Sony can still salvage the Vita in the west...and here's how

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The Vita is the best gaming device ever to me so its painful not to see it do well :/

I still think the system's biggest issue is advertising. Many don't know its different than the PSP, or that it even exists. It has little Mindshare in handheld gamer's minds for this reason. Not just the system, but the games need to be shown off more. So many times I have someone interested in Vita tell me "I wanna get a Vita but it doesn't look like it has many games." which infuriates me because Vita has THE MOST GAMES! It only looks like a few because stores like Gamestop have relegated the Vita sections to 7 yard long rows, 4 of which are dedicated to preowned advertising. Vita's game cases are also super small so you could have the same number of games on a shelf as console or 3DS and it looks like its less.

Of recent Sony's willingness to even try with Vita has dropped...
-Soul Sacrifice Delta came out Digital only with absolutely zero fanfare. Didn't even know it wasn't coming retail till a day or so before.
-Vita Borderlands 2 Bundle also came out on a whimper with no robust advertising.

Give it a few years and Sony can finally make the handheld gamers and shareholders want.........Vita Phone. Smartphones are starting to get rediculously huge. The miniature tech movement is dying as people move more towards robust screens. Sony could make the Vita Phone(NOT exclusive to any provider) with top touchscreen and retractable controls, can even still have back touch. It would prob be hella expensive but it also could be subsidized like all phones. Japan would be extatic and US/EU would like it as well.