the_dengle on 22 January 2013
Those wondering why Nintendo might have undershipped, this could explain it:
Notice how as the years go up, the sales go down...
Of course, this is probably largely a marketing problem. NoA seems to be pushing Fire Emblem pretty hard, with 4 full-page ads in the latest Game Informer and a huge poster above the 3DS demo station in most GameStops I've been to, right alongside Luigi's Mansion. They certainly seem to want Awakening to sell well, and they probably shipped optimistically, but they may not have anticipated as much demand as they're seeing. I guess they figure if people REALLY want the game day 1, they can download it.
