Not at all, the just simply don't bother to release it because it would sell like crap.

don't think so,like FF 13-2/Musou Orochi 2 is get 360 version in Japan

i think case Dark Souls case is because NBGI want keep the friendship with SCEJ

The only thing that could explain that 3ds boost is the MH announcements. Its goes to show just how powerful the franchise is in Japan. The games isn't even out yet but its mere announcement is boosting sales significantly.

You're only supporting my point. It sells like crap on 360 because 360 isn't domestic. People in Japan don't care for imported products because they think foreign products are crap. So why play Dark Souls on a 360 when you can play it on a domestic machine?

They have reason to believe that, the best TV's and electronics, the most reliable cars, and some of the oldest game developers are all Japanese.

This week 3DS had a new game, Senran Kagura, and it's full of fan-service...that's the explanation for this week's boost, last week it was probably due to MH.

Namco really has nothing to do with it in japan I believe as from softwre published it alone in that region namco did it in America and Europe.

Seece said: So preview has Nintendo related sales over and everything else under I really don't know ... lol

Don't forget the obvious dig at Dark Souls or was it just to make a game on the Wii look better?

You know, the line that went something like : "Dark Souls opened around the same as Dragon Quest Collection even though the latter is nothing more than a repackaged collection of old titles."

That or when he talks about how Dark Souls will struggle to reach DQC 2nd/3rd week numbers, only to then find out that he overestimated DQC.  

I sometimes get a kick out of those previews.

I stopped reading the previews long ago. I suggest you guys do the same

A game that only sold 50,000 units cannot lift 3DS sales that much.

btw.

 Press vs reality

- "Nintendo's pre-TGS conference disappoints, Nintendo is doomed." (Sep 13, 2011)

- Media Create sales:

3DS from 49,076 to 58,837 (Sep 12 - Sep 18)
3DS 70,159 (Sep 19 - Sep 25)

The userbase is still small, it's normal that the boosts are here even with smaller sellers. Still, without MH announcement probably this week's numbers would be just over 50k.