Darwinianevolution on 30 November 2014
Not really. The GB was a double generational (it lived with the SNES and the N64), and its key to success was a cheap price and a variety of games (with a bit of help from Tetris and Pokemon, to be fair). The Vita is more expensive than the 3DS (including console, memory card and PS subscription), and it has way less varied content than its competitors (both 3DS and mobile).
I can see the 3DS and N3DS living until 2020 if Nintendo play their cards really well, and even that is really doubtful. The only way the Vita is going to be crossgenerational is if Sony decides not to make another handheld, and keeps selling the system until all of its support finally dies. Which, to be honest, is a very possible outcome.
