Macross Frontier will probably be a bigger hit than many are expecting here. That releases in October. I'm thinking it will do close to 300k the first week.
Historically, this is usually the worst time for Nintendo when the summer is ending and the school year is starting.
The market has changed this generation. Usually there is one hand held and one console dominant and the other(s) are left with scraps. This gen, two handhelds and two consoles are significant (sorry, 360 - have to leave you out of this one). Even if 360 is not significant in the mainstream Japanese market, they have established a market with the harcore Otakus. Funny how the 360 is the "cool kid's" console in America with the PS3 being the "uncool kid's" console. They are switched around as far as HD consoles go in Japan. The Wii has relatively the same type of market in both places, though.
"Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, IT IS THE LEADERS of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is TELL THEM THEY ARE BEING ATTACKED, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. IT WORKS THE SAME IN ANY COUNTRY." --Hermann Goering, leading Nazi party member, at the Nuremberg War Crime Trials
Conservatives: Pushing for a small enough government to be a guest in your living room, or even better - your uterus.
