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Yes I agree the price drop was the main seller... BUT you need to realize the with the worth of the yen compared to US money now the Vita's Japan price drop brought the cost down to about what the US pays.

When Sony finally put a memory card in with the system then it was worth the price IMO... you are comparing new tech compared to say consoles that are very old and cheap.

When the new consoles come out it will put the Vita's price more in perspective. Plus it should most defiantly get a price drop everywhere within a year.

EDIT: Actual numbers have been released now and it is selling 6 times as much as before "62,543 units" this week, (almost selling as much as both 3DS models selling a combined 77,439 units this week), whether they can keep it there is to be seen. They should take note for another world wide price drop in the future... seeing hows they make money from software.