I even remember reading about NCAA Basketball 2K3 back in like 2004 in a Gamesmaster magazine (UK) saying it was becoming hard to obtain in America, I thought it was common knowledge that it was rare. Isn't that Shin Megami Tensei game for the DS that only got produced if 1,500 copies were pre-ordered worth mentioning? I can't think it got much more than 2000 overall orders? http://www.ghostlight.uk.com/games/nintendo-ds/devil-survivor-2.html Also, could Frog Feast on Dreamcast be counted? There are only a handful of copies, right? PAL copies of Evolution 2 : Far Off Promise for DC I assume would be low considering it turned up in 2002 and is the last PAL release if I remember correctly?
The old rumoured number was 5000. Nothing was ever confirmed though... 1000 sounds HIGHLY unlikely for a Super Famicom game, I really doubt that. Especially after all that stupid hype that occured around this title... -_-