To be fair, 3D Marios didn't really enhance hardware sales all that much in previous releases. It's a shame though, Japan likes cats....I think.

Dat Raitoningu Ritanzu, I didn't expect Lightning to sell that little. I guess Japan's tired of her thundering roar.

You could also say the PS3 dropped like a rock. Only the 3DS has done well this week.

I can debate all, but the Vita TV is hardly a bomb as its adding sales to the Vita. Its not a single platform.

Unless they make all the Vita games compatible with the VTV. I'm starting to doubt it. We will see what they do when the PS4 is launched in Japan because right now its better to buy the handheld rather than the micro-console.

Are you serious? Let's see how Mario legs it out over Christmas before we jump to any conclusions. Of course it's worrying to see such a mediocre opening by a Mario game, but these games have always sold very well in the long run as opposed to most games which are normally very frontloaded in Japan.

Think the US/Europe has few Wii U games? It's been far worse in Japan. If Nintendo decide to start releasing their games on a regular basis and if it gets support from Japanese developers then the situation will get a lot better. Nintendo can also give it a price cut to improve sales.

A 3D Mario not a system seller? How shocking.

You're telling me a 3D Mario game didn't chart well in Japan. Seriously? [/sarcasm]

What's sad is that I think the Wii U was made specifically to cater to the Japanese. They have limited space, so it's small and quiet. They often have one tv, so it has the second screen, hell they love hand helds so it practically is one! They did all this to appeal to a Japanese market, and because of it it is less powerful and more expensive then it could be. These things do not appeal to the West, yet they add to it's lack of appeal to a Western audience, and they are still not helping at all in Japan!

Let's hope the Wii U can pick up. I want the system to do well but it seems to struggle a lot lately. I have hope for it but it dwindles with every bomb it gets -.-

It looks like.

And... I said it, it was floping when the 20% sell throught numbers were given, yet some of you judged me.