by the next iteration of nintendo handheld.

The trend has been solid since the first gameboy. Every release nintendo made up the evolutionary ladder in portable gaming has surpassed their previous effort.

well...the main systems anyway.

Gameboy: original, pocket, color
Gameboy Advance: original, SP, micro
DS series: original, lite, DSi, DSi-XL, 3DS

on a side note. anyone else notice that the circle pad add-on to the 3ds makes it seem more like it could be used as a controller option for the wii-u?

What the hell are you blabing about??

The ds imo had an great library of games even though its weaker than the psp.

"Kids toy" thats the most generic comment ever on n4g!!

Am a hardcore gamer an i loved the ds library more than thevpsp.

Nintendo doesn't support all types of games on their handhelds yet the DS has one of the most diverse gaming libraries in history.

Once again, fanboyism gets in the way of relaying facts.

@Colwyn

Sony's struggle against the 3DS and Nintendo in general is that while Sony makes incredible games, Nintendo games have instant name recognition.

Sony should be locking down all third party exclusives that sell big to Japanese gamers. Why they didn't lock down Monster Hunter with Capcom I have no clue. Here's a game that brought the PSP to the number 1 position in Japan for a while, and Sony lets it slip over to the 3DS. Monster Hunter should have been a PS Vita launch title. The launch titles are great for the Vita, but they heavily cater to America and Europe which again is why I felt it should have came out in one of those territories first, especially with the PSP still doing good in Japan.

There were a bunch of bad decision being made with the Vita, and there are still many question I personally have with the Vita such as:

1. What is PlayStation Suite going to offer (it should be all PS1 games, PS2 games, PSP games, PSN games, and HD Collections). When I say PSN games I mean things like Pixel Junk, Flower etc..., and not PS3 games released on PSN.

2. What does Sony have planned for the rest of 2012 regarding the Vita (Call of Duty E3?, Killzone E3?, Resistance E3?, God of War E3?, Metal Gear E3?) Are they going to have their biggest franchises and huge 3rd party title available on PS Vita in it's first year?

3. Transfarring. The PS3 to PS Vita connectivity is brilliant, but it's no where near the potential Sony was showing. Playing Killzone 3 via remote play looked great in that video, and is a feature Sony should be rushing to get out. But more importantly why can't I move a simple game like a PSN game from my PS3 over to Vita and pick up where I left off? That's a feature I want even more than Killzone 3 remote play. Where is this type of functionality, because in my opinion besides the amazing tech and potential game library, transfarring is the biggest reason for me to want a Vita.

But getting on topic, I think the 3DS is a good. I don't think it's better than the Vita from my brief time with the Vita and my extensive time with the 3DS. The 3DS feels like another version of the DS with 3D and better graphics, and that's as much of a truth as there is regarding the 3DS. I'll pick up a 3DS later on when there's another price drop and the Slim edition model comes out, but I don't think the 3DS is "Unbeatable" that was proven when they first launched. The 3DS is starting to get a decent library of games, and it should all go up from here.

your wrong the vita cant do everything the 3ds canand more if you ask me they just do diffrent stuff

Obvious flamebait article is obvious.
Obvious flamebait author is obviously Chris buffa.

@Colwyn
Oh well, Vita doesnt have mario, zelda, mario kart and the other Nintendo games, and THIS is more important than any vita feature.

I will buy a Vita soon so I will be able to play Uncharted and some other games.

Vita is a great machine just like the 3DS (thanks to mario, zelda, monster hunter, and the games it has) but I can't say the 3DS is better ou Vita is better, it's a matter of TASTE/OPINION.

It's sad to see people like you who thinks that your opinion is the only important opinion in the planet.

@ABizzel1
Well, vita is just a PSP with better graphics and some other forms of gameplay. You will probably say "hey, the Vita has better online features". Yes, the 3DS also has better online features than the DS. At the end of day, the quality, quantity and variety of games will be more important than any feature.

Quality is a matter of opinion. Some people will enjoy Vita games and some people will enjoy 3DS games.

@ Hisiru- Seriously me & others don't give a fuck about Mario, I didn't buy NES & SNES for Mario games or any Zelda, or Pokemon, I was more interested at the 3rd party games on those systems at the time... So why would I limit my enjoyment with those IPs.. It's not like Nintendo have always being successful, they lost 2 gens against Sony on consoles, & Sony didn't need any Mario or Zelda to sell systems... I grew tired of the same damn jumping on turtles & saving the princess, & the other with the same BS to save the damn princess, like seriously, not everyone should like em!!!!!

Technically Vita is better than 3DS, games wise, for me Vita is better than 3DS, of course the games matters most, so in that case the Vita games interests me more than those on 3DS, You're saying Vita is just a PSP with better graphics, but 3DS is a DS with graphics that aren't too far from PSP, so please, let's do this, wait for the machine to be out in the states, then lets see how it'll fair, plus look at this, 3rd party games sells very poorly on nintendo devices with the exception of a tad few, Wii is almost 100 million units sold, but it gets sucky 3rd party support & less 3rd party sales compared to PS3 & 360, so most 3rd party companies could careless about Nintendo!!!!

@ rexbolt- of course vita can't do what 3DS does, it has that useless 3D, 1 circle pad(2 analog sticks on Vita) 3DS has inferior graphics, 3DS was selling at a profit, & has Mario & Zelda(give me a break) of course Vita can't do what 3DS does!!!!

@tito
So far, the vita can also not sell in Japan.
Or play the latest monster hunter.
This bashing is unnecessary, and most of it is also poorly informed. So let's all just stop.

@ ronin4life- This bashing is necessary because we're talking about a device that is only being released in one country a month ago, so yeah, it is fucking necessary, 3DS started poorly, but you gave it time to see if it shines, but not to the Vita, that's being an ignorant!!!!

BTW, I don't see the glory behind Monster Hunter, its not like its the end for a machine because it doesn't have it( Remember the exclusive deal with Resident Evil, & PS2 still destroyed GC & the PS2 version of R.E. 4 released way after GC version & outsold it).... So just one fucking title will spell the end of a machine when it's only out in one market???? give me a break, for every gen there will always be new IPs meaning, you can't be dependent on known IPs when there's new ones that could shine & dethrone it!!!!

Look at the 360, it isn't doing well in Japan, but it's doing very great in U.S. & EU, so no, I ain't misinformed my friend, I know very well what I'm talking about, so people better stop coming with conclusions until the device is at least is generally in the market for a great period of time, end of discussion!!!!