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The State of PS3 Pre-orders in Japan

Amazon Japan kicked off their pre-orders for PlayStation 3 in Japan last night. The start of the craziness was delayed a few minutes from its official schedule of 7pm, with stock appearing on the site from approximately 7:05pm. The inevitable "sold out" screens started appearing some thirty minutes later, along with plenty of error screens, leaving customers in confusion. Amazon's game blog, hosted by Famitsu.com, states that the numbers Sony is supplying them with are "much too small". However, surprisingly the core pack and premium pack are being supplied at roughly a 50/50 split.

Other online retailers are also gearing up for action, and some have already started. The main source of supply will definitely be Sony's own PlayStation.com, and they are expected to start taking pre-orders in the next couple of days. According to a spokesperson for Sony, "Because of the low numbers, we are planning to start taking pre-orders without making a big announcement." Rakuten's large online game store, edigi, will start their pre-orders at 10pm tomorrow, October 18th, while Momotarou Ohkoku have taken so many orders they have been forced into a random draw to decide who will get one.

PS3 Ultimate6258d ago

360's gonna get PWNED real soon lmfao!. As son as Sony ships the 100k in Japan, its over for the 360 lmfao!

calderra6258d ago

Wow, 360 won't dominate in 12% of the gaming world. Ouch. (heh)

Seriously, though. The pre-orders for the PS3 were going to sell out even if a single customer wasn't actually in line. The number of people who want to resell them on eBay is bigger than Sony's planned launch delivery. Just like with the 360. But maybe not with the Wii, and then only because Nintendo looks like it will have so many units at launch.

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Alice: Madness Returns - Retro Review

Reviewing Alice: Madness Returns almost feels like a rite of passage for me. You see, I'm from the same town as the childhood home of Charles Dodgson, better known to you and I by his pen-name, Lewis Carroll. As such, he's a bit of a local culture icon.

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Relientk773h ago

I played Alice: Madness Returns for the first time last year. What an amazing game and adventure. It's a huge shame we aren't getting a sequel to it. It absolutely deserves another game.

0hMyGandhi1h ago

oh yeah, I remember this game! I remember liking it, but found the platforming to be utterly obnoxious. Loved the world design.

Good review!

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Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo Comes to Street Fighter 6

The classic puzzle game, Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, is now playable in Street Fighter 6's Game Centre, along with other new additions.

Babadook72d ago (Edited 2d ago )

I loved this on PS1. I also bought the HD remaster.

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Left 4 Dead Writer Explains The Drawbacks Of Releasing Games In Early Access

He wants to launch all his projects initially through close beta.