The Japanese market is significantly down compared to previous years. It is no surprise Marvelous/MMV is directly impacted. And with the strong yen, interior losses aren't triggered off by overseas sales.
The previous half-year, in Japan, looking through VGChartz numbers, Marvelous sales were like this :
Valhalla Knights 2 (PSP) : 115k (Expectation : 68k)
Luminous Arc 2: Will (DS) : 89k (Expectation : 86k)
Hitman Reborn DS: Fate of Beat (DS) : 65k
Hitman Reborn: Battle Arena (PSP) : 34k
Tokyo Majin Gakuen: Kenfuuchou (DS) : 23k
To Love Ru - Trouble - Waku Waku! (DS) : 17k
Hitman Reborn: Ring x Bongole Returns (PS2) : 12k
Demon Detective Nougami Neuro (DS) : 9k
Hanayoi Romanesque: Ai to Kanashimi (PS2) : 4k
Steal Princess (DS) : 3k (Expectation: 16k)
Regarding the next half-year, so far, going by VGChartz numbers, it looks like this :
To Love Ru - Trouble - Doki Doki (PSP) : 28k
Ikki Tousen: Eloquent Fist (PSP) : 23k
Harvest Moon: Animal March (Wii) : 15k
Avalon Code (DS) : 37k (Expectation: 56k)
Akagawa Jirou Mystery: Tsuki no Hikari (DS) : 5k
Not very encouraging.
And, 'Rune Factory: Frontier' (Wii) is being released today in Japan. I don't feel it... :(
