One month old and numbers are looking very bleak indeed. After the fan crowd got theirs – over 300k sold on release week it is not really moving into mass market. Same story for 3DS which is also a sad story overall.

Guess what! Time have changed. My prediction is that we will see similar trend for the next-gen consoles. Most people are happy with the game experience on their phones and pads today. They are also not prepared to buy games for $50-100 USD a pop.

Pads and phones are the new handheld gaming devices, bring Mario on Zelda to them and you will see amazing sales. For pure gaming consoles I see no future. They need to transform into a different beast all together and I see a subscription model of some sort on the horizon.

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PS Vita Now Selling Less than PSP in Japan, Says Report
The PlayStation Vita debuted to strong sales in mid-December. New devices usually do, and a falloff after that is likewise to be expected. But for the week ending Jan.

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