That article doesn't even make sense. First off they say that Wii sales are slumping in Japan, which they aren't. They'd have known this if they actually tried to get some numbers Secondly, they say it's doing this because of bad games like Need for Speed Carbon, Red Steel and Farcry. These games are aimed at the NA and European markets and one of them;Red Steel, is doing very well in NA. ARgh, there's a lot more wrong with it. But basically the article reads like this. "We think that the Wii is a gimmick based on some of the last minute rushed ports, so it's probably not doing well in Japan". As for the DS/Wii comparison: 11 weeks in, the Wii is only 140,000 units behind the DS. We're probably looking at what will become one of Japan's most successfull consoles.
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Chrizum is the best thing to happen to the internet, Period.
Serves me right for challenging his sales predictions!
Bet with dsisister44: Red Steel 2 will sell 1 million within it's first 365 days of sales.
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