Very good post. May I come with a slight tip? Maybe you know this, but I prefer that instead of just pressing enter, you press shift + enter, that makes the gap between the lines smaller. Maybe you knew this, then I apologize.
I'm not really sure whether Nintendo did this on purpose or not (as you mentioned), but it might be an act of genious.
The thing is, the game already has buzz in Japan, it sold 1,38M while nr 2 sold 917K (http://vgchartz.com/japtotals.php?name=&console=GC&maker=&disp=American+Name&boxartz=1)
It also sold better than all Ps2 games except Dragon quest and Final Fantasies.
The original was also the second best selling on N64.
While shifting through, I found something intresting. English Training for adults, has sold 2,3M in Japan (that's more than SM64)
http://www.vgchartz.com/games/userreviewdisp.php?id=261
That is VGChartz LONGEST review. And it's NOT Cute Kitten DS
