You do understand that your argument falls flat since 3DS and Wii U share the same franchises as well? And again Wii U has them in "higher fidelity" and it's still lagging in sales.

3DS and Vita were simply marketed to different audiences. 3DS targeted younger gamers, while Vita was aimed at more mature ones. Since majority of "mature people" nowadays own either a smartphone or a tablet, they simply don't see value in owning a dedicated gaming system, nor do they need one more device to carry around that doesn't fit into their pocket. Since tablets and smartphones run emulators, offer huge selection of cheap but great indie titles and also have some dedicated software from major publishers, people see even less value in handheld consoles.

Once again, the games are not the issue. Those that think that a GTA would magically sell millions of Vita's are delusional. People that want to play GTA on the go can get San Andreas for few bucks on a tablet. I'm not saying that more games wouldn't help, i'm just saying that it wouldn't change Vita's position by much. 

It's kinda funny that some people still point out that Vita's price is too high or memory is too expensive... In Europe Tearaway bundle in 200€, the console comes with Tearaway, LBP Vita and 16GB memory card. And 16GB memory card is quite enough for majority of users...

The people I see playing Candy Crash and other Facebook/Mobile games were never in the dedicated handheld gaming market in the first place. So, their playing mobile games has not cost Sony or Nintendo a potential sale in that regard.

All I was saying every time I hear them talk about vita nowadays it seems it's very defeatist attuide. Most of Sony developers don't want to touch the system. I can't help but feel like they released the system just because they had psp and felt a successor was the natural reaction. Look at SoA they don't even knowledge the system or promote it. Unless of course for a controller for ps4. There release of games for the system being every 3-4 months is almost like there doing it just to not anger the current fanbase. I don't see how anyone could argued that they really supported the system in America/Europe this year.

Software, software, software.

It's not the tablet/smartphone market (it's expanding, not taking over), it's the fact that Sony created a super high end device with very little developer support or market enthusiasm. Its launch was comparable to PS3, except they never ended up fixing any of their mistakes. The memory sticks are still proprietary and extremely expensive, and they never put much stock into exclusive games for the platform. Don't want to buy a Vita? That's fine, it's also on PS3.

I'm going to stop you right there. First of all, I already addressed the 3DS vs Wii U issue in my first post - I suggest you go and read it. A shorthand version is that 3DS has games leveraging its features properly, and thus doesn't have to fear the Wii U, while the Wii U doesn't yet have that definitive game, and thus hasn't taken off yet - but there are games that have offered hints of what is to come.

Meanwhile, please don't invoke the absurd "Nintendo is for kiddies" argument. It's old, it's tired, and it was false the first time it was used, and hasn't become true since.

Also, I find it hilarious that you assert that my argument falls flat, then use the exact same argument with the reverse conclusion. Apparently, GTA isn't selling the Vita because people can get a comparable game on a tablet... and therefore games AREN'T the issue? Somehow, the fact that GTA won't sell the Vita invalidates my point that only games that show why you need a Vita and not a mobile/3DS will sell the Vita? Really? Think it through.

Or are you asserting that the Vita is doomed? That's the only other way to take your post - that you think that GTA won't sell the Vita, and neither will any other game, since the people who would have bought a Vita will be happy with their smartphone, and thus Vita has no market? Because personally, I don't adhere to that viewpoint.

I agree that Nintedo 3DS is targated more towards young gamers due to the fact that games it has mostly related to Platformers/RPG and I don't see a single game with matured content with Action/Adventure/Horror other genres  which is attractive and doing system seller thing for 3DS. Its selling great only because of Nintendo IP's and parents prefer to provide 3DS to their childresn due to the nature of the games, IP's and Price it has which is quite differnt with the Vita(its more matured and has games with quality consoles has so people are not finding attractive towards on the go console games) in every way.  Vita is being compared to consoles in graphics and depth with PS3/PS4 because its been markated as on the console games but 3DS is differnt in graphics/games from Wii U.

Monster Hunter?

Your argument is invalid.

Its an already popular game made for Portable PSP and Nintendo took advantage of that IP by making exclusive to sell the systems but its not an new IP with matured content being made for 3DS to sell and only one game is not enough. Show me a new IP with matured content made for 3DS and its selling well like a must own game.

Oh? What's an example of a new IP with "matured" content made for PSV and selling well like a must own game?

I look through the VGChartz list, and the first one that I spotted was Soul Sacrifice. Everything above that was a pre-existing IP. That game sold 0.4 million... not exactly "selling well" or "must own".

Meanwhile, in addition to Monster Hunter, you also have Resident Evil, which has yet to appear on the Vita but there's already two games from the franchise on the 3DS.

The fact of the matter is, Monster Hunter 4 has sold more than 3 million copies, almost three times as many copies as the best-selling Vita game, and about 12 times as many copies as the best-selling mature Vita game that's a new IP. It seems to me that you're trying to move the goalposts, on the basis of the fact that I've shown your argument to be invalid.

Quite simply, they said the market for the PS Vita is the PS console market. But why would they buy a experience they allready own when they could get something different?