thismeintiel said: It may go either way, but I think the PSV may just edge out the 3DS. Sony will probably have Japan on lock. And considering how EMEAA hasn't really exploded in sales for the 3DS, Sony has a good chance there. Americas may be a little more difficult for them, but if they can a continious stream of quality games coming out, it should be too tough of a region. And Sony may not have Nintendo's first party games, but they didn't need them when they beat (slaughtered being the more accurate term ) Nintendo 2 gens in a row. The fact is that while games are very important, especially later in the systems life, price and HW appeal is what gets people interested and buying at first. Those are 2 things Sony has gotten right for the PSV. So, I think people who believe this handheld gen is going be like the PSP/DS gen or that there will be an even bigger gap between the 2, are just fooling themselves.

Again, I think this was mainly due to the massive 3rd Party support. If a system has 3-4X as many games as another...It would be sad if they didn't win.

I don't think Sony will get that exclusive support again for a long time.

Appart from the accelerometer and gyroscope; didn't the PSV also have a digital or electronic compass?

I thought so, also if I remember correctly only the 3G model had the digital compass, is that still true? And I didn't know that the GPS functions is just a simple antenna lookup, thought it had a dedicated GPS chip.

No it dosen't! Failure is based on more than whether you came first or not.

ninty_shareholder64 said: thismeintiel said: It may go either way, but I think the PSV may just edge out the 3DS. Sony will probably have Japan on lock. And considering how EMEAA hasn't really exploded in sales for the 3DS, Sony has a good chance there. Americas may be a little more difficult for them, but if they can a continious stream of quality games coming out, it should be too tough of a region. And Sony may not have Nintendo's first party games, but they didn't need them when they beat (slaughtered being the more accurate term ) Nintendo 2 gens in a row. The fact is that while games are very important, especially later in the systems life, price and HW appeal is what gets people interested and buying at first. Those are 2 things Sony has gotten right for the PSV. So, I think people who believe this handheld gen is going be like the PSP/DS gen or that there will be an even bigger gap between the 2, are just fooling themselves. I think people who believe this handheld gen is going to be like the N64/Ps1 or GC/PS2 are the ones fooling themselves. I can't wait for the explosion in sales for the PSV in EMEAA and Japan on lock; lol. You're kidding, right? It will be a tough time for the PSV at launch, when Ninty counters with its multi-million sellers. And 3DS could very well be bundled this holiday season, so the price advantage is the other way around, imo. So, the  HW appeal is the last remaining stronghold for the PSV, and that advantage depends on preferences. Imo, you're just fooling yourself, but you don't fool me.

Lol, we shall see.

lol its quite ironic that so many people in this thread bash the psp when at this point in time it has beaten the 3ds in terms of units sold for most of the weeks since its debut, imo especially since an improved version to what is arguably the best nintendo game of all time has recently become available for the 3ds

 and so? Should we all call doom everywhere and on any 3ds related post?... Yes the psp is selling more at the moment, but at the end of the end that doesnt change the fact that the psp was a failed console in terms of games (At least if you live in the west)... 

The vita is a great  deal hardware wise, but I'm a little worried for Sony. How much are they losing per unit? With a huge loss per unit, selling plenty of hardware is actually very risky . Well lets just hope their tie ratio makes up for it. They better not get hit with  piracy again.

3DS has the successflu dual screen type of the DS and the advantage of Nintendo titles which Vita can no way match....

dual screen is a gameplay advantage of the 3DS but this time it will also have advantage on the visual thing because of the 3D which is more exclusive to 3DS than Ps3/Xbox 360 graphics are on the PSV

I dont know whos gonna win but sure hope its the Vita. Anyone who denies that the Vita has superior graphics and control option is out of their mind.