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Vectrex Mini interview - David Oghia talks up the nostalgic vector powerhouse

Having been wowed by the news of the Vectrex Mini at Gamescom , I rushed off some questions to VectrexOn's main man  David Oghia . After a post-event, well earned, break, he's kindly given us a lot of detail about the project and some new images of the unit to share.  His story mirrors mine somewhat, Vectrex represents a glowing, unaffordable, obelisk of gaming power from our youth! But he's had the energy and drive to do something about it, and met the right people to get the job done!  What first got you interested in Vectrex and what spawned the idea of a Mini version? I’ve always been passionate about retro-gaming, but my first love was computers rather than consoles — the ZX81, then the Commodore 128. I only really discovered the console world in the late 90s, which is when I got my very first Vectrex. Of course, I had seen it in stores back in 1983, but at that time it was far too expensive for me.  Today, I own five Vectrex systems at home. Vector-based games ...
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Japanese Hardware Charts 1-8 January, Vita stops the rot

PS Vita sales were up a few hundred this week (last week's here) as game buyers return to stores after New Year to stop the alarming decline. With the first batch of post-launch games coming next week, it should start heading back up the charts. The Wii had a good week, shooting up 16,000 units while the 3DS is clearly in the zone, going up 40,000 units.

  • Nintendo 3DS 240,819
  • PlayStation 3 74,459
  • PlayStation Portable 71,033
  • Wii 49,525
  • PlayStation Vita 42,915

With WipEout, Ragnarok and Tales of Innocence soon hitting the shelves, a bit of a turnaround is on the cards, but perhaps not a huge one.

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