The Japanese aren’t lining up for the PS3?

So the PS3’s launching in Japan in two days, and IGN noticed that the Japanese aren’t lining up for it. These guys below (left) are lining up for the DS at the Bic Camera in Yurakucho. According to IGN, “the scene was repeated at Bics throughout Tokyo.” The one on the right is for the Wii, seen a couple of hours ago in Tokyo.

So why the lack of err, PS3 lines? IGN says major retailers are going to use the lottery system. For example, the Bic Camera store in Shibuya will start handing out lottery tickets at around nine in the morning on Saturday, with the drawing scheduled around 11a.m. The lucky winners will get to choose either a 60 gig model or the 20 gig unit, while the losers will, er… probably go home crying.

Of course, other stores will use the traditional “line-up system,” such as the Bic Camera franchise located in Yurakucho and the Yodobashi Camera in Shinjuku. The former will have lines as early as a seven in the morning, while the latter will have one at 8:30a.m. Apparently, Ken Kutaragi will make an appearance in both stores, thus the slight time difference.

In any case, the lack of lines in Tokyo does not point out that Sony is losing its touch among the Japanese. Quite the contrary, actually. There were reports that punks were driven out at one shop when they tried to camp out Wednesday night, in anticipation for the PS3 launch.

So the PS3’s launching in Japan in two days, and IGN noticed that the Japanese aren’t lining up for it. These guys below (left) are lining up for the DS at the Bic Camera in Yurakucho. According to IGN, “the scene was repeated at Bics throughout Tokyo.” The one on the right is for the Wii, seen a couple of hours ago in Tokyo.

So why the lack of err, PS3 lines? IGN says major retailers are going to use the lottery system. For example, the Bic Camera store in Shibuya will start handing out lottery tickets at around nine in the morning on Saturday, with the drawing scheduled around 11a.m. The lucky winners will get to choose either a 60 gig model or the 20 gig unit, while the losers will, er… probably go home crying.

Of course, other stores will use the traditional “line-up system,” such as the Bic Camera franchise located in Yurakucho and the Yodobashi Camera in Shinjuku. The former will have lines as early as a seven in the morning, while the latter will have one at 8:30a.m. Apparently, Ken Kutaragi will make an appearance in both stores, thus the slight time difference.

In any case, the lack of lines in Tokyo does not point out that Sony is losing its touch among the Japanese. Quite the contrary, actually. There were reports that punks were driven out at one shop when they tried to camp out Wednesday night, in anticipation for the PS3 launch.