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Hmm, my prediction now

600k first 2 days
120K wii



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By the way...since Capcom shipped over 1m copies of the game already this is the first third party game on a Nintendo console in Japan to top 1m units since Dragon Quest III was remade for the SNES in December 1996.

After December 1996 there were no third party million-selling titles on Nintendo systems in Japan from January 1997 to July 2009...a period of 12 years and 7 months.



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TheSource said:

By the way...since Capcom shipped over 1m copies of the game already this is the first third party game on a Nintendo console in Japan to top 1m units since Dragon Quest III was remade for the SNES in December 1996.

After December 1996 there were no third party million-selling titles on Nintendo systems in Japan from January 1997 to July 2009...a period of 12 years and 7 months.

Not to mention, it will be the first 3rd party title to ship 1 million units this console generation across all platforms.



Any news on how much it sold first day?



Man I hope this comes quickly to NA.



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Looks good to me.



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I didn't get to see the opening sales, but I was in Tokyo on the first and saw huge displays everwhere I went. There were also still a carp load of copies in stores, which I choose to view positively (as it means there's more to sell).
I'll probably be putting up my own pictures tomorrow.



I'm a mod, come to me if there's mod'n to do. 

Chrizum is the best thing to happen to the internet, Period.

Serves me right for challenging his sales predictions!

Bet with dsisister44: Red Steel 2 will sell 1 million within it's first 365 days of sales.

stof said:
I didn't get to see the opening sales, but I was in Tokyo on the first and saw huge displays everwhere I went. There were also still a carp load of copies in stores, which I choose to view positively (as it means there's more to sell).
I'll probably be putting up my own pictures tomorrow.


Did you get a copy?



yup. Bought 5. I'm using them as coasters.


Update, turns out that the department store in Akihabara that I went to was the site of the main launch, and had I been nerdy enough(and not with my girlfriend) I could have gotten up early to see the major lines, stage show (with Monster hunter celebs!) and general craziness.

Oh well...



I'm a mod, come to me if there's mod'n to do. 

Chrizum is the best thing to happen to the internet, Period.

Serves me right for challenging his sales predictions!

Bet with dsisister44: Red Steel 2 will sell 1 million within it's first 365 days of sales.

stof said:
yup. Bought 5. I'm using them as coasters.


Update, turns out that the department store in Akihabara that I went to was the site of the main launch, and had I been nerdy enough(and not with my girlfriend) I could have gotten up early to see the major lines, stage show (with Monster hunter celebs!) and general craziness.

Oh well...

There are multiple ways to take your second statement.  Either way, you probably made the wise decision.

So did you go from Korea to Japan just for the launch?

 

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