So .95m games in a couple of days in EMEAA and aaround 50k HW boost for Reach. I agree that it could have been more on the larger userbase but most of the world is suffering economically right now and overall sales have had less of a dip in Am. and Japan. If 1m is a magical number indicating success then maybe you'll get a nice adjustment. This looks pretty good to me but I did expect another 15 or 20% on both SW and HW. Reach will outperform most of the guesses made here on VGC over the last few years that's for sure.
A similar drop for a game like GT5 where EMEAA is home turf would mean a lot more money left on the table. GTs aren't as front-loaded though so it could sell more in a year or two as the recession abates. The biggest issue then is when do they push out GT6? My 10.5 LT guess looks a little less likely.
I haven't done an in-depth analysis on the relative strenghs of the regions during the downturn obviously but it makes sense that the countries with a larger middle-class and higher standards of living would retain more disposable income. Places like northern EU, UK, Aus. and ROK can't hold up the overall WW sales numbers. Here's a comparison with Sept. 20, 2008; 3rd on the Others chart sold 110k vs 44k here (Wii Sports on both), 20th was 22k in 2008 vs 13k now and around 12k nabbed the 50 spot. Heavy Rain charted this week at 6.2k. Nice job Maddy. I believe I would find similar drops if I did this for hours. It seems to me EMEAA is making up less of the WW% than a few years ago as well. I'll check further on my little theory when I get the chance.
Edit: Changed my no. for the HW boost, HW wasn't as low as I thought last week or falling as fast. I stand self-corrected.
