After the enormous success of the PSP, Sony was dedicated to try and maintain this momentum with the release of the PS Vita in 2012, a much more technically impressive version of its predecessor which was a huge upgrade in every department. At the time of its release, the Vita was going up against Nintendo's mighty 3DS, an innovative device that was catching the attention of many casual gamers because of its large library of first-party titles and DS re-releases.