I should commend him, otherwise I wouldn't play it! But yeah, Wii needed it more. But I think NIntendo did it because its going for overkill in the portable zone, the momentum® is important for them as 3DS hits its stride®

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It won't do very well in Europe but I see it having a long tail everywhere else.

If Street Fighter 3DS somehow managed 750k, I see Kid Icarus nabbing at least a million long-term.

Good result. I wish this game could also increase.

According to this kid Icarus had 80% sell through in japan

Dengeki Sales, Mar 19 - 25, 2012 (Week 12)

01. (__) [3DS] Kid Icarus: Uprising (Nintendo) - 129,762 / 129,762 [ST: ~80% => 162,000]
02. (__) [PSP] Kurohyou 2 Yakuza: Ashura-hen (SEGA) - 100,740 / 100,740 [ST: ~55% => 183,000]
03. (01) [NDS] Pokemon + Nobunaga's Ambition (Pokemon Co.) - 69,122 / 244,789 (-61%)
04. (__) [PS3] Devil May Cry HD Collection (Capcom) - 39,941 / 39,941
05. (06) [3DS] Monster Hunter Tri G (Capcom) - 23,953 / 1,344,005 (+18%)
06. (__) [PS3] Ninja Gaiden 3 (Koei Tecmo) - 27,906 / 27,906
07. (__) [PSP] Hakuoki: Bakumatsu Musouroku (Idea Factory) - 23,511 / 23,511
08. (__) [PS3] Mugen Souls (Compile Heart) - 22,581 / 22,581
09. (02) [PSP] Shining Blade (SEGA) - 22,546 / 141,435 (-81%)
10. (11) [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo) - 21,884 / 1,446,010 (+36%)
11. (09) [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) - 20,016 / 1,601,400 (+17%)
12. (08) [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo) - 18,411 / 108,319 (+4%)
13. (04) [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors (Bandai Namco) - 18,195 / 811,930 (-47%)
14. (__) [PSP] Fairy Tail: Zeref Kakusei (Konami) - 16,845 / 16,845
15. (__) [PSP] Hanaoni: Yume no Tsuzuki (Idea Factory) - 11,478 / 11,478
16. (13) [3DS] Harvest Moon: The Land of Origin (Marvelous AQL) - 11,356 / 151,113 (-12%)
17. (07) [3DS] Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai (SEGA) - 10,494 / 122,936 (-41%)
18. (03) [PSP] Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable (Bandai Namco) - 8,423 / 75,876 (-88%)
19. (__) [PS3] Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai! R (Minato Station) - 7,757 / 7,757
20. (16) [3DS] Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D (Konami) - 6,800 / 52,485 (-35%)

And reading some posts on Neogaf people are saying it's sold out in japan, which is not good, but can have a positive side in its sales too.

Also according to this, little busters didn't even sold near the 8000 copies Media Create published. So Vita's 300 rising is sales was even more impressive (not really!)

240k is great for an IP thats been absent for so long. It'll keep selling throughout the 3DS's life. It's a step in the right direction, and like Soundwave said, Nintendo can make it bigger with a bigger budget sequel on WiiU.

Edit: I think 1.5m lifetime is possible.

I think this is an example where too much hype hurts. And it's not necessarily the intensity of the hype, but the duration in this case. I mean I've been hearing about this game for ever. For hype to be effective it has to be recent and at the forefront of your mind, otherwise it just wears off.

I think it is possible, that Kid Icarus may well outsell RE:Racoon City (both of them alone, not combined) in the second week. I think RE might drop more than KI.

I was thinking/hoping that they maybe had been working on it for a year or 2, so it wouldn't be rushed ;) ain't gonna happen - but they should have thought of it!

It's not great, but it's better than expected.

Honestly Kid Icarus is my favorite 3DS game and Pit was my favorite character in SSBB. I really hope they continue to make Kid Icarus games, it's actiony enough for core gamers and charming enough for everyone. My friends who don't have a 3DS are thinking about getting one just for this game. I want it to become a well known franchise (like mario or zelda).