot of units -- BioShock Vita, Persona 4: The Golden and Gravity Daze.

I wish there was a home console only version of Media Create Japan. That way sheeps and lemmings would have nothing to hide behind.

I wish there was a home console only version of Media Create Japan. That way sheeps and lemmings would have nothing to hide behind.

Storm_Marine

I wish there was a home console only version of Media Create Japan. That way sheeps and lemmings would have nothing to hide behind.

Storm_Marine

[QUOTE="Storm_Marine"]

I wish there was a home console only version of Media Create Japan. That way sheeps and lemmings would have nothing to hide behind.

nintendoboy16

....no? I clearly see the PS3 selling twice the Wii and 360 combined. PS3 domination much?

Over the last seven years, but last year most of all, here's what Sony has realized: The Playstation empire was built off the back of third party successes. People give Microsoft a lot of sh*t for not investing in a first party, but what notable first party games did the PS and PS2 have? Every game that the systems were identified with- Final Fantasy, Tekken, Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Burnout, Grand Theft Auto- they were all third party games. Sony possibly never foresaw a situation where they would would lose this third party support (exclusivity in the case of home consoles, entirely in the case of handhelds) and they never bothered with a first party. The last seven years, starting with the PS3, have been a wake up call for them. They've begun building up their first party portfolio, and they've done a good job. But they lack that critical system selling franchise, and they recognize it. Which is why I fully believe that they will try and build one now, on the Vita, they will do everything within their power to do it. If Nintendo could make something as unmarketable as Kid Icarus a success, there is no reason Sony shouldn't be able to do the same.charizard1605

Sony's attempt at making system sellers has been laughable. Uncharted hasn't gotten them very far, LBP got them nowhere, God of War failed to hold its ground, and they killed off their only two system sellers this gen (Gran Turismo and Singstar).

Nintendo's strategy for system seller is to think of a new idea, make a high quality game and market it really well. Sony's strategy is to throw a million and one games until one sticks to the wall, and milk said franchise until it dies. They're also very uncreative. If Soul Sacrifice really is a MH clone then that's pretty sad. It's not like Title Fight and LBP Karting weren't enough. These games will be nowhere near as popular as the game they rip off of.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]Over the last seven years, but last year most of all, here's what Sony has realized: The Playstation empire was built off the back of third party successes. People give Microsoft a lot of sh*t for not investing in a first party, but what notable first party games did the PS and PS2 have? Every game that the systems were identified with- Final Fantasy, Tekken, Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Burnout, Grand Theft Auto- they were all third party games. Sony possibly never foresaw a situation where they would would lose this third party support (exclusivity in the case of home consoles, entirely in the case of handhelds) and they never bothered with a first party. The last seven years, starting with the PS3, have been a wake up call for them. They've begun building up their first party portfolio, and they've done a good job. But they lack that critical system selling franchise, and they recognize it. Which is why I fully believe that they will try and build one now, on the Vita, they will do everything within their power to do it. If Nintendo could make something as unmarketable as Kid Icarus a success, there is no reason Sony shouldn't be able to do the same.Eponique

Sony's attempt at making system sellers has been laughable. Uncharted hasn't gotten them very far, LBP got them nowhere, God of War failed to hold its ground, and they killed off their only two system sellers this gen (Gran Turismo and Singstar).

Nintendo's strategy for system seller is to think of a new idea, make a high quality game and market it really well. Sony's strategy is to throw a million and one games until one sticks to the wall, and milk said franchise until it dies. They're also very uncreative. If Soul Sacrifice really is a MH clone then that's pretty sad. It's not like Title Fight and LBP Karting weren't enough. These games will be nowhere near as popular as the game they rip off of.