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Nintendo: PS Vita Sales Don't Suggest That They’ve Found Something That we Haven't Discovered

You already know of Reggie Fils-Aime saying “meh” (and Shuhei’s response) when it comes to the PlayStation 4′s launch titles, with the Nintendo of America’s President adding how “we’ve got Zelda. We’ve got Mario. We’ve got Donkey Kong.”

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Hatsune-Miku3923d ago (Edited 3923d ago )

Sony could say the same about the wii u. The government should investigate Nintendo and the wii u because it's a bomb. Lifetime sales will be about 10million. Wii u hasnt shifted a million units this year. Ps4 will outsell wii u this year or within two full months

Bundi3923d ago

3DS to Vita ratio is 6:1 worldwide. That there is horrendously hilarious. Nintendo have plenty of room to speak on the matter.
What's the PS4 to Wii U ratio? Why should Sony been bring up home consoles when the interview was about handhelds?

MrMister3923d ago (Edited 3923d ago )

@Bundi:

Hold on a second there mate,

Have you ANY idea what the ratio of PS3-to-Wii U's sold are in the entire time that Wii U has been available? Considering that PS3 is an aging system well beyond the 5 year point, it still embarrasses the Wii U in sheer sales in the past year. You would think sales would die off, but the PS3 is stronger than ever despite the fact that anyone who would have already wanted it, probably already bought it before Wii U came out. So don't go there, because the Wii U's sales are a joke--even compared to 360, which hasn't had a meaningful exclusive in YEARS (except for Halo and Forza repeats).

Trust me, the Wii U is a non-issue for the PS4. The PS3 alone is wiping the floor with the Wii U, leaving room for the PS4 to focus on tackling real Next-Gen competition (technologically) = The Xbox One.

So don't start.

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NewMonday3923d ago

one thing that worked out for the Vita is the very high attach rate

in Japan Vita games are frequently in the top10, and Conception2 a new multi-platform release sold more on the Vita than the 3DS

and Indy devs keep saying how Vita is the highest selling platform for them

TheHierarchy3923d ago (Edited 3923d ago )

just add an S and you get Vista.....and that's how you get families worried. anything starting with a V and ends with an A is jinxed.

Misaka_x_Touma3923d ago

To make Vita feel better by bringing Wii U.
It coming logic thrown around lately when every Vita being compared to 3DS in sales.

mistertwoturbo3923d ago

"Wii U is doing fine"

Seriously???

Anybody that thinks it's doing fine is living in their own world. It's doing horrendous by any console sale standards. 160,000 in 3 months is terrible :(

Kingthrash3603923d ago (Edited 3923d ago )

@ misaka

^^ nin fans do the same when people bring up the wiiu...always a vita comment but truth be told the vita sold more than the wiiu.

on topic Nintendo wasnt saying this before a 3ds price cut imagine if they waited a year and a half like sony did with the vita. they would be looking worse that the vita.
they didnt do anything but sell a cheap kids handheld...wtf is 3d bit a gimmick....nobody cares for 3d not even Nintendo (2ds)....what new ips have they had? the vita had things like gravity rush & soul sacrifice...its the price that matters....thats why the wii was such a huge success and the wiiu is a flop so far. thats why ps3 almost lost to 360 and thats why ps4 will out sell x1 from the gates....also why Nintendo chose to drop its prices on the wiiu ps3 &360 are 200$ and wiiu was just 50$ under ps4....in the red zone.

smh ..sometimes these wars have no level of intelligence.

adorie3923d ago (Edited 3923d ago )

After a price cut, the 3ds really took off. The Vita barely got a price cut after more than a year out, how long did it take for the 3ds to receive a price cut?

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ritsuka6663923d ago (Edited 3923d ago )

The government should investigate Nintendo and the wii u because it's a bomb.''

Wow,you not get tired of trolling in all articles of Nintendo?? SHM. Anyways,Sony just doesn't have a clue what to do with the Vita, other than being a add-on for the PS4.

listenkids3923d ago

The simple facts behind Nintendo handheld success, is children. It's aimed at children, as are the games, and parents purchase for their kids.

