Japanese hardware sales, May 18 - May 24: Tragic cancellation edition

The news landed in our inbox with a dull, disappointing thwump -- last year's smashingly successful video game industry summit, the Extreme Electronic Entertainment Expo (or E4 as its three attendees affectionately called it), will not be opening its doors to the public this year. Yes, E4 Aught-Nine has been canceled due to the government-mandated quarantine of its small, residential venue. Apparently, when one of your roommates (we're not naming names, Steve) doesn't do dishes for three months, Swine Flu happens.

We know, dearest readers. We share in your disappointment. We had such big plans for this year's event (the reveal of Extreme Euchre II: Extremer Edition, further Binge Drinking sessions and the attendance of the fairer sex), plans that we suppose will have to wait 2010, if our Dish Virus hasn't decimated the world's populous by then. We suppose E3 2009 will adequately fill the gap -- we just find it difficult to reconcile the absence of that precious fourth vowel.

- DSi: 33,833 319 (0.93%)
- PSP: 27,536 1,147 (4.00%)
- Wii: 16,233 1,117 (7.39%)
- PS3: 10,932 673 (5.80%)
- DS Lite: 5,631 743 (15.20%)
- PS2: 4,075 55 (1.37%)
- Xbox 360: 3,854 621 (19.21%)

[Source: Media Create]

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