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theshonen8899 said:
Easy explanation from a Japanese American:
Japanese people commute a lot by train and have not-so-big TVs in not-so-big houses/apartments.
Americans drive a lot of cars and live in larger houses and love gargantuan TVs.

Japanese men often carry bags and man-purses to carry all their devices.
American men leave the house with a wallet and a phone.

Smartphone adoption rates aren't as high in Japan as they are in America, so Vita's smartphone-like features are very appealing.

Thanks for that bit of info!  It seems so obvious but I've never put that together. 



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Handheld >-< Home Console


Oh my gosh, you're right.



Japan is still the 4th biggest smartphone market. Behind China, india and USA, but ahead of every European country, Australia and South Korea.

So smartphones are not unpopular there. And the japanese smartphone owners love to use them and buy apps for them:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-12/japan-passes-u-s-as-top-app-spender-on-smartphone-penetration.html