The estimates we gave this morning for the PlayStation Vita sell-through were about right. Enterbrain's numbers show that 321,407 Vita systems were sold the first launch week. Considering that the system launched on December 17, and the end of the week was December 18, that's a pretty impressive number.
Famitsu did not give a total shipped number for launch, but I'm sure we'll hear more on that soon. Original numbers put the first shipment at 500,000, but some reports say that Sony was able to add 200,000 more units to meet launch demand.
This number beats the PSP launch week total of 166,704, but that was just one day's sales.
I wonder how the Vita will fare here when it launches in February.
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11:30 PM on 12.19.2011 | 
Well, I'll be getting the 3G version, a 32 gb memory stick (fuck you. I have a lot of PSP games that I'm going to transfer on my Vita, and those will take up a l
Well, I'll be getting the 3G version, a 32 gb memory stick (fuck you. I have a lot of PSP games that I'm going to transfer on my Vita, and those will take up a LOT of memory, so it will be worth it), and a few games, so I guess you can already say that the Vita in the US will at least sell 1 device.
Stupid iPhone.
321,411
6,680,7..
..whatever number I am.
+1 nice big memory card
+ a few games.
Add me to the list.
not bad vita, you can do it!
I'm cool enough to be on that list, right?
The number for the PSV is for 2 days. 2 DAYS. Also, Vitas sold = memory cards sold, so I'm sure Sony is more than happy about that launch.
So was the number for the 3DS.
Oh, alright then.
Those 3ds numbers were for 2 days also.
@strykie
RE: revelations is a 3ds game.
I will want the games. Hardware ceases to matter, so I guess I will buy it.
C'est la vie.
^_^
C'est la vie, everyone!(in tiny tim voice)
if the 3DS in a bad time, with bad launch line up, worse graphics, less social features, smaller screen, not even a browser, no eshop, not to mention the INTENSE war it faced from various websites, before and after launch, with stupid arguments such as "will make you blind" "will make you puke", "will blind your children" etc etc.
sold more than vita which:
was hailed as the champion, the obvious winner of the handhelds, blah blah blah, and it launched with Uncharted!!! FFS one of the flagsip playstation games! not to mention other top titles of launch..
this is a seriously failed launch for a device such as this and it's a pity.