Thu, May 10, 2012 | 15:06 BST
PlayStation Vita sales hit 1.8 million worldwide
Sony’s confirmed sales of PlayStation Vita are at 1.8 million units.
The company held back numbers in the release of its financials earlier this morning. But CEO Kaz Hirai specified the figure in the earnings call this morning.
“About Vita, the last year, [we sold] 1.8 million units for US, Japan, Asia and Europe,” Hirai said in the call, as quoted by EG.
“And as a starting phase, I think it was a good start.”
Sony announced just after the western launch of Vita back at the end of February that 1.2 million Vitas were sold worldwide since the Japanese launch in December 2011.
That means at least 600,000 units were sold in March before the end of the financial year on March 31. It follows slow sales of the system in Japan, which now appear to be creeping into the west.
9 comments
#1
Erthazus
10/05/12, 3:07 pm
“And as a starting phase, I think it was a good start.”
mmm yeah…
#2
typeface
10/05/12, 3:22 pm
So WW sales for March is about 600K. I suppose that’s not terrible. Putting into perspective it did about 10-15k per week in Japan in that month (for 4 weeks).
#3
loveaya
10/05/12, 3:24 pm
Still long way to go. More AAA games could be a positive orientation for VITA.
#4
akirt
10/05/12, 3:26 pm
These senior staffs seem very satisfied with their sales ……
#5
HeavyD-Love
10/05/12, 3:28 pm
Requirements to gain momentum:
-Resident Evil (exclusive Vita title OR 3DS port(s), I’d take either)
-GTA: San Andreas Stories (following suit of the PSP tradition)
-God of War (exclusive Vita title)
-Skate or Tony Hawk (exclusive Vita title)
-Metal Gear (drop the solid already……a new vita exclusive)
(Already announced Little Big Planet, Resistance, Killzone, Call of Duty, Bioshock, and REMOTE PLAY will help tremendously as well)
A 2D Shadow Complex/Dead Light/Super Metroid style game would be pretty kick ass on Vita as well!
#6
Lord Gremlin
10/05/12, 3:45 pm
@HeavyD-Love Add Soul Sacrifice, exclusive portable Demon’s Souls.
#7
Da Man
10/05/12, 3:48 pm
Kaz Hirai is known to be an optimist, said they were on track to reach PS2 figures with the PS3 years ago.
#8
Dragon246
10/05/12, 4:50 pm
They better release some awesome games for both japanese and western audience fast or the 10-13 million yearly target look like a dream. Although I feel they are holding many games for vita for E3 and getting ps3 games out of the way just for that.
#9
Cozzy
10/05/12, 5:45 pm
Release an exclusive Monster Hunter for it in Japan and they’ll go bat-shit crazy to get one.