I don't agree with anything written in the OP.
1. Handhelds are for gaming. Big games, small games, great games, but hopefully not shitty games. It's great to know he use to be an open minded gamer, maybe one Mr. Eclectic gamer can return to his roots.
2. Price is a factor in gaming but there isn't this magic number that makes things fly off shelves. Consumer decision is a complicated mess. $250 is a good price point for this system and the memory cards are as low as $20, not to mention it hasn't been hard getting a bundle since launch. $600 apple products aren't feeling any heat for their lack of sales by mortal men. Ever since Nintendo dropped the 3DS price the market has been overly demanding and would gladly eat a company out of house and home if they were to get their way. The market needs to calm down and stop demanding the unreasonable.
I'll sum up the rest with a segment I like to call....
LOGIC TIME (LOLOLOL)
Handhelds are a dying market ---> Mobile devices are all the rage!
The number 1 product on the market ----> Is the only successful product!
Before the PS3 everyone was nice to me :(
