The retailer that the preliminary Japanese data is based on is now showing Wii Fit at ~50,000 units (assuming the same extrapolation methodology for games sold during the week can be applied to preorders), as of November 22nd Japanese time. Wii Fit releases December 1st in Japan, which means preorders should rise significantly by the time the game releases.
I believe Super Mario Galaxy preorders at this retailer peaked at ~150,000 (extrapolated) the day before the game release, and sales were in the 250,000 range. Interestingly, Super Mario Galaxy did not reach the preorder top twenty until about the same time Wii Fit did (i.e. 1.5 weeks before release), so it will be worth watching to see how high preorders for Wii Fit get.
In other news, Dragon Quest IV had a pretty impressive debut based on it's highest preoders (but I'm, not going to ruin it for you)...We'll see what the first day data shows!
Depending on the interest in this thread, I may reveal some of the other preordered games in the top twenty...
People are difficult to govern because they have too much knowledge.
When there are more laws, there are more criminals.
- Lao Tzu
