Pathetic. Truly pathetic. Japan's PS3 per-store allotments are rolling in, and they ain't enough to meet the demand in Saitama Prefecture, let alone the entire country. While America is getting 400,000 machines at launch, Japan has been shafted with a measly 80,000.

Just how pathetic? Reader Adam called his local Toys "R" Us in Tokyo, which said it was only getting in 6 of each units, while Kotakuite Brad said the Shinjuku Bic Camera still has no idea how many consoles it is going to get and won't know more until launch.

Our gear-headed brothers at Gizmodo Japan report that Shibuya TSUTAYA is getting 10 consoles. The GEO in Tokyo's Koishikawa says there will be a whooping five consoles for sale on launch day. (I'm number five in line at the GEO in Osaka. Heh.) Giz Japan's Junya Nomura tells us that GEO seemed "really nervous " about the PS3 launch. No wonder!

Giz Japan also provided a helpful round-up (after the jump) of all the Tokyo based retailers, which could very well aid our Japan-based readers in scoring a PLAYSTATION 3. Everyone else, you might be interested to see just how far 80,000 machines can be stretched.

Eds Note: As pointed out in our comments, Japan is getting 100,000 consoles instead of 80,000. So, expect stores to have 7 consoles instead of 5.

• Bic Camera Shibuya East Exit Store
• •Store-Based Sales: Yes •Pre-Orders: No •Method of Distribution: Undecided •Number of Consoles: Undecided
• Yodobashi Camera Shinjuku East Exit Store
• 
  •Store-Based Sales: Yes
  •Pre-Orders: No
  •Method of Distribution: First Come, First Served
  •Number of Consoles: Undecided
• Shibuya TSUTAYA
• 
  •Store-Based Sales: Yes
  •Pre-Orders: No
  •Method of Distribution: Lottery
  •Number of Consoles: 10
• Sakuraya Shibuya Store
• 
  •Store-Based Sales: Yes
  •Pre-Orders: No
  •Method of Distribution: Lottery (Only those with the store's Point Card)
  •Number of Consoles: Undecided
• Sofmap Akihabara Store
• 
  •Store-Based Sales: Yes
  •Pre-Orders: No
  •Method of Distribution: Lottery (Number of tickets is 300)
  •Number of Consoles: Undecided
• Yamada Techland Nerima Store
• 
  •Store-Based Sales: Yes
  •Pre-Orders: No
  •Method of Distribution: First Come, First Served
  •Number of Consoles: Undecided
• Toys "R" Us Ikebukuro Sunshine City Shop
• 
  •Store-Based Sales: Yes
  •Pre-Orders: No
  •Distribution: First Come, First Served (Dependent On Number of Consoles)
  •Number of Consoles: Undecided
• Laox (ASOBITCITY)
• 
  •Store-based Sales: Yes
  •Pre-Orders: No
  •Method of Distribution: First Come, First Served
  •Number of Consoles: Undecided
• Kojima New Yoga Branch
• 
  •Store-Based Sales: No
  •Pre-Orders: Yes (Lottery to Enter)
  •Method of Distribution: Lottery
  •Number of Consoles: Undecided
• GEO Koishikawa Store
• 
  •Store-Based Sales: Yes
  •Pre-Orders: Yes
  •Method of Distribution: Pre-Orders Only
  •Number of Consoles: 10

This is the situation as of mid-week. I mean, five consoles. Per store? I can count that on ONE hand. Like I said, pathetic. Brian Ashcraft

The Japan PS3 Store List [Giz Japan]