Is The PlayStation Vita Really a Sales Success? - IGN

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Wh1pL4shL1ve_007 said:

leo-j said:

Jumpin said:
10 weeks in Japan: 3DS - 979K
2 Weeks in North America - 513K
1 week in Europe - 333.5K

Total = 1.825 million 3DS's sold in the same period as Vita sold 1.2 million. 3DS didn't have the advantage of the holiday season either.

It will be interesting to see how long it takes the PSP Vita to catch up to the flop numbers of the 3DS. Currently, the way the numbers are looking, Japan is still Sony's stronghold as far as handheld sales are concerned, it had the best launch there.

Vita hasn't been out for that long in any of those territories.... either way, the 3DS is the DS' successor and started at $249, while the PS vita is coming off a huge decline in PSP's momentum WW, and also starting at $249, the difference now is nintendo is promoting the 3DS immensely everywhere, and is touting it's $169 price point, meaning the vita is launching with stron competition... either way, the vita is still selling well, of course it won't do 3DS numbers, but it is doing good numbers so far, over 1.2 million for sony is a huge figure considering they are supposedly making a profit on every unit sold....

PsVita is not being sold for profit. I think, from what I can remmember, in 3 years time. Thats why Sony said that a price cut is off the radar...

http://www.destructoid.com/ps-vita-3g-teardown-puts-sony-s-cost-at-159-220036.phtml

it most likely is