Yeah, who the heck advertises a new bundled .. the Wii got advertisments in the west because it actually got a price cut.

That doesn't make it different from the rest of the world. Usually, the biggest effect always takes place on the first week everywhere. Since somehow its proper boost and advertisement took place in the second week of the price cut in the West, this could potentially mean that the bundle, its Japanese counterpart, will do the same. Sure, it might be stupid marketing-wise, but Nintendo did it everywhere else so why not in Japan?

Also, while the Wii is very much dead in Japan, people are being even more pessimistic than is called for.

I agree that it is quite possible that the bundle will do better second week seeing as Nintendo release the product then advertise. This is a pattern we have seen repeated in the west on many occasion leading to scoffs then significant backtracks such as with Wii Party last year. It may not be their strategy in Japan, but we shall see in a week or so - perhaps by Monday's preview.

I disagree, I predict the June 23 week rise to only be of around 3K!

you are not serious about holiday numbers, right?

It won't happen. It didn't really rise when Wii Party was released last Summer in Japan. Wii Party is probably bigger than all of the games you mentioned combined...without Wii Play Motion of course.

I don't think these games will do much until the Holiday's. That is what the Wii does now. No matter how many games get released or how big they are...they don't do anything in Japan until the Holiday's. To explain, I expect Wii to sell around the same as it has been and maybe get a slight boost. During the Holiday's though the Wii will do better since these games were released now...its kind of like an after effect.

The Wii kind of does that in America and Europe too now except not to such a big effect. Wii is kind of officially the Holiday system.

yes, i think we are going to see some kind of rebound, even if i think that the source's prediction are a little bit optimistic. i expect Wii to rise to 10k/week levels until the holydays and then the usual (but in a smaller scale) explosion.

I think that sales will reach a new level, probably above 10k, at least for some time. Wii, if i remember correctly has yet to see a new price cut. In my opinion, that will come around Christmas/MP9 (if it launches this year) or around DQX launch to spur sales. Next year will truly be the defining period for Wii. What will Nintendo do to keep Wii alive until Wii U launches?

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No what's hilarious is that I never once saw a Wii commercial for the price cut hahhaaha nope never saw one here in the States.

This comes froms someone who gets on the net and tv a lot during the summer season.