I don't think that is a major reason at all. I've actually seen people use a vita in public, all people that look like they're in their twenties. The only people that ever stared or annoyed me about my vita were teen boys, which is probably because I look like a teen girl. I think a lot of non-gamers see it as another tablet alternative and don't care. Meanwhile I've never ever seen a 3ds in public, and the one time I took it on the train explained why... they all stared at me like I was a weirdo. All kids have tablets not 3ds, so vita becoming more kiddie wouldn't have saved it. Handheld are just dying in the USA, Sony's next ''handheld'' is going to be a gaming smartphone or tablet.







