there was a shortage of ps3s in USA before the 80 came out and the 80 came out in US long before it will in Japan, so obviously Sony are having difficulty producing consoles.
DS: 120,000,000; Wii: 60,000,000; Xbox 360: 38,000,000; PlayStation 3: 34,000,000; PlayStation Portable: 60,000,000
PLAYSTATION®3 is the future.....NOW.......B_E_L_I_E_V_E