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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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Vita sales get a mystery boost in Japan this week

Must be a funny week in Japan, no new games on the chart, yet Vita sales spike nicely up. Perhaps there's a digital only game that's grabbed some interest - I'll go have a peek. Even so, Vita is now over 200,000 sales down on last year's numbers.

 Minecraft's sales on the other hand are up almost 50%, propelling it back into the Media Create top five. Otherwise the recent raft of Vita games continue to under perform, with IA/VT and Luminous Arc vanishing fast.

01./01. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer # (Nintendo)  - 140.235 / 844.167 (-23%)
02./02. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad (Level 5)  - 100.553 / 1.303.342 (+18%)
03./03. [WIU] Splatoon (Nintendo) ) - 41.361 / 560.394 (+16%)
04./04. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+ (Nintendo)  - 27.356 / 420.193 (+45%)
05./06. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony)  - 11.787 / 291.927 (+46%)
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09./05. [PSV] Luminous Arc: Infinity (Marvelous) - 6.048 / 22.265 (-63%)
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12./15. [PSV] Taiko no Tatsujin: V Version (Bandai Namco) - 5.438 / 84.740 (+11%)
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18./10. [PSV] IA/VT: Colorful # (Marvelous) - 3.896 / 48.678 (-34%)




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