They tried that with the psp...didn't work out so well.

I'm not sure if we're agreeing or disagreeing.  If we're agreeing then, high five

*High fives*

If we are disagreeing then I still agree with you.  It does need its own compelling software that shows that the Vita is different from the Wii U and the PS3.  At the same time, the Vita has a lot of features that, if used properly, can make it an excellent companion to the PS3.  The two devices can work together like Voltron.  Make it so that "If you want to unlock the true potential of the PS3, you'll need a PSV" to a degree.  The PS3 has a huge audience.  Sony can use that asset to sell the Vita.

yeah wasn't the price cut issued within 2-3 month of release? that was quick drastic change if you ask me. but thanks to their quick actions the price cut was very effective. but is it being sold at a lost? that is what we cant confirm.

I'm agreeing, I think. I agree with what you just said now too.

I think that's why SONY advertised the PS3 and PSV connectivity features, so many PS3 owners will want to buy the Vita.

Dreamcast had a lot of games in the top positions of NPD (even during the Pokémon Fever at its highest - you know, when the top 3 was already settled for more than a year! I can prove it! Not with numbers, but EGM gave the ranking every month. Sonic Adventure, NFL 2K, Crazy Taxi (and more) all achieved numbers in the top 5!

It was a great success in the US. I think ultimately, Japan is the one that really broke it. That and a little thing called PS2 - the only system that won the race before start running.

Undeniably theyre bad sales at the moment, but this still a lot they can do to rectify them. If the vita is in the same situation next year, despite all call of duty and Assasins creed etc already released, then the vita is in big trouble. Currently they can still cut the price, add many extra value bundles, bundle in memory cards, cut the price of games, add extra features and most importantly release killer games. If all these are tried and fail, then sadly, it is goodbye for the vita.

Have you been under a rock the past month or so? 350k last week and another 1/4 of a million sales this week for the 3ds while the vita sold what this week? 37k? In the world of gaming outselling your rivals 10units to 1 would definately be considered something to write home about.

Well, Iwata agrees with me. And he and I clearly have better benchmarks than Vita's sales

The only good (yet in a way bad) thing about it is that the DS sales remain strong - same can't be said about PSP. But I think the XL will boost it to good levels, Mario will also help and most importantly, this holiday looks like a winner for it.

I'm not sure why Sony talked about PS1 classics when launching the Vita. I suppose it was an attempt at one-upping the 3DS which terribly backfired.

If they can provide compatibility with the whole library (which it sounds like they can) then that's great, and a good selling point of the system. If it wasn't ready for the launch, they just shouldn't have mentioned it until it was ready.

Their only competition at the moment (in terms of dedicated handhelds) is the 3DS, which does not have access to a full virtual console library and doesn't seem to have any access at all to N64 games. So I can see why they wanted to talk it up in terms of "look what ours can do!", but they really should have waited.

Basically.  But one would think Sony would know by now not to have these feelings of entitlement.  Like someone said in another thread, the days of the PS1 and PS2 are over.