Rumor: OG 3DS getting price drop to $139 in 2 weeks; Blue 3DS XL w/ Mario Kart 7 for $199 coming (UPDATE: May just be discount?)

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richardhutnik said:

Train wreck said:
Why would the vita need to respond when its not competing now? Maybe Iwata is coming to the realization that phones and tablets are effecting 3DS sales in NA.

This is a tough situation for Sony, because people who buy smart phones and tablets are NOT doing it for games.  People get them for other reasons, and games are part of the package.  Nothing Sony can do to counter this, unless they want to position the Vita as a multi-use device.

I don't think that will work either. Part of the attraction of the PSP was that is was a multi-use device.For me at least, this was the big attration of getting a PSP, as I constantly fly around the country for work.

Now smart phones have come out and they offer those multi-use functions that the PSP did. So for those users who got a PSP so they could watch 720p videos, listen to music etc.. there is no need as their phone is more than capable of doing it.