Here it is, kids, two days worth of PlayStation 3 sales data courtesy of Media Create. It tells a very sad story, not only for publishers, but for anyone looking to get their hands on PS3 hardware in Japan.

Total Hardware Sales: 81,639 PlayStation 3 60 GB: 45,774 PlayStation 3 20 GB: 35,865

Ridge Racer 7: 21,654
Mobile Suit Gundam: Target In Sight: 21,309
Resistance: Fall of Man: 13,545
Genji: Days of the Blade: 8,766
Sega Golf Club: 1,410

That's a total of 66,684 games sold alongside 81,639 consoles. Meaning at least 14,955 people did not buy any games with their PS3 unit. Who could possibly be happy about this?

I hate to keep being the bearer of bad PS3 news. It certainly does me no favors, as I'd really, really like to get one this Friday, along with a couple games and enjoy the hell out of it as I did with the previous two Sony consoles, but intense global greed is making it very difficult. I'm thinking about going into a coma until this whole next-gen launch farce blows over. Who's with me? Michael McWhertor