I don't think the poor guy had any other option than to say that it was 'along expectations' and the like. It's typical corporate lingo, but the sub-text is never that hard to read in most cases. Who knows, maybe they DID have some projections where it would not do very well and are trying to compensate, but they definitely have a steep hill to climb. Either way? There is absolutely NO way they could have said anything else.
They could have sold three systems in a month and they'd say it was along expectations. To even hint that the Vita wasn't selling as well as expected and even giving a shred of indication that the company figured it was in trouble would be like enabling a run on their own stocks. Shareholders are fickle beasts and spook easily. They're like wealthy gazelle. Simply admitting problems would be picked up by a dozen different analytical firms and what not and would end up causing them another punch in the gut monetarily.
Simply saying that things are trending back and along expectations is probably the safest way to admit some issues. We'll probably never have any inside info on the Vita until they either start making a tonne of money off of them or the system tanks.
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