MKSGR:
Sure, it is a great idea to launch a first major facelift after 6 months (first sales in Germany)... The 1.600 GTR owners mentioned in this press release will love it - no doubt. Who wants to own a pre-FL GTR 
Honestly, this FL is only the latest demonstration of how incapable Nissan is to develop a decent sports car 
They should have tested the car BEFORE selling it to customers. Now they find out that the car cannot be used as promised in their marketing story which was full of misleading (if not worse) claims anyhow. What a major screwup the GTR actually is
Your comment is off the mark, sorry! 
The cars the customers bought since May 2009 were clearly improved from the models sold before in the US and Japan. MJ2010 is again improved and so it will be next year. With every year going by the 'crucial' fixes will be less (and I believe the 2010 GTR is well worth the wait) as flaws are being discovered and tackled. I very much appreciate that Nissan does this effort on a car which has this competitive price. 
Porsches might need less improvements from MJ to MJ due to their experience, but there are still tons of examples where Porsche screwed it up, year after year. The M96 engine problems are certainly worth mentioning as well as - to stay next to your car choice - the launch of the 996.2 gt2 not very long after the 996.1 gt2 (that was indeed a facelift sold as 'new model'), leaving the 996.1 gt2 owners in the dust - not only with crumbling PCCB brakes but also with crumbling resale values...
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