Sony really isn't pushing the Vita in the West and I don't blame them. They had a 33% price cut last year and sales were unaffected. They released Killzone: Mercenaries and Tearaway -- two critically acclaimed games that failed commercially and did nothing to help sales of the system. Why then should they keep trying? Obviously there's not a lot of interest for the Vita.
It's kind of the same situation with the Wii U. Yes Nintendo, in theory, could spend a ton more cash making software for the platform, and maybe some games will find success. Or they can more wisely spend their money developing games for their already successful device (the 3DS in this case). There's only so much money that these companies have to work with. The return on investment for developing games on the PS3/ PS4/ PC and even mobile are much more greater than developing games for the PS Vita.
I sold my Vita last Christmas. I spent 199 dollars for the handheld, 40 dollars for a memory card, 30 for accessories, plus tax. The Vita is not worth anywhere close to that much money; I wish someone would have told me that before I bought it. I bought another Vita recently though for $89. For that price, I'm very satisfied. It's now my device to catch up on PSP and PS1 classics. I don't expect much from Sony when it comes to the Vita. Clearly, there is not much demand for it in this market.
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