Convince Me to buy a Vita or 3DS!

[palou]

Xen said:

So then...

I would like to buy a new portable system (even if neither of the ones mentioned are truly new, but they are new to me! ), and cannot decide between a Vita and 3DS.

There are pros to each - I consider the following important:

Vita:

 

• Nice piece of hardware, can play my PSP games.
• Remote play with PS4.
• Many superior versions of older PS3 games, a liiiiiitle bit of nice exclusives.
• ...otherwise, few big titles, few exclusives, etc. it's a real problem in deciding to splurge a large sum of cash. I am not interested in most ports, which seem to be a huge chunk of Vita's better games.

3DS:

• Many more genuinely exclusive games!
• Good, strong design. Clamshell is a pro for me.
• Shin Megami Tensei titles.
• Allows girlfriend to use it to play Pokemon (I don't like Pokemon, however).
• ...however, lacklustre online infrastrcuture, no compatiblity within my.. ecosystem I guess.

I have to say, that I find either one to be a bleak shadow of either the PSP or the DS, which is why this decision is so hard for me - I can easily afford both, just don't have time for both at the same time... therefore, I need this community to convince me into buying either one. I like just about any genre, so you have a good range to use to convince me.

Thanks

...don't recommend a Switch, reason why can be seen two posts below =P

Do consider the pricepoint, as well. The new 2DS xl costs 150$ and you can get an old 2DS + a game for 100$, while the newer vita models are closer to 200$, not to speak of extremely expensive peripherials (60$ memory cards...)