am I the first to beat it?

I'm arfraid you wern't ! The people at Nintendo beat it first.

I beat this game today, and I got it Friday, so that makes it... 7 days. But 6 in reality because I think I took one day off.

I live in US and the people at EB told me it wasn't even out yet..

ye theory, thats pretty much where im at. im just a little further where you have to shoot rats and the like out of some cheese.

I beat all of it today (including Lion). Very good game. Shame that Lion was a bit poor given its easiness but still I thought the thing with Iwazaru at the end was quite cool

after you complete the game you unlock something called killer 8 mode which is super hard since its essentially a one hit kill. on this mode you also gain access to a new character as well (hence killer 8). after youve beaten that i believe you unlock something else as well. i recommend you get this game, once youve learnt the control style and how to work it smoothly youll love every minute.

not sure what it is, i havent unlocked it yet. according to the ol' net though its something called Hopper 7. I couldnt even speculate as to what it could be.