Because people still wish to play Wii games, even if they don't have one yet? And they may not wish to buy a WiiU...

These numbers can easily be met with indifference.

The holidays will be here sooner than we think; I guess it is good that Nintendo is finally dropping their next console because this generation is pretty much done with at this point. At this very same time next year, MS and Sony will have some truly poor sales unless they create a price cut in the Spring, and even that will be short-lived.

In August, Nintendo is banking a lot on the 3DS XL and NSMB2's shoulders to sell the 3DS. Outside of Japan where there is weekly consistent support, the USA has nothing pushing 3DS hardware sales right now. I'm not concerned for the long-term because the holidays will be very kind to the 3DS from 2012 to 2014, but Western teams don't release many handheld games, which causes an overexaggeration of the effect of iPhone Apps and such against the handheld market.

Vita has no true system seller until at least 2013; Call of Duty and Assassins Creed were not the answer, and if they want to regain market foothold, it needed to be this year....Last year at least the 3DS had 2 Marios and a Monster Hunter to keep it up worldwide.

I don't think so. I don't see why people would buy a COD title on a new handheld when there's the quality and established community on the HD consoles. Same with Assassin's Creed, though to a lesser extent.

These numbers can easily be met with indifference.

The holidays will be here sooner than we think; I guess it is good that Nintendo is finally dropping their next console because this generation is pretty much done with at this point. At this very same time next year, MS and Sony will have some truly poor sales unless they create a price cut in the Spring, and even that will be short-lived.

In August, Nintendo is banking a lot on the 3DS XL and NSMB2's shoulders to sell the 3DS. Outside of Japan where there is weekly consistent support, the USA has nothing pushing 3DS hardware sales right now. I'm not concerned for the long-term because the holidays will be very kind to the 3DS from 2012 to 2014, but Western teams don't release many handheld games, which causes an overexaggeration of the effect of iPhone Apps and such against the handheld market.

Vita has no true system seller until at least 2013; Call of Duty and Assassins Creed were not the answer, and if they want to regain market foothold, it needed to be this year....Last year at least the 3DS had 2 Marios and a Monster Hunter to keep it up worldwide.

Yeah, it will be interesting to see just how far down PS3 and X360 sales will have dropped by this time next year. Just coming out of E3 2013 and the new consoles being extensively shown I can't imagine many people picking up a PS360 during that summer.

About the Vita and COD and AC3, why do you say these games are "not the answer"? Isnt AC3 coming this Fall to Vita?

It's because the console war is over, it's dead. Almost no one cares apart from maybe Turkish and ethomax.

Handhelds have a new generation but people were never that interested in handheld sales and the difference between 3DS and Vita is so clear.

Sadly no one seems to care for SW sales either.

I'll pose you this question:

Assuming you owned a Vita and a PS3, would you buy AC3 in October on Vita, or wait 4 weeks and buy the console version on your PS3? Same thing for Call of Duty.

These 2 IPs create most of their appeal on a larger console experience. It is not like GTA Stories, the lone exception to the rule (crime on the go!) Some things just cannot work as handheld experience and vice versa.

Also, are these games really going to SELL SYSTEMS? What makes them so good that I have to buy a Vita to play it? How can I not find the same experience anywhere else?

I'll pose you this question:

Assuming you owned a Vita and a PS3, would you buy AC3 in October on Vita, or wait 4 weeks and buy the console version on your PS3? Same thing for Call of Duty.

These 2 IPs create most of their appeal on a larger console experience. It is not like GTA Stories, the lone exception to the rule (crime on the go!) Some things just cannot work as handheld experience and vice versa.

Also, are these games really going to SELL SYSTEMS? What makes them so good that I have to buy a Vita to play it? How can I not find the same experience anywhere else?