Vita continues to struggle as 3DS tops Japanese charts

[wraggster]

Sales of the PlayStation Vita in Japan fell again this week as it was once again overtaken by its predecessor, the PSP.
According to data from Media Create, published by Andriasang, the Vita took fourth place in the hardware chart with sales of 13,939 units - significantly down from the prior week's total of 17,141.
Second and third places were occupied by the PlayStation 3 and PSP respectively, but the 3DS sold more units than all of the Sony platforms combined: 67,558, slightly down from the previous week's total of 75,018.
Konami's new Suikoden game for PSP debuted in first place in the software chart with sales of 61,784. The critically admired Gravity Daze, a new release for PlayStation Vita, came in second, selling 43,462 units.
The full hardware chart is listed below. Previous week's totals are in parentheses.

• 1. 3DS: 67,558 (75,018)
• 2. PS3: 22,002 (23,293)
• 3. PSP: 15,860 (15,847)
• 4. PSV: 13,939 (17,141)
• 5. Wii: 8,206 (8,814)
• 6. PS2: 1,239 (481)
• 7. X360: 1,139 (1,382)
• 8. DSi LL: 957 (1,090)
• 9. DSi: 651 (669)

The full software chart is listed below. Previous week's totals are in parentheses.

• [PSP] 01. Genso Suikoden Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki (Konami, 02.09.2012) 61,784 (NEW)
• [PSV] 02. Gravity Daze (Sony, 02.09.2012) 43,462 (NEW)
• [3DS] 03. Resident Evil Revelations (Capcom, 01.26.2012) 26,106 (216,241)
• [3DS] 04. Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo, 12.01.2011) 23,758 (1,484,507)
• [3DS] 05. Monster Hunter 3G (Capcom, 12.10.2011) 21,318 (1,232,343)
• [3DS] 06. Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo, 11.03.2011) 19,673 (1,330,984)
• [PS3] 07. Gran Turismo 5 Spec II (Sony, 02.02.2012) 12,613 (34,028)
• [PS3] 08. Armored Core V (From, 01.26.2012) 11,673 (206,354)
• [PSV] 09. Ragnarok Odyssey (Gung-Ho, 02.02.2012) 8,117 (41,614)
• [WII] 10. Just Dance Wii (Nintendo, 10.13.2011) 7,896 (534,946)
• [PS3] 11. Soul Calibur V (Namco Bandai, 02.02.2012) 7,519 (41,847)
• [PSP] 12. Photo Girlfriend (Kadokawa, 02.02.2012) 7,361 (41,456)
• [3DS] 13. Inazuma Eleven Go (Level-5, 01.26.2012) 7,099 (386,863)
• [PSP] 14. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd PSP the Best (Capcom, 09.22.2011) 5,955(191,808)
• [3DS] 15. Rhythm Thief R (Sega, 12.15.2011) 5,888 (61,925)
• [WII] 16. Wii Sports Resort Wiimote Plus Pack (Nintendo, 11.11.2010) 5,867 (867,985)
• [WII] 17. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo, 04.10.2008) 5,527 (3,505,695)
• [PS3] 18. Dragon Age II (Spike, 02.02.2012) 5,308 (25,236)
• [PSP] 19. VitaminX Detective B6 (D3, 02.09.2012) 5,073 (NEW)
• [PS3] 20. Wii Party (Nintendo, 07.08.2010) 4,654 (2,289,196)
• http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...apanese-charts

[Shrygue]

I believe the PS Vita struggles because of the sky high price tags for the Wi-Fi only and 3G models while the 3DS comes out on tops as it's seen a cut or so to keep units shifting. I'm surprised still the PS2 is still on the list. What happened to the DS Lite though, I don't see in on the list? I'm astounded, did no unit sell this week?

[Martin]

PS Vita looks good yeah but way too expensive