Does Apple really get the credit for the touch screen craze?  When did Apple even release a touch screen product?  The first ipod touch and iphone didn't release till 2007.  The Nintendo DS released in 2004.  So who released touch screens first?  Unless I missed or forgot about some Apple product then I believe Nintendo used touch controls before Apple.

One thing I'd like to laugh at is the article's claim that the 3DS hasn't "taken off" like the DS and Gameboy at the same point in their lifetimes...

...when it's sold WAY better than the GameBoy (which took off significantly more slowly, as gaming wasn't as mainstream at the time), and we have tracked it as being ahead of the DS.

Article writer didn't take the time to check and research their information before writing = lazy writer = no respect from me.

This was my first thought as well.  With a screen that large, you'd lose the fidelity of the 3D even more than 3DS with even the slightest movement... at least with the tech the way it is currently.

3d? Blasphemy I say! It'll sell better nonetheless, doesn't the ipad sell better than handhelds as it is?

Apple isn't dumb enough to release a product that no one wants (ie. 3D devices). It was an okay idea for Nintendo but outside of gaming, 3D is annoying and obtrusive. Still, Nintendo is holding on to a dying market in mobile gaming that is soon going to be overwhelmed by Apple, Google, and others who offer convergence devices that cost little more than a dedicated gaming device but still play a lot of games and play them well.

The Vita won't do well. It's going to tank so hard that the PSP will look like a booming success in comparison.

Nintendo might get out of this generation with a profitable device but something is going to have to change (and soon) or gaming handhelds are going to dwindle to the point where no developer (outside of first party) will be able to afford to drop millions of dollars on the development of a game that retails for $40. Convergence devices from Apple and Google won't be able to pinch the dedicated gaming market entirely but they'll be able to draw enough from it where no developer will be able to sell enough games to turn a profit on a project advanced enough to take advantage of the dedicated handheld's power capabilities. And if a developer can't sell enough copies of GTA-Whatever on the Vita to warrant the $4m development cost, that handheld is going to be in for a world of hurt.

Hey i don't know bout that but i have heard about the new 3D TV's whcih have come up in the market with Passive technology.

Tv with new IPS and FPR technology is the charm of these 3d TV's. You can check it for yourself as well.

Well, that's one of the biggest problems with the Vita. Its hardware almost demands a level of developmental budget never before seen in handheld gaming. Budgets are going to rise past the point of solvency for how much hardware the platform is going to move. I predict that several developers are going to lose their asses on games for Vita. The only real alternative is making a bunch of ports, which will not bode well for the future of the device. Add in Nintendo and the market intrusion of iOS/Android and there's virtually no way the Vita will become a successful platform for either Sony or developers. It has disaster written all over it in big block lettering.

Nintendo will weather the storm, I'm sure. They offer such solid first party offerings, have such a loyal following, and offer a different enough device where they can keep the platform afloat for one more generation but I don't see handheld gaming sticking around in its current (non convergence) iteration for much longer without huge changes to separate it and make it significantly better than a tablet device. Nintendo is merely going to hold out for longer on the back of Japan and the under 14 demographic, I think.

The new FPR technology enhances your 3D experience. It supports polarised glasses, which are lighter and are cheaper than traditional 3D glasses. It also promises a flickr free 3D display. in short, FPR improves your 3D TV viewing experience.

I dont want to use the heavy glasses i use with my 3D TV right now ? are there any alternatives ?