So much semantics going on in here.
As for the XL's "mid-August" release, we're talking about Japan here, and in Japan both the XL and New Super 2 come out at the end of July, so... just a little over a week, actually.
I wouldn't say that will significantly impact Vita sales, though. The Vita's doing pretty poorly on its own. I don't think any amount of competition can force it lower, so to speak. Maybe the past 4-5 weeks it sold better in Japan than it sold at any point from March through May. But to me it looks like a brief spike in sales. The Vita was basically DOA in Japan -- the Persona 4 and MGS HD boosts are the shocks from a defibrillator, right before it flatlines again. It's going to take something bigger than them to revive it beyond a measly increase of a few thousand weekly.
