Japan First Day Sales (10/23)

[Riachu]

Yakuzaice said:

Soriku said:
You've seen...one? Of course there must've been adverting but there is a lack in HOW MUCH advertising games get.

If you want a bigger series then advertise more.

So do you actually have any idea how much advertising there was? Because it doesn't sound like it. It seems to be a common knee-jerk reaction from Wii fans to claim that there was no advertising if a game does poorly (in Japan).

Advertising is not as effective in Japan as it is in the West.  The real problem is that a lot of those games that fail are new IPs and Japanese prefer to buy games in established ranchises.  Since 2000, the only new franchise that has become a breakout hit in Japan was Monster Hunter.