Got my 3DS on June 19, 2011 for the Ocarina of Time 3D release.

Had to get another in June of this year cause it got stolen in Mexico during a summer class (luckly I only lost one game).

Software wise its been very good.

Hardware wise the only faults I have are its low resolution screen (240p!?!) and bad battery life.

i bought a Vita on release, it was an 80 during release year but now that more japanese games are getting released and localized it's a 95!!!

battery life could be improved but the resolution i find ok, i mean ocarina of time looks amazin to me, no way i need a better resolution

I have a 3DS, got it Demember 26, 2012.

yer that is what i am waiting on lol. jsut dont know how long it will take to get to my house lol hence i gave it a buffer lol.

Both.

3DS: 9/10 (August 11 2011)
Vita: 7/10 (Spring 2013)

Worried about the Vita next year though, not a single 1st party game with a set release date announced for the west :/

haha, nice. Im hoping to find a good deal or 2 but the deals they emailed me were all terrible. 

Yer the deals didn't look good. The VITA is cheaper than a 3DS so it seems like a good time to buy

Got my 3Ds the week after its price cut and got my vita almost a year ago on December 25th 2012 I really like both but I defiantly use my 3DS more.

I bought a Vita last Black Friday. It's a sexy little device. Being able to pause at any point makes any game a "handheld experience." I abstain from giving it a score since I can't afford the games I want at the moment but I will say that I'm very happy with it.

I'll get a 3DS one day for Fire Emblem and the other RPGs.