Over 1.2 Million Vitas sold

Sony has issued a press release indicating that over 1.2 million PS Vita systems have sold.  Hopefully this news will quiet some of the naysayers who were predicting the systems demise.

-Evan

Source link:
http://kotaku.com/5889018/sony-sells-12m-playstation-vitas-worldwide

PSN Releases for today

A whole lot of new Vita games and applications are up on the PS Store today including 3 AR titles that I had featured previously.  I'm downloading them right now and can't wait to try them out.

-Evan

Source link:
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/02/21/playstation-store-update-227/

Street Fighter X Tekken for Vita will be huge

Street Fighter X Tekken is looking to be a huge title for the Vita.  Capcom just announced today that the Vita will have all of the PS3 characters and an additional 12 exclusives.

-Evan

Source link:
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/21/street-fighter-x-tekken-out-on-vita-this-fall-with-12-more-chara/

New Vita firmware available for download

In anticipation of the global Vita launch, a new firmware is available for download.  Open up the PS Store on your Vita over WiFi to trigger the update process.

-Evan

Rayman Origins

I picked up this title on a whim today and boy am I impressed.  While most other Vita games look great, this one just pops with all the cartooney colors and bright animations.  I will be uploading a video later, but I have been quite impressed thus far.  Some of you might not be interested in this one as the game has been out on PS3 and Xbox360 for months, but if you haven't checked it out at all, it is certainly worth downloading the demo, which is available on the Vita store right now.

-Evan

Lumines Review

The reviews for Lumines are coming in for the Vita.  I personally have never really been a fan of the series, always finding myself expecting a long tetris block to come down instead of the 2x squares.  The music however, has always been great, if you like that electronica thing.  New to the series is an EXP system that even when you don't play well, you still get credits to unlock new things.  Kotaku has given it a glowing review.

-Evan

Source link:
http://kotaku.com/5886432/lumines-electronic-symphony-the-kotaku-review

More updates coming soon

I've been sick lately, which has done 2 things.  Prevented me from updating the blog, and secondly given me plenty of time to enjoy my Vita.   And boy is it great.  I'll be uploading some more videos including Uncharted:Golden Abyss and will be putting up new content soon.

-Evan