Although, Arc Rise is hyped here. I thought it would come close to Dawn of the New World.

Really? I've always thought it would sell at this level. Was this game advertised in Japan?

Nop Not at all.

Dengeki:

http://news.dengeki.com/soft/ranking/ranking.html

1	初		キングダム ハーツ 358/2 Days	スクウェア・エニックス	\5,980	09/05/30	319,828
2	初		逆転検事	カプコン	\5,040	09/05/28	209,113
3	初		真・三國無双5 Empires	コーエー	\5,040	09/05/28	81,074
4	▼1		スローンとマクヘールの謎の物語	レベルファイブ	\3,500	09/05/21	38,786
5	初		勇者30	マーベラスエンターテイメント	\4,410	09/05/28	23,795
6	初		H.A.W.X	ユービーアイソフト	\7,329	09/05/28	23,745
7	初		ひぐらしのなく頃に絆 第三巻・螺	アルケミスト	\3,990	09/05/28	20,900
8	▼2		プロ野球チームをつくろう！2	セガ	\5,229	09/05/21	17,481
9	初		真・三國無双5 Empires	コーエー	\5,040	09/05/28	16,906
10	▼4		モンスターハンターポータブル 2nd G(PSP the Best)	カプコン	\3,140	08/10/30	16,305
11	初		うたわれるもの PORTABLE	アクアプラス	\5,040	09/05/28	14,819
12	初		涼宮ハルヒの直列	セガ	\5,040	09/05/28	13,883
13	▼9		Wii Fit	任天堂	\8,800	07/12/01	10,825
14	▼7		ポケモン不思議のダンジョン 空の探検隊	ポケモン	\4,800	09/04/18	10,161
15	▼6		ドラゴンボール改 サイヤ人来襲	バンダイナムコゲームス	\5,040	09/04/29	9,661
16	▼8		メイドイン俺	任天堂	\4,800	09/04/29	9,106
17	▼5		BLEACH～ヒート・ザ・ソウル6～	SCE	\4,980	09/05/14	8,465
18	△48		Wiiであそぶ ピクミン2	任天堂	\3,800	09/03/12	8,033
19	▼11		マリオ＆ルイージRPG3!!!	任天堂	\4,800	09/02/11	6,944
20	初		The Last Guy	SCE	\3,480	09/05/28	6,903

Yes, yes it is. It has two separate ad campaigns. On TV too.

Check old threads about Japan sales from 10 week period when ps3>wii.

Too low for Arc Rise Fantasia; a classic, turn based JRPG fails so bad

I predicted 30k first week for ARF, looks like it could do those numbers, but probably 25k max.

Too bad people still want to launch games in Japan prior to MH Tri because they are almost assured bombs. No one is interested in the Wii, in fact they are launching games in the worst period ever for the Wii in Japan. Should have waited until the momentum was high again. Good no one else is releasing anything in Japan for the next 2 months for the Wii, would be sad to see more bombs.

@tres

Isn't WSR releasing soon?

It is, but harcore gamers won't be looking towards it as much as they will look towards MH Tri. Wii just needs something big to get back on track, and MH Tri is that game.

WSR will be big, but the majority of the Wii's userbase is casual, so if they want to attract new buyers they need some big core games. WSR may attract new core owners with the new control inputs, but then it must be implemented in new software or core gamers will lose interest, like what it happened with the Wii, after a long 1 year+ game drought that killed all the momentum.

If there's no core games that make use of the Wii M+, then most of the core gamers that bought a Wii for M+ will simply stop caring. I predict a big M+ game for Japan this year, a game that was already announced. Samurai Warriors 3, that's my bet. If it's not WM+ enabled, then I predict another big slump next year after the momentum by the big releases this year is lost.

Constant flow of games is what I believe the most crucial thing for a console to sell well continually. Look, the PS3 with a constant flow of games has managed to sell on par with the Wii for the year, so games do make a difference.