SOFTBANK MOBILE suspended reservation reception for iPhone 4, received a flood of reservations

We recently told that the advance booking of iPhone 4 which started on June 15th in Japan, including Japan, exceeded the record high of 600,000 units on the first day of reservation reception, but in charge of selling in Japan SOFTBANK MOBILE will temporarily suspend the reservation reception today as soon as possible.

Details are as below.
IPhone 4 Reservation and Sales | SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp.

According to the release announced by SOFTBANK MOBILE, when the company began accepting reservations for "iPhone 4" on June 15, it seems that there was a maximum number of reservations that far exceeded the forecast. In response to this, SOFTBANK MOBILE will temporarily suspend the reservation acceptance of "iPhone 4" with the closing time of June 18 today.

Regarding resumption of reservation reception, "We will make an effort to restart as soon as possible", but the timing is undecided. Also, on June 24, which will be the release date, although there are limitations on the number, sales at the following stores will be available for the day.

· BIC camera Ikebukuro main store
· Bic camera Shinjuku Nishiguchi store
· Bic camera Yurakucho store main building
· Yamada Denki LABI 1 Ikebukuro Mobile Dream Hall
· Yamada Denki LABI Shibuya
· Yamada Denki LABI Shinjuku East Exit pavilion
· Yamada Denki LABI 1 Namba
· Yamada Denki LABI 1 JAPAN POST OFFICE Ikebukuro
· Yodobashi Camera Shinjuku West Exit Head Office
· Yodobashi camera multimedia Akiba
· Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Umeda
· Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Yokohama
· Softbank Omotesando
· SoftBank Shibuya
· SoftBank Roppongi
·Apple Store