Also, about the games, I have to say that I can’t totally agree there. The thing about the Vita is that it’s a “stop and go” system all day long. It doesn’t matter where one is in the game, just hit the “PS” logo on the system and the game stops right where it is and you’re taken back to the Home screen where you can just put the device on sleep mode and keep going. It doesn’t matter what you’re playing, you can stop it and keep moving. So it can be as deep or engaging as the player wants it to be. Don’t want to get nitty gritty with Uncharted, play something simpler like Super Stardust Delta or Lumines. This PSVita launch line-up is pretty strong though. Usually I always have games that I “settle” for, but with this thing I kind of have a backlog from the get-go. Not to include the PSP games that we can play on it. The games really aren’t that bad. It’s a really good launch, though, it woulda been a hell of a lot better with Gravity Rush beside it.

As for some of the games being for kids (ie: Modnation Racers) there are always games like that on every system lol. I don’t expect the Vita to escape silly games like those just like any other console can’t. But I can tell you that I expect far more shovelware 3DS games than I do Vita games, only because the 3DS market is wider and cheaper to develop for (this from my limited point of view). And people have Vitas! There are 47 people in my immediate home-area that have them and 23 in my work area that have one. I get to see them all while playing around in “Near”. There may not be that many, but that’s a lot considering I only go from home to work and back everyday. That’s a lot of Vitas for just being First edition bundles. Now, I know what you’re saying, my small area can’t account for the globe, but we still can’t take from the fact that there are people out here with these things

And I don’t, for a minute, believe that a parent would buy a kid a Vita to carry around. It’s a pretty expensive piece of tech and only enthusiasts or adult gamers are going to indulge and get one. So I have to disagree with your point that only kids would be carrying the thing. People will have Vitas, but I think it’s realistic to not expect 5 million to be sold in the first couple of months, though. Not even the 3DS had that kind of moving power until Mario came out twice for it AND the price dropped.

Also, yes, the memory cards are expensive for the system. I hope that, soon, Sony gets some sense and lowers the prices of these things because it’s pretty harsh on the wallet to pay so much for the system, then a game, then a memory card to go with it. If they were smart, they’d just keep the memory cards bundled in with the device.

Nevertheless, I don’t think the Vita will fail. It’ll take it a while to get its feet off of the ground, but it won’t fail. And in no way, shape, or form are cell phone games comparable to the experiences these handhelds like the 3DS and the Vita can provide. See… with the Vita or 3DS we have the options of playing games with super engaging gameplay or playing something light on the go, but Phones can’t compete with that. You may get an Assassins Creed game or Street Fighter IV on the iPhone, but there’s no way that those touch controls will ever let one play the game with any sort of precision or fluidity. Touch controls only gets a gamer so far. And any other game that’s easy to play with touch on a phone is simply a time waster (ie: Fruit Ninja or Angry Birds).

Still though, how people justify buying iPads at their prices like they do, but turn right around and complain about the price of the Vita. Just plain odd to me.

Keep makin’ it hot man. I’m lookin’ forward to the next one.