And that means I said vita was a success?

And if it doesn't then I'm simply a troll?

Maybe you should read exactly what is written instead of reading too deeply into things.

Vita outlasted 3ds. I'm saying Vita is not a failure, given that 3ds had an earlier price cut and is fine. I don't think the logic is too hard to follow.

AAahh, and there we go. The fail that is economics.

There is more to the equation than pricexsales at least add consumer appeal to that... but we all know the pure economics are the recipe for disaster. Humans arent math numbers, they are more complex than 2 variables.

Thread this sense doesn't any make.

I understand your logic and can see that your OP wasn't trolling (despite seeming like it at first glance). I understand, the Vita did not "need" a pricecut.

But as pezus and I said, it all depends on the company's goals and options. Nintendo had a much higher goal and set the measure to achieve it. Had they not had that goal, there would not have been a pricecut and their sales trends would have yet surpassed the Vita's, at a higher price (50$ no less: 250$ for 3DS vs 200$ for Vita).

Then, we have Rol's post that shows that the Vita, at that price, performed below Sony's expectations.  Moreover, it's not clear Sony even had the option to reach their initial goal, if they could afford the loss-leading measure.

I mean, you can look at it with rose-tinted glasses, but the facts are in front of us.

Vita had relatively high costs at launch, but it uses mainstream integrated components (most are smartphone tech, while the rear touch panel is mainstream tech mostly used in notebook PCs, while sticks and button is the usual low tech found in portable consoles and in controllers for home consoles and PCs and also in many other devices) that drop in price  quite fast. At launch the most advanced of all this stuff could be considered medium-high end, now they are quite mid-range, next year they will be mainstream. Thanks to avoiding chosing exotic tech, the high cost problem is destined to remain so only for the short time needed to drop enough in price.

The PS-Vita "outlasted" the 3DS at the same price because Sony simply can not afford a price cut at the moment, and they're more focused on short term survival than long term sales. While the PS-Vita would be in a far better position had Sony cut the price by $100, Sony simply can not afford the $500 Million+ revenue loss that would (probably) represent.

Always good for a laugh actually. This is why I always come to the site now, for a good laugh. 

what an amazing achievement!

Yeah but how much profit is Sony making for each Vita console sold?

I'm sure Nintendo made a ton of profit at its original price point for each 3DS that was sold.

Thanks for the link, I was looking everywhere for that thread.