Sega's comments were after only one week and wasn't exactly glowing. You think they are going to admit a flop in public after one week? It was under assumption of good legs. Not saying Sega isn't happy, but I think some people are reading too much into their initial comment.
That said, given the game's short length (a little shorter than NMH), I think 500K is an over estimate. Wouldn't suprise me if the budget was higher than NMH, but I doubt it needs 500k to break even.








