September 2012 NPD Thread - 360: 270k; PS3+Wii: 281k

[AndrewWK]

VGKing said:

AndrewWK said:
3DS is doing solid. I think this prooves portable gaming is not dead. Just too expensive.

Too expensive? No. It's all about the games.

The 3DS is cheaper than every other mainstream tablet out there.(MUCH cheaper than the iPad and the old iPod models)
3DS is very affordable. 

Now, Vita is a different story. It is not being marketed towards families like the 3DS, so I say the price is reasonable. It is more Playstation fans and tech-geeks. All Vita needs to break through to the mainstream is games based on popular franchises.

I have a colleague who works in the same department as I do. He bought the Vita in its first weeks, and altoguh the Device cost 249€ you have to buy a "Memorycard" as well which costs about 30€ as well. This makes 279€ total which is too for much for a Portable Device. The Vita has Uncharted and I would buy it for 150€ but right is far too much.