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Masuda notes that Yamauchi had a love for Pokemon and says that today XY topped 1 million preorders! (im guessing this is japan only?)

任天堂山内前社長の訃報、いま知りました。ファミコンを作りゲーム業界を作り日本を世界に通用するゲーム産業にしてくださいました。そして、ポケモンも愛してくださいました。山内さん、本日XY100万本予約を突破しましたよ。。ご冥福を心よりお祈り申し上げます。

Source→ http://gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=212610

tbone51 said: pezus said: As I said in the COMG thread: I'd argue that it doesn't make sense in Japan only It does make sense WW when looking at all pre-order numbers we have: USA and COMG. It's going to grow a lot from here, probably to 2-3m pre-orders WW, translating to 4.5m+ FW... Really, I think there's no way this is Japan only. it is japan only

He will need some burn heal... Haha!

Japan sure loves its monsters!

pezus said: tbone51 said: pezus said: As I said in the COMG thread: I'd argue that it doesn't make sense in Japan only It does make sense WW when looking at all pre-order numbers we have: USA and COMG. It's going to grow a lot from here, probably to 2-3m pre-orders WW, translating to 4.5m+ FW... Really, I think there's no way this is Japan only. it is japan only You're guessing that it is... lol @carlos. To effectively burn someone you need to actually produce the heat.

YOu can get burned from ice as well

pezus said: tbone51 said: it is japan only You're guessing that it is... lol @carlos. To effectively burn someone you need to actually produce the heat.

You're actually the one guessing more, but it's no surprise. Why is the message in Japanese? 
And you didn't get his joke.

pezus said: tbone51 said: pezus said: As I said in the COMG thread: I'd argue that it doesn't make sense in Japan only It does make sense WW when looking at all pre-order numbers we have: USA and COMG. It's going to grow a lot from here, probably to 2-3m pre-orders WW, translating to 4.5m+ FW... Really, I think there's no way this is Japan only. it is japan only You're guessing that it is... lol @carlos. To effectively burn someone you need to actually produce the heat.

ok you say for example COMG slowed down but the 260k pre orders were from the first 2 days of sales, now its been over a month. You think only 340k pre ordered more? We here have pokemon xy pre orders at 275k (just checked) and that looks like its undertracked. Now that i think about WW doesn't make sense cuz then 275, which has to be obviously more than 300k +600k in japan that means Europe and the rest of the world is only 100k? For the most hype pokemon generation in the last decade? no way, 1mil pre orders make so much sense for japan only, this is pokemon its not surprising! I think your really underestimating it bro 1mil WW? Japan has been all about hype that i doubt only 250k-300k more pre orders came out after 260k pre orders in 2 days!

In case you missed Kresnik's post in that thread:

"COMG Pokemon preorders = 1369

Masuda's Pokemon preorders = 1,000,000.

Using the usual 1 point = 1k pre-orders point that we use as a general rule around here:

1369 * 1000 = 1,369,000

I'm not sure I understand what's being argued here."

COMG data actually suggests that Pokémon is indeed over 1m in Japan alone. Let's say the 1m is for the whole world, then Japanese pre-orders should be at ~500k. That leaves us with 1 pt/365pre-orders, which is quite low. In comparison Pokémon Black/White ended with 3400pts and did 2.8m in it's first week in Japan. That's a ratio of 1/823.

Great!! Pokemon is gonna destroy Japan