an Action adventure game is exactly what FFCC:TCB is and this is why it did not light up the charts in Japan. However, it will light up the charts in the west.

Absolutely.  Especially if Square-Enix markets it well.

Seriously, though, Japan needs to have its Wii market reinvigorated.  Thank god for NSMBW and ToG.  Without them, Wii REALLY would be in a pickle.

I'm sorry, but 26000 first day is bad and the shipment is irrelevant. That just means the retailers had low projections and they were right. Unless there are some excellent legs, I fail to see how SE will be pleased with the games sales.

It's not like i'm some hater either, I definitely plan to give this game a go when it gets released.

Probably hit or break a mil WW, depends what they invested into the game. As discussed in another thread on "Flops", a flop is in the eye of the developer. If they make a profit, its not a flop. Time will tell how much success the game has.

I think it's a too soon to tell. This won't be a game decided in the early weeks. I think it'll miss, but it's too bad as it looks solid.

The OP is doing soooo much unneeded Damage control...RELAAAX

For what it is, I don't think first day sales are that bad.
Had it been a main FF then...that would be something.
For a 15h action adventure game, it could have been much worse.

I'm not sure. I just know I will be buying it.

Besides, Famitsu reviews are crap. They gave Red Steel, yes that bad Wii launch game, a 34/40.

Seems to me that low first-week sales are more of a death sentence in Japan than in other regions, though after all that advertising, i'm rather surprised