This past weekend the PlayStation Vita launched in Japan and did rather well.  With the initial launch of the system now behind us, it’s time to start looking forward to the day when the rest of the world will be able to purchase Sony’s new handheld: February 22, 2012.  Sony had already announced the European launch titles during a Vita event in London a few weeks back and has only just now revealed what the US can expect on store shelves come launch day.

According the Official PlayStation Blog there will be 25 titles available on day one, with over 100 titles currently in development. 

First party launch titles include:

Third Party titles that will be available on launch day:

First party launch window titles:

Third party launch window titles:

The post also notes that every PS Vita system will come packed with six AR (augmented reality) Cards as well as a voucher to download a “handful of augmented reality mini games called AR Play” on the PSN.