Valkyria Chronicles 2 box art.
Valkyria Chronicles is one of the best exclusive games on the Playstation 3. For that reason, many fans were upset when Sega announced that the sequel will be a PSP exclusive. So how did Valkyria Chronicles 2 end up fairing against the first game in terms of sales? Here is the first-week sales data in Japan for both titles according to Media Create:
Valkyria Chronicles - 77,267 copies sold
Valkyria Chronicles 2 - 94,444 copies sold
Keep in mind that Media Create only tracks retail sales, so the Valkyria Chronicles 2 data does not include digital copies bought and downloaded from the Playstation Store. It should also be noted that Valkyria Chronicles was released early on the lifespan of the Playstation 3 while Valkyria Chronicles 2 launched on the more numerous PSP system (at least in Japan). Furthermore, the sequel also benefited from the brand establishment the first title didn’t have.
Valkyria Chronicles 2 is slated for a summer release in North America.
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"...the more numerous PSP system (at least in Japan)" - the PSP has sold more units than the PS3 in every major market, and more units than the Xbox360 in most major markets (it is, however, 3 million behind the 360 in the US). Just letting ya know ;)
It started out 10 million behind the ps3....
U mean the 360...
Axe, check your numbers. Stop trusting VGCHARTZ
Microsoft uses shipped figures, Nintendo/Sony use sold figures. There is a major difference there. Not to mention the 360 had a year to a year and a half head start, and is outsold every month from every console.
"...the more numerous PSP system (at least in Japan)" - the PSP has sold more units than the PS3 in every major market, and more units than the Xbox360 in most major markets (it is, however, 3 million behind the 360 in the US). Just letting ya know ;)
@Axe100
lol at your name ;)
In terms of the numbers, the main point I was making about the relationship between the PS3 and PSP, in reference to the articles' 'more numerous' comment (which was clearly a reference to the popular perception that the PSP doesn't sell well in the US - it sells just fine for a consumer electronics device, but struggles to sell as well as the DS) - the comment about the 360 was just a throwaway to provide some perspective. I did use the VGChartz numbers, which are a bit dodge, but their longer-term figures of total units sold aren't too bad, and when we're talking about differences in the millions of units, they're likely to be good enough (PSP is multiple millions ahead of PS3 pretty much everywhere) to make the point I was making. Of course, if I'd started talking like "PSP is 43.5% ahead of PS3" based on VGC figures, then I'd be giving the numbers far too much implied accuracy.
@Axe100 pt 2
As for the MS = shipped, Ninty/Sony = Sold, the PS3 to PSP comparison is obviously based on similarly methodologies, and the PSP to 360 comparison will also be fairly solid, unless we're arguing where the PSP and 360 stand against each other in the US - there is a small chance the PSP is still ahead, but either way the main thrust of my point, that the PSP has sold pretty well in most markets, is still on track. Was just a little surprised that a video games journalist wasn't aware of how the PSP was actually tracking ;).
@Axe100 pt 2
As for the MS = shipped, Ninty/Sony = Sold, the PS3 to PSP comparison is obviously based on similarly methodologies, and the PSP to 360 comparison will also be fairly solid, unless we're arguing where the PSP and 360 stand against each other in the US - there is a small chance the PSP is still ahead, but either way the main thrust of my point, that the PSP has sold pretty well in most markets, is still on track. Was just a little surprised that a video games journalist wasn't aware of how the PSP was actually tracking ;).
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