Sony PS Vita Hitting Japan on Dec. 17 With 26 Titles

The powerful handheld will be here this year... in Japan.

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Some gamers will get their hands on the PS Vita handheld gaming system this year, but it won't be on our side of the world.

Sony announced that the PS Vita will launch in Japan on December 17, 2011. The rest of the world will have to wait until 2012 to get theirs though, as it's clear that Sony is doing everything it can to squeeze its new piece of hardware into at least one market before Christmas hits.

Even with the hardware barely making it into the year, there will still be 26 launch titles to accompany it. They are:

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II Plus
Browser Sangokushi Touch Battle
Project N.O.E.L.S.
Fish On
Dynasty Warriors Musou Next
Shinobido II
Power Smash 4
Uncharted: Golden Abyss
Hot Shots Golf 6
F1 2011
Dream Club
Disgaea 3: Return
Katamari no Biita
Shin Kamaitacho no Yoru
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Yuusha no Kiroku
Dark Quest
Lord of the Apocalypse
Michael Jackson Experience HD
NicoNico Douga
Sawari Makuuru
Ridge Racer
Monster Radar
@field
Minna to Issho: Friend Network
Army Corps of Hell

Kotaku points out that not all of these titles are games, but it's still an impressively early showing of support.