This is the first time that I've been the first one to view an article! On the Home list thing, it said 0 views! In terms of sales, I think that those who really want to play portable games are going to buy a 3DS or a Vita regardless of whether or not they have an iPad.

Let me kick this off with saying portable gaming is crap..and has been crap for quite awhile. The End.

I though so Ipod/Ipad/Iphone/Isomething are nothing more than a fad.I must say when I got myself an new Ipod last year i thought that thing was gonna steal the show but the only game I really enjoyed in it was the first Phoenix Wright and that can be played on a DS as well.

The only games i would buy instantly on an ipad are plants vs. zombies and ff1 and ff2. other than that im not interested in an ipad. or any other tablet.

That makes sense. The gaming experience you get from an iPad, 3DS or Vita are all wildly different so there is no reason to assume one would eliminate the desire for all others. Personally, I have an iPhone and don't see myself ever getting an iPad, Vita will probably be a day-one purchase for me and I would consider a 3DS after a couple of price drops and must play games are released.

If I have some money to burn, I might buy a iPad just for drawing, internet, and reading digital comics since Sony stop updating their PSP digital comics store, unless they going to allow digital comics on the PSVita. But then again, I might just save up for a 3G-PSVita and play games on it instead.

I have an iPad I got as a gift. I'm not an Apple fan at all. The only thing I use it for is web browsing and FREE apps, which it does well. But that's the extent. Dedicated gaming devices will always get my vote, and I don't think that they'll leave anytime soon. Gameloft can make crappy copies of console games all they want, but they'll never match the real thing.

I'll stick with the 3DS and Vita.

Here I am, on an iPad with no games on it reading this article Vita will beat 3ds Microsoft should make a portable game system called the ybox

Why would having an iPad mean that you wouldn't buy a portable console? The only reason I can imagine is that the combined price would be too much

3ds and vita seem really gaming oriented, ipads ont he other hand seem more well rounded which is why i probably wont get a 3ds or vita

I still want both an iPad and a Vita when it comes out, but I have the tiny problem of money. Yep, if it comes down to getting an iPad or buying Uncharted 3, Eldar Scrolls V and Battlefield 3 and still being able to pay the mortgage, I choose the latter.

I don't see portable gaming going anywhere anytime soon.  The 3DS is going to continue to sell more and more (especially during the holiday season when a lot more quality titles release), and the Vita is going to be huge as well.  All hail handheld consoles! :D

If anything it just shows how distinctly different the experiences are. You're just not going to get stuff like The World Ends With You and Mario Kart on tablets and phones. Plus, the lack of sticks, d-pads and buttons will always keep tablet and phone gaming limited to somewhat shallow experiences which don't demand precise and complex controls.

i don't have a ipad it looks nice but cost too much  yes even in comparison to new portables  and while i would like 1 i wouldn't want it for gaming. i would easily assume theres plently of ppl with the same opinion as me who could state that ppl thinking things like ipad and iphones and andriod phones aren't something that would make a real difference to handheld gaming .

sorry if the wording is weird.

No. The 3DS can do so much more than the iPad can and so will the Vita. Tablets will surpass handhelds when real developers like Irrational, DICE, or Rockstar make games for them.

Who actually thinks that the ipad is competition for the psVita and even the 3DS? It's not, not at all, lol. I don't even acknowledge it as gaming device. It's just a tablet that has the ability to play games.

The only real game worth mentioning on the iDevices is Infinity Blade. There might be one or 2 more but I can't think of them, which says a lot. I don't think gaming will ever really take off on iPads besides this current casual thing going on.

the games on ipad are more like cheap lil short titles that are good at ttimes but shouldnt expect that much from them if there startin at $1 caompaired to games made with beter graphics, gameplay and more hard work put into them by game developin companies for a larger amount of money its like everythin else u buy just cuz its cheaper doesnt mean its a beter buy an the ps vita will show that

Vita PLZ.