I'm not too worried about Splatoon. Even if it tanks sales wise... we still get the game in the first place and I'm pretty grateful for that.
I also could be wrong, but aren't pre-order numbers on games going down overall? I know I personally won't ever pre-order a game ever again for a bunch of reasons. Doesn't matter how sure I am I'll like it or how hyped I am for it. Been burned one two many times on that front.
I also believe that Nintendo gamers tend not to pre-order as much as other platform users. Could be wrong here, but pre-order content bonuses aren't really amazing with Nintendo products. Throw in the fact that you can pretty much be 100% guarenteed to be able to find a copy of any first party Nintendo game for at least 2 years after its launch and it doesn't surprise me to see low pre-order numbers for Splatoon.
“What I say is, a town isn't a town without a bookstore. It may call itself a town, but unless it's got a bookstore it knows it's not fooling a soul.” - Neil Gaiman
