akuseru on 08 April 2014
| vfguy said: The rise in sales tax from 5% to 8% did prompt a lot of sales and special promotions before April 1st. While a 3% price hike on Vita might seem like small potatoes, there was just generally more store traffic and activity that week here in Japan. Sofmap had a special PS4 display with a big sign about the impending price hike, for example. |
That makes sense, and might be true.
However, while I was walking around shopping here in Tokyo, I did not see any more people out shopping at the malls/shops than I normally do on a usual Saturday/Sunday. I was down in Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Ginza and Akihabara during the March 29th/30th weekend.
