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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 start strong for 2015 in Japan

The latest Media Create data is out in Japan for the week that crossed New Year and the Vita got off to a roaring start selling 58,005 units. That's represented by the orange dot on the left of the chart below and it looks like the sixth biggest week of Vita sales since launch.

Given history, it'll plunge along with everything else next week, but that's not a bad start to 2015, with even the Vita TV selling 1,300 among that figure. The PS4 stronger sales helped take it above the million mark. For the end of 2014 figures and a spot of analysis, see here.



On the software side, Gundam Breaker 2 has passed the 100,000 mark but there's nothing new out as Japan was partying. I do wonder when Sony will start publishing PSN sales figures to help it look better in the chart. 

Check the release list for major forthcoming Japanese games, with a new Atelier in January, God Eater in Feb and SAO Lost Song in March the early highlights. As Kotaku points out, the Vita has more games coming out for it than any other console in Spring.


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