wraggster
December 28th, 2011, 23:30
The PlayStation Vita (http://joystiq.com/tag/@vita) appears to be struggling to build an audience in Japan. In its second week on the market, the system sold 72,479 units, according to the Media Create numbers -- outsold by the 3DS, PSP, Wii, and PS3. The software top 20 shows why the 3DS is doing so well right now (it sold 482,200 units): three of the top five games are 3DS releases, including Mario Kart 7 (http://joystiq.com/game/mario-kart-7) (#1), Super Mario 3D Land (http://joystiq.com/game/super-mario-3d-land) (#3), and Monster Hunter Tri-G (http://joystiq.com/game/monster-hunter-tri-g) (#4).
In fact, no Vita games at all appear in the top 20 -- though that makes sense, given the relatively lacking hardware sales and the availability of all retail games on PSN at lower prices.
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/28/vita-sales-drop-below-3ds-psp-in-japan/
In fact, no Vita games at all appear in the top 20 -- though that makes sense, given the relatively lacking hardware sales and the availability of all retail games on PSN at lower prices.
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/28/vita-sales-drop-below-3ds-psp-in-japan/