For example that special editions could do a very nice job boosting sales also OUTSIDE of JAPAN?

Nah, they wouldn't learn much. If anything they should value from this, but since it sold out they might think this low budget bundle was actually a good deal to people. A week early access and a case is great, but the lowest GB memory card and a game thats barely decent is not worth the extra buck.

Good point. A not so good bundle did well also because it was a pre-launch exclusive: they should instead squeeze their brains and understand that the best special editions they release in Japan can really do well in the West too... Maybe it's too complicated for Sony marketing.   

The only dumber thing I can think about is Reggie denying the Americans games the whole rest of the world received, but we can see the difference, Reggie screws just one of Ninty's most important regions, Sony with its policy about special editions screws ALL its regions except Japan. So maybe Reggie's users trolling can be considered even dumber, but luckily for Ninty it does damages on a smaller scale.

@Alby_da_Wolf If you're talking about the operation rainfall games(Xenoblade, Last Story, and Pandora's Tower), they are coming to the Americas,except Pandora's Tower, we haven't heard anything about that yet. But, since The Last Story has been annonuced there is a high chance of Pandora's Tower coming as well.

Reggie is a good president, I don't see why people hate him. He's much better than Jack Tretton.

Who lived hoping died screaming...   

But even in the best case scenario there must be some reason left to still hate him, we're by now addicted to it!  O-) 

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Eureka! Everybody loves all NATURAL presidents, he has a silicone chin!!!   

sold out ? ya i highly doubt it was sold out from those 74k numbers there had to be more vitas left

I specified "possibly" as there are different rumours about this. The issue here is that this is a not so special edition, nevertheless it sold quite well, but Sony, if nothing changes, keeps far better special editions Japan-only, pissing its gaijin users off like wasps. Hence the question: will Sony ever learn? 

Please someone think of the baby seals and kittens!

Sure! Baby seals yummy!   

http://www.wcs.org/press/press-releases/marine-mammal-consumption-study.aspx 

I don't think it sold out. Jack Tretton said he'll be pleased with just 500,000 in three weeks. Is Sony expecting the Vita to have low sales?