| MikeRox said: 3DS is my bad I confused it with the original (I imported one at the Japanese launch)
PS2 had November Western release and manufacturing issues (Japan used to get hardware a full year of more before the West so could still have been delayed from the intentional launch.)
It's not uncommon but I don't think it's the desired period. |
The PS2 first launched in March in Japan which at the time was still a very strong region for consoles, it all comes down to the strategy being employed, launching in March is often an approach to get early adoptors on board first than build up for the holiday season later that year. It can arguably be much better than releasing in the holidays with 1 or 2 games than having nothing until Spring, at that point releasing in a desired period can be nothing more than a fleeting daydream.
