They're both doing pretty well.

I can't decide on my expectations for TvC, it's definitely not going to pull SFIV numbers but it's getting a decent marketing push and strong reviews. No one has a clue who Tasonoku (See I cant even spell them) are though so it's gonna get hampered.

TVC doing well at least helps pave the way for a new MVC (or Disney Vs Capcom?). I think that sort of game (Marvel, Dinsey or both) could be HUGE on Wii...

TvC had a good opening. I may pick it up myself when I have $$ to spare. Same with NMH2. But has anyone seen a commercial for NMH2 ANYWHERE? I know I haven't. Plus it opened to higher numbers than its predecessor, which is good..but sad that Ubi dropped the ball again. Still the first NMH was a niche game that earned a cult like following so maybe this game will leg it out in the long run.

Oh well. I'll get it eventually.

hmmm, maybe i was too hopeful for NMH2, but I think the sales are a bit low. :( Better than most though. Lets hope it keeps going strong.

TvC has Others numbers and Japan numbers added into it's opening week. Expect NMH2 first week numbers to rise once it's actually released in Others and possibly Japan.

For a game that seems like it would appeal to the Japanese, TVC is doing surprising well in America and surprisingly bad in Japan.

TvsC opened well in NA but no where's else. It's well suited to Wii audiences as it's easy to pick up and play but hard to master. The unknown Tatsunoko brand won't help though, but at least they are interesting characters. Hell, the Capcom brand is probably unknown to most Wii owners.

Regardless, I think this game could coast on legs for a long time at the $30 range.

NHM2 I'm troubled with. A sequel should be more front loaded but I'd expect 1.5 to 2x the original's openning numbers. Didn't do nearly that well. It's not my type of game to be honest, my son played the first one but was put off by the empty overworld. Many like him will be hard to win back unless they hear about how much better it is from friends who own the game. It also has more competition than the first one. When NMH's launched Wii was pretty bare of any action titles (aside from PS2 ports). Now there's plenty on the shelves.

I'm sure it'll sell enough to make Grasshopper happy (won't take much) but we'll have to see how it's legs hold out.

Wasn't TvC already released in Japan? Were those numbers reflected in the Jan. 30 sales figures, or is that considered a different release?

I also agree with griffinA's thought that NMH2 has not been released in Europe and Japan, so it may receive a significant boost in sales in the next weeks to months.

It also appears that Wii games don't sell on the same kind of curves as 360/PS3 games. Many Wii games have sales that completely pick up after the word of mouth has spread. The casual Wii gamer doesn't to be as concerned with picking up games during opening week. Just look at sales of Deadspace extraction which sold around 10k in opening week and are already over 200k. Just Dance is another game that started slow and then exploded (although TvC and NMH2 will never have the broad appeal of Just Dance).

I hope the word of mouth can spread with both NMH2 and TvC. I would like to see 3rd party developers take more risks like this in the future.

I loved No more heroes but still have not picked up the new one. Kinda addicted to playing the original mass effect on pc. Between school, work, and a social life I havent had time to get it. I'll probably order it on amazon.

... I see what you did there.