The 3DS has crossed six million units sold in Japan, according to Enterbrain data reported by Enterbrain-owned magazine Famitsu. The last news about Japanese 3DS sales milestones came when it passed 5 million after less than a year, more quickly than any system to date. The system has sold 17.13 million units worldwide as of March 31.
Regional sales totals are not available for the 3DS's main competitor system the PlayStation Vita, which was released in Japan about ten months after the 3DS and two months later worldwide. However, the 1.8 million systems sold to date worldwide provide contrast.
The 3DS suffered similarly slow sales in the period before its price drop and holiday releases; as of April of last year, it was at 3.6 million worldwide. Which is slow, even if it is twice the Vita's current life-to-date total.
Time for Sony to issue a press statement talking about how the Vita isn't competing with it, I guess. >_>
but the vita solves the ultimate gamer's dilemma - playing in the morning and having to go to work, and not being able to play while you are going to work!!!!! how is this not succeeding????
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If the Vita is competing with anything it's the PSP at least in Japan anyways. With it still selling the Vita can't pick up much steam. I also find it pretty amazing how the 3DS only has a 10 month lead on the Vita in Japan and has over 5 million more units sold.
big advantage Vita has over PSP is that I can actually take it places without fear of the disc drive screwing up due to temperature or weather conditions. I always left my PSP at home because of that.