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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 games/hardware sales (Media Create) PSP for the win

Good news for Japanese PSP owners with the only two new entries at 11 and 20, in the form of Atelier Elkrone and Armen Noir. The PSP also holds on to the No. 1 spot in what is probably a quieter week for Japanese gamers.



On the hardware front, the Vita continues its slide, down to a rather neat 8,250 units. Chances of a price cut at Sony's May 10th event getting more likely I'd guess. It's following a general hardware trend down, with the PSP selling just over 13,000 units. Will the new Soul Sacrifice game do anything to arrest the slide?



01./01. [PSP] 2nd Super Robot Wars Z: Saisei-hen <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games)   - 34.403 / 299.842 (-87%)
02./02. [3DS] Kingdom Hearts 3D -Dream Drop Distance- # <RPG> (Square Enix)  - 20.977 / 276.788 (-50%)
03./06. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} - 18.119 / 1.504.812 (-18%)
04./03. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2012 <SPT> (Konami) {2012.03.29} (¥5.980) - 17.037 / 104.086 (-37%)
05./05. [3DS] Kid Icarus: Uprising <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.03.22} (¥5.800) - 15.228 / 220.643 (-41%)
06./08. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3G # <ACT> (Capcom) {2011.12.10} (¥5.800) - 15.047 / 1.390.226 (-10%)
07./04. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2012 <SPT> (Konami) {2012.03.29} (¥7.980) - 14.485 / 131.804 (-46%)
08./09. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) - 12.212 / 1.649.867 (-24%)
09./07. [NDS] Pokemon Conquest <SLG> (Pokemon Co.) {2012.03.17} (¥5.800) - 10.377 / 295.974 (-42%)
10./10. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games <SPT> (Nintendo)  - 8.254 / 131.222 (-20%)
11./00. [PSP] Atelier Elkrone: Dear for Otomate # <ADV> (Idea Factory) {2012.04.12} (¥6.090) - 8.012 / NEW 
12./11. [PSP] Black Panther 2: Yakuza Ashura Chapter <ADV> (Sega)   - 5.882 / 147.829 (-43%)
13./14. [3DS] Harvest Moon: The Land of Origin <SLG> (Marvelous AQL)  - 4.574 / 165.182 (-22%)
14./16. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Wii Remote Plus # <SPT> (Nintendo)  - 4.243 / 914.691 (-12%)
15./19. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (PSP the Best) <ACT> (Capcom) - 3.658 / 236.467 (-17%)
16./13. [PS3] Devil May Cry HD Collection <ACT> (Capcom) {2012.03.22} (¥4.990) - 3.641 / 65.245 (-38%)
17./18. [WII] Mario Kart Wii <RCE> (Nintendo) {2008.04.10} (¥5.800) - 3.505 / 3.546.938 (-24%)
18./22. [WII] Wii Party # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2010.07.08} (¥4.800) - 3.446 / 2.328.169 
19./17. [3DS] Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai # <ACT> (Sega) - 3.392 / 132.689 (-28%)
20./00. [PSP] Armen Noir Portable # <ADV> (Idea Factory) {2012.04.12} (¥5.040) - 3.254 / NEW 


Last week's figures here.

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