Well, since Rol & Mr. Khan posted here, I'll poke out my little neck.
NINTENDO SOLIDARITY FTW!!!!! Lawl
Look Professor, the reality is that the Vita emerges from a very difficult situation on Sony's part. The question they must have asked themselves is "What are we doing wrong?", and "What is Nintendo doing right?".
With a goddamned console way weaker than the PSP, and 2D games, the DS managed to wipe the table clean. Seriously, it's to make one scratch his head very hard!
But, now they are trying to go upstream. Is it too late? Was it too late when Nintendo wanted to reclaim the general hobbyist crowd during the PS2 era. The sad answer is: Yes. :( Sorry for the gloom!
But! At least they are trying for God sakes!