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Well, start out by looking at the chart http://www.vgcharts.org/japweekly.php?date=36590 The truth is that when the PS2 was launched in Japan the DVD format had existed for ~3 years and was getting to be a high demand product; the PS2 launched at $300 at a time when (most) DVD players were $500-$750.