Vita isn't primarily for kids with many mature games, it's main age group struggle with money that their parents aren't there to give. Simple.

As for those above saying Wii u is fine, hasn't ps4 and xone preorders already outsold?

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Paytaa3923d ago

Sony and Microsoft have a good clue on next-gen in the console market. PS4 and Xbox One will decimate the Wii U. The Wii has been selling better than the Wii U which is pretty bad. Plus Nintendo relies on franchises that are almost 30 years old still. They need to bring out something fresh.

PSNintyGamer3923d ago (Edited 3923d ago )

And the Vita isn't a bomb?

One failing console outselling another failing console ones does not equal a successful console. Also have you not forgotten that Sony's been combining PSP numbers with Vita's?

Besides why are you bringing a console into a hand-held discussion?

KonsoruMasuta3923d ago (Edited 3923d ago )

But this discussion is about handhelds. It's no secret that the 3DS is outselling the Vita right now.

The Vita is also a bomb.

3-4-53923d ago

All Nintendo is saying is that in the end, Games matter more than Hardware.

Nintendo knows Vita is the better handheld in terms of specs, they won't debate that, but they give a different kind of value with the touch screen, dual screen, and the games they offer.

Both handhelds are really good.

AbortMission3923d ago

"The government should investigate Nintendo and the wii u because it's a bomb"

Lol that's pretty clever and funny.

Infamous2983923d ago (Edited 3923d ago )

Is it me or Nintendo are becoming more annoying day after day.

BullyMangler3922d ago

lol sales = caca

Nintendo is sony's daddy.

get over it. (:

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GreenRanger3923d ago

I think he completely overlooked the fact that Remote Play on the Vita is designed to be used with the PS4, not the PS3, so it's not going to affect sales at this point in time.

zeal0us3923d ago

Oh lord how long before the Nintendo and Sony fans be at each other throats.

GreenRanger3923d ago

Sit back, relax, and grab some cop porn...er..I mean pop corn.

majiebeast3923d ago (Edited 3923d ago )

Soccer moms/pensioners dont participate in the console wars.

BlackWolf3923d ago (Edited 3923d ago )

*Watching the first comments*
And it has started... Again...

coolasj3923d ago

You mean how long has it been? It's almost nostalgic.

Jaqen_Hghar3923d ago

A man loves Nintendo for classic platforming and local MP goodness but loves Sony even more for their fresh IP every gen and even late in the gen, online model (free games constantly and stability), controller, and steady stream of SP focused games.

schlanz3923d ago

Why can't we be friends. ..

I love Sony and Nintendo.. I have a Wii, PS3, 3DS, and PSP. I'll eventually get a Wii U, a PS4, and a Vita. Nintendo and Sony support their systems with enough first party games to justify their purchase.

I can't say the same for another system manufacturer.

TheDivine3923d ago

IT HAS BEGUN

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do do da do da do da do do do

MORTAL KOMBAT!!!

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yellowgerbil3923d ago

the thing is, sony markets to older people. older people are the ones driving the cars, they aren't the ones in the backseat to be entertained by portable gaming.
If I am away from home that means
A I'm at work
B I'm at the store buying essentials
C I am at families or friends
Not really a good time for gaming.

Sony really needs to market younger for the handheld. Knack shouldn't of been a PS4 game, it should of been a vita game, that is the type of game kids would care about and maybe get them interested in something besides their gameboys.

porkChop3923d ago

Gonna have to agree with that, Knack really should have been a Vita game. I'm surprised that there isn't at least a Vita version in addition to the PS4 game. Very odd.

tubers3923d ago

Interesting.

Knack would've been more interesting as a PSV exclusive sometime after Tearaway's release.

AbortMission3923d ago

Why are you cuing yourself Lol

PSNintyGamer3923d ago

Really, Did I say anything sucks or Nintendo fails or anything like that?

