If this is accurate, then I'm somewhat officially disturbed by the Japanese market. PS3 3k under what Id expected and Wii 6k under what I expected. Perhaps people are waiting for Golden Week sales?

Let's face it - MH failed. Badly. Right now it's one of the biggest franchises in Japan so fact it barely outsold PS2 version (when series were nowhere close to it's current popularity) means nothing. This game won't sell anywhere close to it's handheld incarnation. Believe and mark my signature.

Perhaps the japanese are just moving towards handheld gaming?

it's only a port of the PS2 game.

Allow me to defend the Wii for a moment but...

The strength of the Wii has been a steady stream of ultra-casual titles that continue to appeal and cater to new Blue Ocean members. First, we had Wii Sports/Play, then Fit, then other decent games to hold the Wii into mid 2008 before the wheels started to come off. I don't see Fit being some sort of huge spectacle that was the Wii's last gasp of catering to the casuals.

WSR will come out, and Nintendo may cut the price on the Wii in Japan, and market the heck out of WSR. As much as it will appeal to the current base, thanks to the WM+ I think that it's a fun-looking title that may look to get more adopters that have been outside of the current stream of owners. The Wii is casual, but the price may not quite be there yet. A price drop and a AAA casual game (not so much AAA in quality, but in fun and playability for casuals) could do wonders. We may have the best days of the Wii behind us, like Winter/Spring 08's heyday when we had Fit, Kart and SSBB, but I think that Nintendo can get the Wii back to solid 30k+ sales with a few easy moves.

Nope. It's Monster Hunter Tri demo with so cool and entirely fresh attempt to controls in MH universe. lol

I think that's a pretty decent bump actually.  It's not as if the demo was bundled with Monster Hunter decaled Wii systems like the Final Fantasy demo. 

I do expect Media Create to have it lower though (based upon the recent data differences between in and Famitsu).

Oh, the game itself sold well. It just didn't move hardware.

I thought the demo would push more if it were to actually be growing franchise rather than a portable megahit.

@Star Scream: Do you know any sales figures for Demon's Souls for the past week?

Ail, I think you love the Wii more than the PS3.  You talk about and seem more concerned about its performance far more than you do the PS3.

As for a "savior", the Wii doesn't need a savior and I haven't heard anyone say that.  And Monster Hunter G did boost sales.