Amazon Japan has proven worthless in predicting actual sales in the past. I wouldn't put too much weight on those numbers. NPD numbers will end the debate...
As far as all the "sold out" anecdotal evidence I keep hearing about on the new PS3, it must be in some other market. Here in Austin, TX, the PS3 is still everywhere. I did quite a bit of shopping this weekend and Walmart, Target, Gamestop and Sams Club had plenty -- especially Sams. They had stacks of those card thingys...
I'm still hoping that Sony moves the cost curve down faster than any console in history as I'd like to have one at some point. An HDTV has to come first, though, as the Blue Ray disk is worthless to me without one.
I hate trolls.
Systems I currently own: 360, PS3, Wii, DS Lite (2)
Systems I've owned: PS2, PS1, Dreamcast, Saturn, 3DO, Genesis, Gamecube, N64, SNES, NES, GBA, GB, C64, Amiga, Atari 2600 and 5200, Sega Game Gear, Vectrex, Intellivision, Pong. Yes, Pong.
