Sony Sells 88% Of Japanese PS3 Stock This Weekend

Analysts at gaming magazine publisher Enterbrain are busy claiming the Japanese launch of the much-coveted PS3 a huge success for Sony, given that in the first two days of availability 88,400 consoles have been sold, leaving many stores without stock.  Personally, I'd say they could've done better – Sony are saying they shipped 100,000 units even after the Blu-Ray manufacturing problems, which leaves 11,600 unsold according to my magic calculator. 

Thousands of fans queued for hours, and 62% of all consoles sold were the more-expensive 60gb version; most popular games were Ridge Racer 7 and Mobile Suit Gundam: Target in Sight, selling around 30,000 copies each.

Cheer up, Sony.  I'm sure someone will take those final few thousand off your hands.  You could always turn to eBay?

Sony sold 88,400 PS3s in Japan in 2 days [Reuters]