mrstickball on 11 June 2007
amazon.jp affects the total sales for the week, but to a very small degree.
I would estimate, at most, if a game was #1 for the entire week, it *might* be responsible for 7,500-15,000 units sold.
Forza Motorsports was a good example. It did fairly well on the lists, but ended up selling, atleast vs. retail stores.
Ultimately, Amazon.jp and such is going to only state what 1 mere store is doing, and not to be taken for any sort of law whatsoever.
Even if TB was #2 or whatever, it might end up moving.....8,000 software units if it's lucky. Gamasutra.com always posts the whole speel about what game is doing well in Japan for the week, only to be proven wrong every week.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
