The 3 Main Reasons the PSV failed

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MRKs said:

darkknightkryta said:

ExplodingBlock said:

darkknightkryta said:
I got the answer that no one wants to admit, I got the answer that every says isn't true: mobile.

3DS sales this past quarter?
820,000

PSP/Vita sales this past quarter?
750,000 (Considering PSP stopped production, I don't think many of those are PSPs).

So if the 3DS is selling super amazing, so's the Vita. The Vita isn't, thus the 3DS isn't. Which means the dedicated handheld market isn't selling well. Does the 3DS have "no gaemz"? No, it does, just like the Vita. They both have a very fantastic library. Is the Vita less appealing as hardware? God no. That's just horse shit. Comparing the two hardware vs hardware, Vita wins hands down (Two analogue sticks over 3D any day plus the extra processing power). So what is the problem? cellphones. I have no idea why everyone denies this.

Where did you get those Vita numbers???? 

3DS sells average 100k a week and Vita sells around 30k, Vita numbers are no where near close

http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2014/07/31/sony-romped-to-3-5-million-playstation-home-console-sales-last-quarter/

Which was talked about from Sony's financial statements.  I recall the numbers when they were both statements were released before but no one seemed to want to talk about them.  Which brings the other elephant in the room no one wants to talk about here, the 3DS is way overtracked recently.

Even if those numbers are correct (which I have my doubts about them) 3DS has a larger userbase than Vita, meaning 3DS at some point did sell well and vita never got those numbers. 3ds may be selling like crap now, but unlike Vita It had a moment when it didn't.

Vita is -sadly- a failure. And sony did nothing to turn things around

I think the new 3DS will change that around, especially in Japan. It sold 230,000 in it's first couple of days in JAPAN