i don't know about all you fanboys ,, but it seams to me that , the only gaming company that cares about games is nintendo , there is several reasons why psvita is just a mp3 player, firstly is games - it has absolutely no games i cant play any better on a console already ,, resistance burning skys really proves to me that they cant get a good game because -well they rushed that one , and it didnt do so hot ,

how about using your main studios that made resistance 3? oh ya i forgot they left,

and also --- there is so many more better 3ds games and wii u games i want i dont need kenict that thing was a waste of 150 bucks , bought it - and figured it was to hard obviously unless you have a mansion , you wont have fun banging into the tables ,,

and move wasnt to much different from a wii mote plus so i dont even under stand why they even bothered, could have stayed with what they were good at in the ps2 era ,

timesplitters was alot better then caugh many of the fpses sony has now ,

and microsoft forgot its core , its like they shove rare down to make kenict titles instead of games like perfect dark goldeneye , killer instinct banjo kazooie conker , the list goes on , and all they have is another halo another gears another forza and ya another forza lol -2 forza games , forza 5 and forza horizons

5 games , and people say wii is dead , ,

its far from dead,

it got

driver 5

pikmin 2

mario party 9

kirby return to dream land ,

the operation rainfall games

and has a kirby compilation with awsome kirby games like n64 ,

i just dont see the fus and with wii u around the corner , i see more of the same snes like quality

over and over again ,

you haters fail to realise one thing, is that nintendo has never changed they always aim at the gamer ,

where as microsoft is worried so much about its multimedia features same for sony, can you tell me why facebook aps were so needed for the gamer , lol i fail to see

and youtube, seriously i got a computer and whats worst is ms runs ads on my dashboard,

and its much harder to get to my games

what is sony going to do with this their slump their slump they got me trippin

ok this is a repost

pros

• dual analog
• good graphics
• a few good games
• usual ps buttons
• motion sensor
• cameras
• it has loud speakers good for the on board music player

cons

1. price
2. memory card is needed to boot many of the available games , and if you plan on downloading your titles you better have deep pockets -32 gigs cost 100 dollars , 4 gig will only hold 1 game 8 gig will hold 2
3. no system sellers -meaning there is nothing that can sell this thing , yes theres a few good games lined up but most of them are either ports of games already out on 3ds or ps3 360 wii ds
4. and these developers are slow at announcing any games to offer us after this first wave of games

01./02. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) - 35.105 / 1.404.728 (-33%)

02./00. [3DS] Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure (Sega) {2012.01.19} (¥6.090) - 31.598 / NEW

03./03. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3G # (Capcom) {2011.12.10} (¥5.800) - 31.369 / 1.159.866 (-30%)

04./04. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} (¥4.800) - 26.051 / 1.265.491 (-35%)

05./00. [360] Onechanbara Z: Kagura (D3 Publisher) {2012.01.19} (¥7.140) - 22.013 / NEW

06./00. [PSP] Heroes Phantasia # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.01.19} (¥6.280) - 15.163 / NEW

07./05. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go: Shine / Dark (Level 5) {2011.12.15} (¥5.800) - 14.190 / 360.325 (-32%)

08./00. [3DS] Beyond the Labyrinth (Konami) {2012.01.19} (¥5.800) - 14.176 / NEW

09./01. [PSP] Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Masou Kishin II - Revelation of Evil God # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.01.12} (¥6.280) - 11.598 / 93.494 (-86%)

10./06. [PS3] Warriors Orochi 3 # (Koei Tecmo) {2011.12.22} (¥7.800) - 10.690 / 347.614 (-48%)

11./08. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII-2 # (Square Enix) {2011.12.15} (¥7.980) - 8.706 / 762.674 (-40%)

12./10. [WII] Just Dance Wii (Nintendo) {2011.10.13} (¥5.800) - 8.315 / 511.363 (-33%)

13./13. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (PSP the Best) (Capcom) {2011.09.22} (¥2.990) - 8.126 / 171.906 (-13%)

