wraggster
February 29th, 2012, 23:02
UK launch sales for the PlayStation Vita have fallen below expectations, only managing around 45,000 units, according to a new report.
The figure was reported to PocketGamer (http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/PlayStation+Vita/news.asp?c=38346) by an industry source, suggesting sales were "just over half" those of the 3DS launch, which stood at 89,000 units.
Yesterday Sony released an official statement (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-02-28-vita-hits-global-sales-of-1-2-million)that it had sold 1.2 million units worldwide, a figure that takes into account both the Japanese and recent European and American sales. It also confirmed that software sales for the device were now over 2 million.
In November Sony told Eurogamer (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-11-30-sony-playstation-vita-will-break-uk-launch-record) that it was confident it would beat the PSP's record of 185,000 units sold at UK launch.
"We're planning for a condition of success," SCEE president Jim Ryan said at the time.
"Launch quantities will sell out - I think that's looking pretty certain".
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-02-29-report-uk-playstation-vita-launch-sales-stand-at-45k
The figure was reported to PocketGamer (http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/PlayStation+Vita/news.asp?c=38346) by an industry source, suggesting sales were "just over half" those of the 3DS launch, which stood at 89,000 units.
Yesterday Sony released an official statement (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-02-28-vita-hits-global-sales-of-1-2-million)that it had sold 1.2 million units worldwide, a figure that takes into account both the Japanese and recent European and American sales. It also confirmed that software sales for the device were now over 2 million.
In November Sony told Eurogamer (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-11-30-sony-playstation-vita-will-break-uk-launch-record) that it was confident it would beat the PSP's record of 185,000 units sold at UK launch.
"We're planning for a condition of success," SCEE president Jim Ryan said at the time.
"Launch quantities will sell out - I think that's looking pretty certain".
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-02-29-report-uk-playstation-vita-launch-sales-stand-at-45k