@Blm Thug

How? Higher price point that the majority won't spend over the 3DS cheaper price point in this economy? Better graphics that really weren't proven a major selling point that pushes the system ahead of the competition? Spinoffs of God of War and Uncharted with significantly lower sales than Mario and Pokemon games?

If all the above were true, the PSP would've crushed the DS by now. Looks like the PSP did the worst in sales this generation while the DS outsold all three home consoles. There's no disagreeing with this comment without blindly denying cold hard facts. Looks like people don't learn.

@-Alpha

It's fanboy logic. You cannot expect actual logical thinking among these "true gamers"

Does it matter if it will fit in your pockets when the thumb sticks slide and wear out against the sides?
It amazes me that the lack of a second slide pad and the solution to this problem outweighs the horrible design flaw of leaving a giant screen and extended thumb sticks completely unprotected without the purchase of a special pouch.
The 3DS will be fine. It's only real problem is that everyone in the game media seems to want to kill it.

@ Alpha
The pic you posted shows the Vita is not even that much wider than the PSP and people were fine with the PSP. Yes when we all heard the screen was 5 inches people did think about it's portability but once people got a hold of it they all showed its not what we once feared.

The Vita is no way near the size of this thing. Look at how thick it is.It's twice as thick once you slide the 3DS in there which is why it's not a proper comparison with the vita.
BTW this isn't a Vita vs 3DS discussion i'm just pointing out that the peripheral is just a bad idea and one of it's major flaws is how big it is.

@ronin4life
I won't call it a flaw when it hasn't been proven to be an issue. Once the Vita gets released we'll see if putting it in your pocket is bad for the analog sticks. As for leaving the screen exposed. My psp and phone are fine with there screens exposed so i don't think it's a problem.

@Ddouble

I'm not saying that the PSV is any worse, just that before this peripheral was announced nobody talked about portability because it favoured the 3DS. I just brought up the fact that neither of these devices are exactly portable and that portability isn't a huge factor for core handheld gamers. Portability becomes an issue for the casuals who would rather carry a slim iPhone than chug a handheld device in public.

If you question the PSV's portability before this peripheral was announced, you'd be met with criticism, but I see people so easily criticizing the 3DS over an optional peripheral as if it is stuck onto every 3DS. They really both aren't the most portable devices on the market, but currently the 3DS is much more portable than the PSV going by that image