14./12. [WII] Wii Party # (Nintendo) {2010.07.08} (¥4.800) - 7.133 / 2.273.318 (-24%)

15./11. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Remote Plus # (Nintendo) {2010.11.11} (¥5.800) - 6.594 / 850.426 (-35%)

16./16. [WII] Kirby's Return to Dream Land (Nintendo) {2011.10.27} (¥5.800) - 6.162 / 585.260 (-31%)

17./15. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) {2008.04.10} (¥5.800) - 6.137 / 3.489.774 (-32%)

18./19. [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Dubbed Edition (Square Enix) {2011.12.22} (¥7.980) - 5.945 / 96.391 (-24%)

19./18. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog / Shiba / Toy Poodle & New Friends (Nintendo) {2011.02.26} (¥4.800) - 5.932 / 481.804 (-25%)

20./17. [WII] Go Vacation (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.10.20} (¥5.800) - 5.460 / 221.639 (-33%)

nice sales for 1 handheld but what happened to psp ps3 psvita wii , their all down from this time a year before . minus the vita. which just came out so that wasnt here last year i guess we can add psp and psvita together to get 30 k . but besides that - looks like sony needs to do somthing . as does nintendo for its home console or get wii u out ,

as for ds ps2 they run their time let them slow surprised ps2 is still selling . and ds these 2 things are nearly a decade old actually ps2 is over a decade old and ds is nearing by 2013 it will be a decade old

even when retailers are droping the price lol

Media Create Sales: Week 2, 2012 (Jan 09 - Jan 15)

01./00. [PSP] Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Masou Kishin II - Revelation of Evil God (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.01.12} (¥6.280) - 81.896 / NEW

02./01. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) - 52.266 / 1.369.623 (-67%)

03./03. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3G # (Capcom) {2011.12.10} (¥5.800) - 44.644 / 1.128.498 (-55%)

04./02. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} (¥4.800) - 40.154 / 1.239.440 (-66%)

05./04. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go: Shine / Dark (Level 5) {2011.12.15} (¥5.800) - 20.777 / 346.135 (-63%)

06./05. [PS3] Warriors Orochi 2 # (Koei Tecmo) {2011.12.22} (¥7.800) - 20.409 / 336.925 (-52%)

07./00. [3DS] Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir (Nintendo) {2012.01.12} (¥3.800) - 16.351 / NEW

08./07. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII-2 # (Square Enix) {2011.12.15} (¥7.980) - 14.407 / 753.968 (-59%)

09./00. [3DS] Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.01.12} (¥5.800) - 12.819 / NEW

10./06. [WII] Just Dance Wii (Nintendo) {2011.10.13} (¥5.800) - 12.370 / 503.048 (-67%)

11./10. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Remote Plus # (Nintendo) {2010.11.11} (¥5.800) - 10.076 / 843.833 (-67%)

12./08. [WII] Wii Party # (Nintendo) {2010.07.08} (¥4.800) - 9.383 / 2.266.185 (-72%)

13./18. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (PSP the Best) (Capcom) {2011.09.22} (¥2.990) - 9.342 / 163.780 (-49%)

14./15. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii: Definitive Edition # (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.11.23} (¥5.040) - 9.049 / 206.052 (-61%)

15./12. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) {2008.04.10} (¥5.800) - 8.978 / 3.483.638 (-66%)

16./09. [WII] Kirby's Return to Dream Land (Nintendo) {2011.10.27} (¥5.800) - 8.931 / 579.098 (-73%)

17./11. [WII] Go Vacation (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.10.20} (¥5.800) - 8.162 / 216.180 (-70%)

18./13. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog / Shiba / Toy Poodle & New Friends (Nintendo) {2011.02.26} (¥4.800) - 7.958 / 475.872(-68%)

19./24. [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Dubbed Edition (Square Enix) {2011.12.22} (¥7.980) - 7.772 / 90.446

20./14. [WII] Inazuma Eleven Strikers 2012 Xtreme (Level 5) {2011.12.22} (¥4.980) - 6.716 / 134.126 (-71%)

Top 20

WII - 8

3DS - 7

PS3 - 3

PSP - 2

3DS - 100,668

PS3 - 30,332

PSP - 22,538

PSV - 18,361

Wii - 14,179

DS - 2,721

X360 - 1,519

PS2 - 766

3ds out sells everything combined,

psp out sells vita by 4 thousand wii almost beat vita missted by 3 thousand and change,

vita is getting to be like the psp go !

