Is the Vita a "Game Gear 2"?

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archer9234 said:

kupomogli said:
The Vita has better battery life than the 3DS while the Game Gear took six double a batteries which would be dead within a couple hours.

It was worse with 90's Ni-cad rechargables. They died within 5 MINUTES.

Main reason why I usually played my Game Gear in my room plugged into the wall.