Is The PlayStation Vita Really a Sales Success? - IGN

[Jumpin]

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.... 

Yes it has. In Japan it launched December 17th nearly 11 weeks ago. 2 weeks ago in the US, and 1 ago week in Europe. It also had the benefit of the peak of the holiday season in Japan, the 3DS did not. 

Also, whether the PSP1 was in a slump or not shouldn't matter. Sony launched with their biggest ad campaign in history; also, recent history showed Nintendo launching Wii with record success after a 10 year slump.