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Nintendo Has Acquired Shiver Entertainment From Embracer Group

Nintendo Has Acquired Shiver Entertainment From Embracer Group

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Profchaos7d ago

Great news it shows that Nintendo intends to continue developing ports of AAA games to its next gen platform

H97d ago

Buying studios from embracer now is a great deal, they must be dirt cheap at this point, Nintendo is a opportunist, they wait until someone fall so they get their best deal

OtterX6d ago

That is some serious brain gymnastics you have going on there. 🤔

H96d ago

I didn't do any gymnastics I can assure you, honestly I don't know why you think that, not hating I seriously don't see why you think that

ZeekQuattro6d ago

Yeah I don't know where that came from. It's rare for Nintendo to flat out aquire studios. Guess they were trying to be edgy but why flex on this studio. 🤣

Kneetos5d ago

At least they are safer from layoffs with Nintendo then any other company

banger887d ago

I hope someone buys Piranha Bytes, their future isn't looking good right now. I love their RPGs, they're janky as f***, but they have heart and soul.

Relientk777d ago

Nintendo saw the Mortal Kombat 1 Switch port and were like, "Yeah, these guys are worth acquiring."

You can't make this crap up lol

Profchaos6d ago

Mortal Kombat 1 was never going to port well I'm sure they told wb it wasn't going to work but wb wants that sweet sweet 140 million install base

In the end wb approved the project cleared the milestones and allowed the product to release

SonOfOsiris6d ago

Yeah this guys ported MK11 which is great, Hogwarts Legacy which is great, and MK1 is now ok, play it every day

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Game Developers Have Begun Confirming Nintendo Switch 2 Support

Game developers have already started to confirm that they will support the Nintendo Switch 2 with their future titles.

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How Many More Victims, Like Garry's Mod, Will Nintendo's Hurtful Crusade Create?

Hanzala from eXputer: "As Nintendo takes out 20 years' worth of stuff from Garry's Mod, I watch in shock, thinking why it continues to hurt and discourage its fans."

RiseNShine24d ago (Edited 24d ago )

The irony that some of the most disgusting business practices come from companies like Disney or Nintendo, i can't even begin to understand what terrible damage was Garrys Mod making to Nintendo bottom line, imho they're getting pretty nervous about where they're heading in the future, handhelds are no longer something exclusive to Nintendo, from Steam Deck to many others, now you can play the latest games and pay a fraction of the price on Steam sales, so it's up to their exclusives, which just on their own would make hard to justify purchasing a closed overpriced hardware with outrageous price policies (Super Mario Odyssey is still 60 euro 6 years later!), and as a home console they're always underperforming compared to Sony or Xbox.

gold_drake23d ago (Edited 23d ago )

i cam guarantee you, that their exclusives alone is what drives switch sales. they sell in the 10s of millions of copies.

nintendo created their franchises to be sort of nostalgia driven, exclusive only on nintendo.

people will always buy the pkmn games as they always bring in new younger fans amd is family friendly

mario kart, the same thing, mario games in general.

zelda games are system sellers. animal crossing for the casual gamers.

nintendo doesnt need third vame devs essentially. they made sure with the switch and the limitations that they looked more to pc ps and xbox.

its sad, but nintendo is more than fine with what they're doing. they positioned themselves to appeal to the more casual gamers.

but to your point, im not sure why they're doing this rly.

Inverno23d ago

Look at how they handled Nintendo games being streamed or uploaded on YouTube in the past. They killed Yuzu and Citra even when they had nothing to do with ToTK being leaked, not to mention it was basically unplayable on emulation the week it was leaked. Smash Bros tournament, that was fairly recent. They shut down their online services without any care for purchases made. I bought a switch after skipping their last 2 consoles and handhelds but I don't plan on buying anything Nintendo in the future. They take things to the extremes, they legitimately hate their fans. They're honestly right up there with the likes of Acti, EA, and Ubi, only difference is that they disguise themselves as being family friendly all the while being shady.