When I went to pick up my preorder of SMG in NorthofBoston Mass USA there were about 10 copies available. This was at a smaller Gamestop store that's about 1 mile away from a mall's Gamestop. But this was on the 13th.

*stamp*

100% pure anecdote

Thank you Bodhesatva that was some good questions you asked those reps

 Thanks, Bodhesatva. 

So, you mean that you've have sold 102+75-12 = 165 Mario copies since the beginning ?

And, though the first week isn't finished, could you please compare Mario with other big Wii-games first week sales ? (as MP8, GH3, Super paper Mario...)

Thanks ! 

tru is selling tons due to the 25GC special..period end of story.

but damn that is alot

The store by me got 9 boxes this week (2 Tues, 5 Wed, 2 Thurs) which, according to the guy I talked to, contain 40-50 copies each. So that's somewhere between 360 - 450 copies. Perhaps Bodhesatva can clarify that.

EDIT:  When I got my copy on Wednesday, they were almost sold out.  But they still had two of those boxes coming on Thursday. 

how long does the $25GC special last for? I was under the impression it was for launch only.

The problem is that 3rd party developers believe they can release somewhat known IPs with rrappy ports and no advertising and wonder why they don't sell.

In some cases, like with Godfather, the port was good (but not great) and the overall game was a ton of fun on the Wii. But if I didn't read reviews, I would have never known that or even known it was available.

Indeed they would be. It makes me wonder if Nintendo is increasing production of US Wii units and halting production of Japanese ones. Japanese sales have been slow long enough to suggest that Nintendo could have a pretty big stockpile of those if they haven't adjusted production over the last few months they haven't been selling out in Japan.  Perhaps due to deals with TRU, TRU gets the bulk of that windfall over the holiday season.

I'd love to see the Wii increasing as much across the board and world wide. It would make me lose my bet with you, but that's no price to pay for all of the happy customers with Wiis over the holidays. 

No. 

Selling 40 Wii's 1hr BEFORE opening, 12 months after it was released.  Now that is insane!

 Not many stores do $10k in revenue before the doors even open =P

Bod's store might sell more copies of SMG than whole of Japan...:)