So far the PS3 has been a big hit in Japan. However, it is starting to look like, much like the case here in America, that more middleman sellers are buying up the systems, looking to make a profit through auction, rather than actually buying to play them. People like this I hate, as they could be taking away not only my chance to have some fun, but a lot of other people as well. Anyways, the proof is in the pudding.

From the article:

Enterbrain, publisher of Famitsu, has revealed the the tie-in ratio of software to PlayStation 3 sales is 0.98 – less than one game per console.

The figure suggests that a portion of the 88,400 units sold were bought with the intention of selling on as part of the 'grey market', the unofficial channel for second hand machines via internet auctions and retail stores, which label the stock as 'used'.

Read the full article over at gamesindustry.biz