It was a well written OP. I liked what you had to say about the categories and such.
Really, this competition will have a different result in a year, so there's at least that to look forward to.

The problem I have with the review is similar to what I have with a lot of them. The final score doesn't seem justified based on the content of that review. It feels like a game was just handed a 95% but should have only earned a 75%.

Agreed.

d21lewis, I'm calling you out. You need to turn in your Game Journalist card. Right now. It doesn't help your case that you wrote over a thousand words, including several responses to posters' complaints, but not once did you call the reader "entitled," "whiny," "stupid," "ignorant," or "fanboy." You're never going to get that job with a developer at this rate!

Alby_da_Wolf said: I agree about the outcome, it's obvious it isn't necessarily the definitive one, but it's the only possible one until PSV games library becomes bigger and comparable with 3DS' one as order of magnitude. And I actually predicted the result and its reason: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=4481991 About people complaining: first, according to d21 statements, the result is, obviously, regarding the current situation, second, about the sum of victories in categories, the winner was obviously determined through a weighted average, with games library having obviously a higher weight, and it must also be taken into consideration that in the features category also the loser, 3DS, offers more than enough, and the price factor, considered in the miscellaneous category, is not a trivial one. So live with it, I really enjoyed d21's review and I consider it better than what I could find on many gaming magazines.

I wanted to write how great d21's review was, but I see I don't have to. Read the quoted instead.

Seems a bit strange for the Vita to win in almost every category but for it to lose at the final verdict... kinda makes all the other parts pointless!!

Vita is a sexier piece of kit no doubt, just needs some software. I'm big on the pro-vita side but I can look at the software line up and see that we're facing a barren spell until the holidays. There enough to keep me going but I'm fairly varied in my tastes.

Mind you, I don't totally get the appeal of 3DS's library but I guess that's just taste. I don't really have an interest in replaying my N64 collection and i'd take Wipeout over Mario kart. Super Mario Land 3D is a big feather in the 3DS's cap though - Vita just hasn't imo got a game like that which stands out as something truly special. Other then that I'd say the software is fairly comparable already though. They're two pretty distinct libraries of games though, so comparison is a bit tricky I guess.

Because games are irrelevant to a Dedicated Gaming Device.

Yup, d21lewis is a biased fanboy confirmed.

Which is exactly why the "Games" category getting a winner and/or allowing it to be the deciding factor is entirely subjective. For example, I myself want to eventually get a 3DS, but yet another Mario Kart, Zelda remake, Starfox remake and yet another Mario game isn't enough to warrant that for me. Also, one could argue that Rayman Origins is more enjoyable than Super Mario 3D Land and that Uncharted is more enjoyable than Resident Evil Revelations. One could also use the extensive PSP library and PS1 games to bolster the "Games" debate. As stated by me earlier, if a secondary item like the Circle Pad Pro can be brought into the equation to bolster the 3DS control capabilities than the Vita can sure as hell use the PS3 and remote play to bolster it's "Games" library.

For me I was more intrigued by the Vita and it's more console style dedicated control schemes and large amount of available JRPG titles since I missed out on 90% of them on PSP due to lack of funds and/or dislike for the PSP nub.

This comparison can easily change based on who is reviewing it and what their gaming preferences are.

Still, I really enjoyed following this thread and look forward to more by D21.

I think i'm going to delete this site from my bookmark b/c anyone who thinks the 3ds is better than the vita is clearly retarted and so this site must be full of em.

From your view then most of the world must be retarded.