However, he's ignoring the reason why the 3DS wasn't selling very well to begin with and many of those same reasons exist in Vita.
Price, being paramount. Even if 3DS launched with mario land/cart, it still wouldn't have sold tremendously well due to its $250 price that is more than a iTouch (considering an iTouch does a lot more) and about what most people pay for a new phone (based on contract pricing).
There will always be a spot for handheld gaming in the same fashion as PCs never killed off home consoles. However, a big difference is the initial cost of a console is almost always far less than a decent PC. If these companies price their portable consoles the same or more than other portable gadgets that do more (typically) as well as play games, well then, the market for portable consoles will drastically shrink.
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