Last year Nintendo came out with its new console, the Wii, and Sony shipped the PlayStation 3 (PS3) in America and Japan.

去年，任天堂携新主机Wii而来，索尼的PS 3也登陆美国和日本。

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Console game systems represent a huge segment of the games market within the United States, Japan, and parts of Europe.

游戏机游戏系统在美国、日本和欧洲的部分地区占据很大的游戏市场份额。

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Historically, if you bought a video game in Japan, it wouldn't always work in your North American console.

在历史上，如果你在日本购买一套视频游戏，它生怕不能在你的北美游戏机上运行。

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The price reduction in Japan means that the console is now more affordable, but it is still more expensive than both the Wii and Xbox 360.

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Most observers expect the console to go on sale in Japan in May, in the autumn in America and early next year in Europe.

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It is instructive to look at where the last major console releases were 18 weeks after launch in Japan.

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