I was thinking that Nintendo has a very strong software lineup in the West, especially in America which is also getting Kirby, and where DKC will probably be bigger. Wii Party will also be a hit for sure. They also have a strong line up of 3rd parties and smaller 1st party titles.
In Japan however; so far the line up seems to consist of Kirby and DKC. Kirby should do well as the series has been consistent in Japan and should probably get to around a million. I think Donkey Kong is more of a wild card in Japan but it could/should also do well. But those 2 games are not enough to give the console a strong holiday, especially compared to last year. Obviously there will not be a game to sell like NSMB Wii did last year, but I also think there are not replacements for the number of titles that sold 200k-300k+ last year.
It seems two games with a strong chance to release this year would be The Last Story, and Inazuma Eleven Wii (I'm sure I didn't spell that right). If those 2 games come out the line up would go from weak to acceptable/solid.
Maybe the Vitality Sensr game will even be releasing which could take the lineup to being very strong.
But as far as the number of games releasing it still seems very small, are there any other titles that are releasing that should do respectable numbers?
This question should be cleared up by the end of the month after the Tokyo Game Show, and Nintendo's Conference on the 29th, but I think it is interesting to speculate what their strategy will be.
I think there is a small chance that Kirby and DKC will be it, and that most of their efforts this holiday in Japan will be focused on the 3DS. What does everyone else think?
