well apparently it was a good idea for nintendo, as it is fairing very well in the land of the rising sun check out these sales
Here are the Top 10 Console Games in Japan for the week of Feb 2 - Feb 15, Koei has sold 624,977 copies of Sengoku Musou (Samurai Warriors) over the weekend.
Sengoku Musou (PS2, Koei) - 624,977 / 624,977 units
Pokemon Fire Red / Leaf Green (GBA, Pokemon) - 236,936 / 1,478,899 units
Dragonball Z 2 (PS2, Bandai) - 87,733 / 421,463 units
Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros (GBA, Nintendo) - 60,286 / 60,286 units
007: Everything or Nothing (PS2, EA) - 47,838 / 47,838 units
Famicom Mini: Legend of Zelda (GBA, Nintendo) - 32,441 / 32,441 units
Puyo Puyo Fever (PS2, Sega) - 26,186 / 103,072 units
EyeToy: Play (PS2, Sony) - 22,720 / 22,720 units
Famicom Mini: Donkey Kong (GBA, Nintendo) - 22,197 / 22,197 units
Famicom Mini: Ice Climbers (GBA, Nintendo) - 21,246 / 21,246 units