http://kotaku.com/gaming/suda51/mini+skirt-or-not-no-more-customers-331771.php

Now, I think I might buy No More Heroes when it comes out in the US. 

A tragedy, but it's not just the Wii. Big games on all platforms seem to be underperforming in Japan these days. Not counting the DS of course, but even that is selling less than in the summer. ;__;

why is that? o.0

gaming market in Japan had been declining for years until the DS turned up. It brings in new gamers but this new wave of gamers aren't interested in No More Heroes. The old hardcore gamers are still in decline.

Add to this the recent economic troubles Japan has been having, and it's not a great time to be making games in Japan (unless your company is called Nintendo or Square Enix)

this game really deserves to sell well,to bad anything thats not casual hasnt been performing well in japan

Hell if I know. All we can say for sure is that the Japanese gaming market has been acting weird lately, and defying our the predictions based on historical models. Lots of people have quick easy answers like the economy, or casual gamers, but I'm not convinced.

The games I like aren't selling, and the games I don't care for are selling, so for me this is a bad thing.

Here's an idea for Japanese companies: Start supporting the European market more. It's obviously much more valuable than the Japanese market these days.

Japan is changing rapid, and its really sad.

yeah europe has become more valuable then japan

if it continues the Wii will still get these games but US will become top priority, hell UK may even get the games before Japan.