Sony’s Hirai Says PlayStation 3 Is Only Halfway Through 10-Year Life Cycle

Sony Corp. (SNE)’s Kazuo Hirai said the PlayStation 3 console will have a 10-year lifespan, suggesting the 5-year-old video-game player won’t be replaced soon.

Networks can’t deliver the full amount of data contained on game disks, Hirai, Sony’s executive deputy president, said at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

“It’s very important that we continue to have a dedicated home-based console,” Hirai said. “Relying solely on networks to deliver content is unfortunately just not possible. It’s still very difficult to have consumers download 50 gigabytes of data or more.”

The PlayStation 3 was introduced in November 2006. Some press reports suggested a new version would be unveiled at this year’s E3 video-game conference.

Hirai also told CNBC that turning around Sony’s money- losing TV manufacturing operation is crucial to company profitability. In December, Tokyo-based Sony sold its stake in a liquid-crystal-display venture with Samsung Electronics Co.

Sony is considering developing exclusive shows for its devices, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer said today in a separate interview.

“It’s coming,” Stringer said. “It’s natural.”

U.S. traded Sony shares gained 1.3 percent to $17.70 at the close. The stock fell 49 percent last year.

To contact the reporter on this story: Cliff Edwards in San Francisco atcedwards28@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Anthony Palazzo at apalazzo@bloomberg.net

sony really? and no ps4 at e3 2012 ? you can't be serious this means if they want ps3 for 5 yrs they wont put a ps4 for about 3 yrs , ,

and this will put sony way behind nintendo and we all know nintendo how it takes advantage of a head start ms is already looking to also not show xbox 3 at e3 2012 because well --kenict is one thing their focusing on ,,

and the sales of the 360 still up there

so this means wii u will be the sole competitor in the 8th gen for a while! you may as well also say theyve won if the competitors really do not get their stuff out the door in 2014 at least!

The 3DS outsold every other system on the chart put together.

Media Create Sales: Week 1, 2012 (Jan 02 - Jan 08)

01./01. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) - 157.188 / 1.317.357(+44%)

02./04. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} (¥4.800) - 119.093 / 1.199.285(+74%)

03./02. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3G # (Capcom) {2011.12.10} (¥5.800) - 98.355 / 1.083.853(-2%)

04./06. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go: Shine / Dark (Level 5) {2011.12.15} (¥5.800) - 56.134 / 325.358(+17%)

05./03. [PS3] Warriors Orochi 2 # (Koei Tecmo) {2011.12.22} (¥7.800) - 42.464 / 316.516(-42%)

06./07. [WII] Just Dance Wii (Nintendo) {2011.10.13} (¥5.800) - 37.266 / 490.677(+12%)

07./05. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII-2 # (Square Enix) {2011.12.15} (¥7.980) - 35.325 / 739.561(-42%)

08./09. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) {2010.07.08} (¥4.800) - 33.174 / 2.256.803(+45%)

09./08. [WII] Kirby's Return to Dream Land (Nintendo) {2011.10.27} (¥5.800) - 33.040 / 570.168(+37%)

10./11. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Remote Plus (Nintendo) {2010.11.11} (¥5.800) - 30.783 / 833.757(+54%)

11./13. [WII] Go Vacation (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.10.20} (¥5.800) - 26.852 / 208.017(+39%)

12./12. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) {2008.04.10} (¥5.800) - 26.346 / 3.474.659(+36%)

13./23. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog / Shiba / Toy Poodle & New Friends (Nintendo) {2011.02.26} (¥4.800) - 24.514 / 467.914

