Kyoto (Japan) - Super Smash Bros Brawl for the Wii sold over 500,000 copies in its first day in Japan, more than all other new releases on all platforms combined.

Super Smash Bros Brawl launched in Japan on January 31 and in its first 24 hours sold more than 500,000 copies, according to the Japanese source Famitsu.  That accounts for around 80% of the game's total shipments in Japan.

No other new release came close.  The Playstation 3 version of Devil May Cry sold 140,000 copies, followed by the PS2's Haruhi at 105,000 units and Tales of Destiny: Director's Cut with 70,000.  It is also the biggest one-day sales number for any Wii game in Japan.

If Nintendo can quickly re-stock, it is expected that the game could reach the million-sales mark in less than a week.  The game was originally scheduled for a North American release for the 2007 holiday season, but due to a couple delays it has been pushed back to March 9.

Brawl is easily the most anticipated Wii game to date.  The game's official site is currently rated more popular than Nintendo.com and Wii.com, according to Web tracker Alexa.  Smashbros.com currently ranks as the 681st most popular site on the Internet.

Even though the Wii is region-coded, the Japanese version of the game has been selling on Ebay to US customers for as much as $265. Other auctions are including a Japanese Wii console for bundle packages nearing $500.

can't wait!!!

Feb 04, 2008 11:20     

This game is going to be so amazing! I can't wait to get a copy of it... Oh and has anyone seen the leaked screens of the hidden characters? Not confirmed if they're real or not (one shopped version had Jesus on it...) but supposedly there are 40 characters total!
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The characters can be viewed on Wikipedia and

Feb 04, 2008 12:14     

SmashWiki.com - wii.ign.com also has the final list as well. You might be disappointed, but it's a GREAT roster this time around with 35 characters (40 if you could all three pokemon from Pokemon Trainer, Zelda's transformation and ZSS)
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amazing?

Feb 04, 2008 16:45     

amazing for a 3 yr old. just a bunch of mini characters jumping hacking shooting. there is nothing else on wii worth buying...that's why all these Super Smash Bros are sold... all the wii machines and no good software. just look at their software sales number. nothing sales well...everyone(including me) is still playing wii sports only. all the wii machines and no game to play... (BTW..I have planty of money to buy game...but it's not worth it to buy junk) I think Halo sold 2 million in one day?

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Sales Champion

Feb 07, 2008 18:26     

Look out Halo 3!
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