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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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Switch sales dominate in Japan

As the previous story highlighted, Nintendo is celebrating hitting five million sales in Japan. Media Create sales data shows a metronomic 45-50K a week being sold over the usually slow summer period, with a little dip last week down to 42K, with 11 Switch games in the top 20. Little Dragon Cafe was the highest new entry at No. 6 selling 11,860 copies, double the PS4 version.

If it can keep that up it will easily catch the PS4 up late next year. Picking up the Vita's mantle as an indie hit machine, and as smaller publishers and developers move on from Sony's portable, Switch should go from strength to strength. A mid-life upgrade is likely already factored in to keep the momentum rolling as with PS4 Pro and X1, and while it'll never pick up the ultra-massive AAA titles due to storage limitations, a decent roster of Doom, Wolfenstein and others will keep most players happy.


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