Sony: 2.2 Million PS Vita Units Sold Worldwide

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davidd_err18 said

so people will buy a vita just to play mobile games?

No, but play the  Games that release to the mobile space with better control's maybe, also the very fact that it's not just about this game is a smartphone game or that this game is quote a casual game or this game is a hard core game. The games are made for what ever platform the developer's can make money on for their company to get returns on and for the consumer's  to enjoy.

The very fact that The PSVita has Two analog sticks right from the get go means since many touch screen smart devices esp. android 4.0 devices right from the OS, has game pad support for the games being made in mobile, instead of just simulated analog's there is true analog controls right there on the PSVita, even though the touch only screen games can already simulate those control's, it may not be what some gamer's need for their experience.

for other's they can play quick pick up and play games and it's enough, Sony's PSVita offer's both types of game experiences on one handheld.

the 3DS can also, but since the 3DS uses ARM Holding's ARM11 instead of ARM Cortex A9 like the majority of Smartphones and Tablet's and the PSVita Also offering the same ARM Cortex A9's as the smartphones and Tablets why not?

The Nintendo 3ds would not have the same benefit to developer's when it comes to making games and application's from smartphone development to also go on the 3DS as it would be to put their games and applications from smartphones and tablets to the PSVita.

That's exactly what Sony is banking on, less investment and larger return due to the fact that they already have the tool's since it's pretty much the same as what they are already using to make application's and Games.

that's why this is more about the PSVita being an extension of what is existing as the strongest Handheld platform today with the most install base which is the "smartdevice" instead of making a handheld device that is offset to not include smart devices in development of games and application's included into your Game handheld development.