well as i bought my psp when it came out in japan i had little choice - however the only game i wanted at the time was, and ended up being, ridge racer.
its funny when you walk into a shop and the only thing that stands out is a psp on display behind the seller playing a game in demo mode, and with so much clarity that you can see the whole thing from 6 feet away. that's what drew me to the psp - obviously i just had to have it then, even though it was an import. it was a chance because of the region issues but at the time i didnt know that japanese has same region as me so....it all worked out.