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Blame it on the PLAYSTATION 3. (Or rather, the lack of them at launch.) On October 16th at approximately 7:10pm, Amazon Japan began accepting pre-orders for 20GB and 60GB. Since online shopping isn't as popular here as in America, Tokyo's CheapyD at CheapAssGamer.com decide that he'd give it a shot. Cheapy and an otaku hoard swooped, overpowering the Amazon Japan server. He writes:
I checked my shopping cart to see if there were any loose ends and received the same error message. For the next 20 minutes or so, I alternated between placing other items in my shopping cart and checking my order status and still got the same error. Sony's PS3 had quite literally crippled Amazon Japan's order processing. Finally, around 7:38pm, the Amazon techies had patched up the problem and I was able to confirm my order history and the online retailer was back in business.
If this is what PS3 rabid consumers can do to a website, just imagine what they'll do to a store. Hell, launch is going to be hell.
PS3 Kills Amazon Japan [CAG]
