Sony’s PlayStation Vita was first unveiled almost a year ago, back in January of this year, and the device wasn’t given a price or estimated launch until June, at E3. Though the waiting game is never fun, it does give the company time to drum up excitement for a more successful launch. So, how did Sony do? Well, we already know there were some moderate queues at stores around Japan, but that doesn’t guarantee success. The real question is how many units did Sony sell?

Reuters points to data from research firm Enterbrain in reporting that Sony sold just over 320,000 PS Vitas in its first 48 hours of availability. This is about 50,000 fewer than Nintendo managed to shift with the 3DS’s first days of availability. Nintendo’s 3DS launched in Japan in February of this year to strong sales but things soon slowed to a point where Nintendo was forced to cut the price of the device significantly to give sales a boost. Sony is no doubt crossing its fingers it manages to avoid a similar scenario with the PS Vita.

The PS Vita hit Japanese shelves on Saturday, December 17. However, the company has already been forced to issue a software update and an apology to early adopters after some users reported issues with the device locking up and freezing. The company said in a statement to its Japanese users that its information center for PS Vita, as well as its usual customer service center, was receiving ‘many inquiries’ and apologized if users’ phones weren’t connecting right away. The device is scheduled for launch in the United States and Europe in late February, and it’s likely this issue will have been completely resolved long before then, so the chances that this will have any impact on you (if you decide to get a Vita) are slim.