First day sales in Japan (7/12)

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mrstickball said:
Erik has it right. This is very big if DQS can manage 700k+, as it's the first major full-price Wii game.

For the Wii to really do well, it has to shed the image of budget price Wii titles like Sports/Play, and begin to embrace the standard priced games that did well last generation. Should DQS have a decent normal multiplier, it spells good news. However, the worry could be that it ends up like a real Dragon Quest game, sells great 1st week, and bombs the next. 

Dragon Quest: Joker did pretty well. Sold around 600k first week (most of the entire shipment), 1m in the first month - and is now up to 1.5m 24 weeks later.

I am probably just overly optimistic - but I expect DQ:S to reach 1m fairly easily (may take 25-30 weeks though). Seems to me to be the perfect "game" for the Wii, and something that should appeal to the Japanese market.

Doesn't hurt that its a DQ branded title either.

Time will tell ;)