PS Vita: 1.2m Worldwide Sales 'Exceeds Expectations' - Sony
Sony hails initial PS Vita hardware and software sales figures.
PlayStation Vita has passed unit sales of 1.2 million worldwide, Sony has announced, with
software sales surpassing 2 million globally.
As of 2011 year's end the PS Vita had sold
over 400'000 units in Japan since launching on 17 December,
with the remaining 800,000 units shifting everywhere else around the world - the handheld has only been available for six days in major territories Europe and the US.
Sony Computer Entertainment boss Andrew House said to "sustain momentum" Sony is "working closely with 3rd party developers and publishers to ensure the best games and franchises possible will be available on PS Vita," adding that the console's software line up "will have something for everyone across the globe" in 2012.
Sony added that it plans to "vigorously promote PS Vita as the next generation portable entertainment platform and work towards expanding the portable gaming market."
Meanwhile the 3DS reportedly hit around 400,000 unit sales in its launch weekend in Japan, taking eight months to reach Nintendo's first reported figures of 6.7 million global units.