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Something Fishy
PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:16 pm 
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actual sales versus intended sales? I was just guessing folks cancelled them.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:29 pm 
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actual sales versus intended sales? I was just guessing folks cancelled them.

So you're telling me a third of people who pre-ordered a Vita cancelled? That strikes me as extremely unlikely.

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:50 pm 
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Nope, I'm not telling anyone anything.

Just guessing what the article might mean.
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I can see this meaning a cut to under £200 before Xmas, hopefully just before Killzone comes out :shifty:

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:39 pm 
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Delusibeta wrote:
Something Fishy wrote:
actual sales versus intended sales? I was just guessing folks cancelled them.

So you're telling me a third of people who pre-ordered a Vita cancelled? That strikes me as extremely unlikely.


Why not? The 3DS had a similar gap between "preorder buzz" and actual sales. If you can slap down a pre-order for free then it's not out of the question people placed orders online, early or otherwise, and then once the date got near decided to cancel for various reasons.

EDIT - We also don't know how exactly the preorders are calculated, so people jumping between online deals could be counted as separate preorders.


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Rik wrote:
I can see this meaning a cut to under £200 before Xmas, hopefully just before Killzone comes out :shifty:


Its already available at that price.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:00 pm 
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If you were sensible pre-ordering, the system was selling for the equivalent of roughly £165.

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HSH28 wrote:
Rik wrote:
I can see this meaning a cut to under £200 before Xmas, hopefully just before Killzone comes out :shifty:


Its already available at that price.


Doesn't mean there's anything he wants to play on it yet though.

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HSH28 wrote:
Rik wrote:
I can see this meaning a cut to under £200 before Xmas, hopefully just before Killzone comes out :shifty:


Its already available at that price.


Doesn't mean there's anything he wants to play on it yet though.


Surely that's a load of bollocks. I mean, you have seen the amount of gooseberry fool he buys for other systems, right?

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:33 pm 
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Rik said he's waiting for Killzone.

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I'd say it's a poor launch, even the psp sold 185k in its UK launch alone.


That was 185k people moaning about loading times and battery life, vs 125k people eulogising about the incredible line up and making me want a Vita so hard.

I suspect the Vita will be ok in the long-run.


That brand combined with a product that's worthy of the devotion (if costly)? you'd have to think Nintendo will be worried this time.

like they were worried when PSP came out then..

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:45 pm 
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well, whilst the prices are as they are i don't suppose they have anything to worry about. But i think a good piece of kit is great as it forces competition. Sounds like it does have everything the gamers here want.
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Something Fishy wrote:
well, whilst the prices are as they are i don't suppose they have anything to worry about. But i think a good piece of kit is great as it forces competition. Sounds like it does have everything the gamers here want.

i'd think the Vita will be a great gaming system, but at to high a price for its games and hardware.... not many will find out.

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 10:20 pm 
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Kind of odd Pocket Gamer only has this news, while the usual outlets such as EDGE & MCV have no mention of what is currently being reported from PocketGamer using "industry sources".

3DS managed 113,000 in the UK at launch, & that was just over a weekend. 46,000 in, what, 5 days? That can't be right, surely.

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 10:24 pm 
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KKLEIN wrote:
Kind of odd Pocket Gamer only has this news, while the usual outlets such as EDGE & MCV have no mention of what is currently being reported from PocketGamer using "industry sources".

3DS managed 113,000 in the UK at launch, & that was just over a weekend. 46,000 in, what, 5 days? That can't be right, surely.

Hence my sniffyness. Especially considering 100k games being sold seems very feasible from the estimates I've heard. I'd personally think 80k Vitas in the UK is fairly close to the true figure.

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 11:58 pm 
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KKLEIN wrote:
Kind of odd Pocket Gamer only has this news, while the usual outlets such as EDGE & MCV have no mention of what is currently being reported from PocketGamer using "industry sources".

3DS managed 113,000 in the UK at launch, & that was just over a weekend. 46,000 in, what, 5 days? That can't be right, surely.


I assume Pocket Gamer have different sources to Edge/MCV. Edge's/MCVs sources either don't know/won't tell/aren't available. PG have at least 2 sources telling them the same figures so ran with the story. The story is from former Eurogamer editor Kristen Reed.

Pocket Gamer have added another paragraph to their story:-

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Meanwhile, one senior source felt that the low UK sales should not come as a surprise.

"It's disappointing, sure, but we all saw it coming," said the source.

"Realistically, I think a lot of people can see it's technically a great system, but people just don't have the cash to shell out for the same game twice. A lot will be waiting for a true system seller before taking the plunge, or, more likely, be happier continuing to pay 69p for dozens of mobile games.

"The market has changed," the source concluded.

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:54 am 
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Those figures aren't too bad. But I doubt they will get much better.

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 1:40 am 
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Just of the phone with Rik, he said he's waiting for Killzone.

...and Need for Speed Nitro 2: The Run Underground.

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 1:58 am 
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So he won't get one because Killzone isn't out for it, but if it does come out, he will buy at least 25?

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1cmanny1 wrote:
So he won't get one because Killzone isn't out for it, but if it does come out, he will buy at least 25?


Well the wife and kids and neighbours have all got to witness how awesomely shite he is at Killzone :lol:

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