14./15. [WII] Inazuma Eleven Strikers 2012 Xtreme (Level 5) {2011.12.22} (¥4.980) - 23.521 / 127.410(+25%)

15./16. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii: Definitive Edition # (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.11.23} (¥5.040) - 23.422 / 197.003(+30%)

16./22. [NDS] Magician's Quest: Oshare na Mahou Tsukai (Konami) {2011.12.10} (¥4.980) - 19.574 / 165.962

17./24. [NDS] One Piece: Gigant Battle 2 - New World # (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.11.17} (¥5.230) - 18.789 / 290.002

18./26. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (PSP the Best) (Capcom) {2011.09.22} (¥2.990) - 18.293 / 154.438

19./21. [WII] Rhythm Heaven: Fever (Nintendo) {2011.07.21} (¥5.800) - 15.903 / 670.305

20./17. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2012 (Konami) {2011.11.03} (¥4.980) - 15.689 / 173.093(-12%)

Top 20

WII - 9

3DS - 5

NDS - 2

PS3 - 2

PSP - 2

HARDWARE

Code:

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|System | This Week | Last Week | Last Year | YTD | Last YTD | LTD |
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| 3DS | 240.819 | 197.952 | | 240.819 | | 4.522.961 |
| PS3 | 74.459 | 67.199 | 59.612 | 74.459 | 59.612 | 7.710.844 |
| PSP # | 71.033 | 62.746 | 32.841 | 71.033 | 32.841 | 18.800.397 |
| WII | 49.525 | 33.208 | 56.547 | 49.525 | 56.547 | 12.212.743 |
| PSV | 42.915 | 42.648 | | 42.915 | | 482.901 |
| NDS # | 7.536 | 5.802 | 87.118 | 7.536 | 87.118 | 32.816.023 |
| 360 | 2.738 | 2.453 | 3.859 | 2.738 | 3.859 | 1.538.783 |
| PS2 | 1.323 | 1.659 | 2.547 | 1.323 | 2.547 | 21.775.429 |
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| ALL | 490.348 | 413.667 | 242.524 | 490.348 | 242.524 | 99.860.081 |
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| DSiLL | 3.971 | 3.356 | 44.122 | 3.971 | 44.122 | 2.298.289 |
| DSi | 3.565 | 2.418 | 38.486 | 3.565 | 38.486 | 5.837.618 |
| PSP | 71.033 | 62.746 | 28.757 | 71.033 | 28.757 | 18.624.433 |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- when vita launches in usa i probably would be the only one in line at my store at this going rate lol

once again before any one calls this an opinion --- smh

japan hardware sales provided by media create

3DS 482,200

PSP 101,121

Wii 91,176

PS3 75,943

Vita 72,479

DSi LL 8,470

DSi 5,894

Xbox 360 4,245

PS2 1,582

DS Lite 32

software sales japan provided by media create

1. Mario Kart 7 - 260,836/1,050,706

2. Mosou Orochi 2 - 200,526/200,526 - New

3. Super Mario 3D Land - 174,566/1,011,709

4. Monster Hunter Tri G (all versions) - 155,069/885,456

5. Final Fantasy XIII-2 (all versions) - 118,816/643,033

6. Kirby's Return to Dream Land - 114,545/513,061 7. Just Dance Wii - 96,771/420,064

8. SD Gundam G-Generation 3D - 90,873/90,873 - New

9. Inazuma Eleven Go - 86,026/221,285

10. Inazuma Eleven Striker 2012 - 85,117/85,117 - New

2 days huh, only 2 days was the excuse last week and we got a full week now and sales are down! so whats the excuse now

nintendo is good in the handheld market has been for 20 years and this is proof it wont stop

i posted a blog -- with the following games --

marios early years fun with numbers

marios preschool days , and my topic gets locked , how bout you lock the one who called me a troll because he didnt like the fact that i didnt like these games im no troll , plain and simple dont like it , then thats t o bad