The problem is Vita's a luxury device aimed at a power hungry western audience, and if they aren't buying into it (yet) imagine Japan...Look PSP was extremely successful (doesn't matter what DS did) on its own merit, it was a "celebration" of the Playstation (1 &2) era and very popular/considered top of the line when it was released. This time, "console power in handheld, eh ok, but we've seen it before" and fact is, the portable market (tablets, mini tabs, ipods, phones, netbooks etc) is stealng off the same audience that would otherwise indulge in Vita: the young techies.
Some may get offended by this post but I tend to look at the bigger, ultimate picture.. And IMO selling 1 mill finally in Japan doesn't mean very much. Honestly if Vita ends up selling half what PSP did, or not even, lets say 35 mil Vitas, it should be considered a HUGE success, again when we consider the growing portable market. I'm afraid however, it is leaning a bit more toward Game gear (10 mil) levels right now. To save this thing Sony must continue pushing its PS3 & even BETTER PS4 compatibility features, lower memory & console price, and unique must have game experiences utilizing their touch screens.
