
Japanese hardware sales, July 12 – July 18: Cosplay edition
July 26th, 2010 admin

In honor of the recently concluded Comic-Con festivities, the Japanese Hardware Sales post has decided to indulge in a bit of cosplay, donning the vestaments of its favorite weekend-based Joystiq feature — other than itself, of course. Unfortunately, with only the most basic of Photoshop skills and having been forbidden from infringing on the territory of the Weekly Webcomic Wrapup , this is really the best he could do: “Welcome to the Weekly Japanese Hardware Sales Wrapup! Click past the jump to see the most recent Japanese hardware sales figures. Also, click here to see the most recent Marmaduke. He’s a dog … who…
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