Sony Talks About PS Vita’s Lack of E3 Presence

In a revealing interview with Develop Online, Sony Worldwide Studios’ President Shuhei Yoshida admitted that Sony may have made an error at E3 by not concentrating more on the PlayStation Vita.

When asked if he was “happy with the Vita’s first showing at E3,” Yoshida answered that he “got lots of Tweets” to his Twitter account noting that people wanted to see more Vita games. “In retrospect,” he admitted, “we should’ve spent more time showing and talking about PS Vita titles.”

He notes that there were 25 Vita games playable on the floor, and there were indeed some games to look forward to. The likes of Snapshot, Sine Mora, Sunflowers, New Little King Story and Zen Pinball 2 all looked promising. But they weren’t mentioned at the press conference due to Sony trying to keep it shorter this year, attempting to stray away from the longer press conferences Yoshida says Sony is “notorious” for doing.

Still, he admits that “from the perspective of people who are waiting for more information on Vita titles, we weren’t able to provide that.”



Source : ign[dot]com

Avengers Now in Top 5 of All Time Hits Lists

Marvel's The Avengers has now cracked the Top 5 on both the All Time Worldwide and All Time Domestic grosses lists, according to Box Office Mojo.

With a current global tally of $1,186,653,451, The Avengers is now No. 4 on the list of all time worldwide grosses, ahead of Transformers: Dark of the Moon but behind Avatar (No. 1), Titanic (No. 2) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (No. 3).

On the domestic side, The Avengers is No. 5 behind Avatar (No. 1), Titanic (No. 2), The Dark Knight (No. 3) and Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (No. 4).

The Avengers has been the No. 1 movie in North America for the last three weekends, but is widely expected to finally be dethroned from the top spot at the box office when Men in Black 3 opens Friday.

Source : http://www.ign.com

PlayStation Vita Sales Hit 1.8 Million Worldwide -- "Software Is The Key To Success" Ads By Google » Blog Tags Today's Most Popular Videos »

PlayStation Vita sales have hit 1.8 million worldwide, Sony has announced. They've also said that PS Vita software sales, both retail and digital, have passed the two million mark. To compare, the Nintendo 3DS sold 2.1 million copies from January to March 2012, but the Vita's only been out worldwide since the end of February.

Sony CEO Kaz Hirai addressed the sales figure optimistically, saying that for the Vita's starting phase, the handheld console's off to a good start. He did however stress the importance of software for the Vita, saying that it's likely to be the key to Vita's success in the long run, saying, "A game platform, like Vita – the software is the key to success, how good the software is." 

"In other words, the collaborative approach is very important, so is third-party. And from first party studios, the titles will be presented one after the other, so please look at them and give your evaluation based on them," Hirai said.

The number may be a bit low, considering Sony had already sold 1.2 million Vitas by the end of February. Have you purchased the handheld since its release? If not, what would Sony have to do to get you to buy one?


Source : http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/723671/playstation-vita-sales-hit-18-million-worldwide-software-is-the-key-to-success/