Interesting: How Capcom predicts sales figures and plans for new releases
On the heels of R20, I just found this interesting link to how Capcom predicts their sales figures together and plans for new items:
Protodude's Rockman Corner says that Rockman Rockman is surprisingly coming up out of nowhere to outsell Devil May Cry 4 in Japan; I'd say this article both illustrates and illuminates how that situation could come about. Retail simply doesn't give a title enough time to catch an initial hold any more. There's too much material in the market, and too little space on most retailer's shelves...