@aguststef:
I foresee a tidal wave of pretty good PC indie games making their way over to the Vita soonish.
The same wave is basically hitting both. some titles are only hitting one and some are only hitting the other. ultimately, both will have a strong support of indie titles. Thing is, since the OP has a PS3, most of these will also hit that one so using them as a selling point doesn't make much sense. Now it depends entirely on how the portability of the Vita factors into the OP's preferences.
As for Wii U, the previously (by someone else) mentioned "dried up 3rd party support" actually hasn't dried up. In all honesty, it's about to get stronger actually (at least until the end of the year, what happens beyond that is all shrouded in mystery) as a ton of indie games are nearing their release along with some major third party titles scheduled to hit the system this year (though none of them exclusive, obviously).
So ultimately, I can't really say for sure one way or the other what makes the most sense to recommend. Obviously, the Vita would be a nice extension of your PS3 with PS+ but ultimately, ask yourself: what are you gonna play on there that you're not already playing on your PS3 or PSP? The Vita absolutely NEEDS a price drop and/or a hardware revision (at least one that makes it cheaper so it CAN get a hefty price drop) and as you also suspect, it will probably be announced at or around gamescom (to encourage people to get one along with their PS4).
Nintendo has clearly said that Wii U isn't getting a price drop anytime soon. The earliest this will happen is right before the holiday craze, if at all (definitely at some point next year). If you do some legwork you can find pretty insane deals for the thing in all territories though. (There was a Belgian retailer that had the Basic model for €150 this week!) Remember that if you get a deluxe, you also get an automatic 10% discount for everything you buy digitally (on top of your Club Nintendo coins that you can exchange for stuff) through their Premium Promotion that lasts until December 2014. There's a bunch of killer exclusive coming out for the thing starting this month (or first week of next month if you're in the US) so factor that into your decision as well. With Wii U it depends on how interested you are in Nintendo's quirky selection of games. Don't forget Earthbound is coming to VC this year, too ('bout damn time), in case you love yourself some retro gaming.
If you're leaning towards Vita, wait until after TGS at least. That price drop has to come. If you're going with Wii U, hunt around the net for deals (and carefully consider the long-term advantages of the deluxe set over the basic set).
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