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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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PlayStation Vita sells 62,500 on first week at new price

Scratch that earlier story, according to the just-published Media Create sales figures the PSV sold 62,500 in Japan, likely the best week aside from the the launch. A combination of the price cut, Sega's Phantasy Star hitting retail and selling 61,000 units, despite being available as a free download, and two other Vita games in the top 20 make it a pretty rosy week for Sony.


Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus (unboxing  video above) was the top selling Vita game with nearly 95,000 sales and good old Hot Shots Golf re-entered the chart as gamers stocked up on back-catalogue titles. The hardware number was just 15,000 behind the 3DS and we have Soul Sacrifice to look forward in Japan next week.

Shining Ark for the PSP sold 55,000 on debut while the scrappy older Sony handheld still managed to sell 11,000 units. That leaves it less than 250,000 from 20 million sales in Japan. Despite the bump, the Vita can still only dream of those numbers.

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