Considering people have been saying it's dead even before it launched, I think it's safe to say you are asking too much.

people have no patience do they? They expect something to do well but don't buy it

At the moment the PS-Vita is like a morbidly obese man who has had a heart attack, is in the ER talking to a doctor, and is in denial that there is anything wrong with him ...

Is he eating a 1/4 pounder whilst this is happening?

Sure ...

My point was that the PS-Vita can not survive if the status quo is maintained for very long. It will be fine for months, but probably not for years.

Funny, I thought many analyst and forums thought the other way around; including many people here at VGC.

http://vita.mmgn.com/News/PS-Vita-will-outsell-3DS-analyst

http://www.gaminginfowire.com/blog/2011/12/analysts-believe-that-playstation-vita-will-outsell-nintendo-3ds/

We'll see how these holidays go, Its got a great and diverse future lineup but they need to utilize it well. A strong TGS is needed too, to gain back some ground in Japan.

I don't think anybody is denying its in trouble

More or less it... it's not dead, it's still on the market afterall.

Things just look really really bad from an objective point of view.

It's hard to even harken back to a console or handheld that was in such rough shape when it launched.

I mean... Virtual Boy?  I guess is the last one to do as bad or worse then the vita?

I disagree because I can remember saying over and over, "let it come out first before you criticise it."