MGS4 sells 476K units first week in Japan; UK PS3 sales impact 'minimal'

via Joystiq


It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Here is the Metal Gear Solid 4 tale of two regions. In Japan, Famitsu reports that MGS4 sold 476,334 copies in its first few days, becoming the best-selling PS3 game to date in the region. Snake also boosted sales of the PS3 itself, with Japanese sales hovering around the 10K mark; the console sold 77,208 for the week.

The UK tells a slightly different MGS4 sales tale. MGS4 is the second fastest-selling PS3 title behind Grand Theft Auto IV and was 14,000 short of MGS2's initial sales in 2002. Although the UK's Chart-Track apparently did not release actual numbers, the company's director did say that MGS4 had a "minimal impact" on hardware sales and that "there's not a lot to say about it."

Unless Sony or Konami sends out a release, we're not expecting US sales figures until NPD's June report releases sometime next month.

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with Japanese sales hovering around the 10K mark; the console sold 77,208 for the week.

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But in the previous weeks it was doing 10k, so it should be around 20k now there :confused:

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Originally Posted by JKKDARK

But in the previous weeks it was doing 10k, so it should be around 20k now there :confused:

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I think it's good that the PS3 sold so much this week, I hope that it keeps going this way.

Yes, but I don't know if this "77,208" comes from Japan or other parts of the world.

what happened to the needing to sell 1 million copies on launch day?

MGS4 has said to have sold 1.3 million on launch day worldwide.

Japanese sales were 476,000 copies during the first 4 days, 77,000 of which were MGS4 PS3 bundles.

US numbers are not known yet. But reportedly MGS4 PS3 bundles are selling out and Sony underestimated demand.

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Originally Posted by mcdougall57

what happened to the needing to sell 1 million copies on launch day?

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Remember, the figure listed in the first post is from Japan alone, and as jdnation posted under you, 1.3 million copies of the game were sold on the first day alone.

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Originally Posted by Napalm-Death

Remember, the figure listed in the first post is from Japan alone, and as jdnation posted under you, 1.3 million copies of the game were sold on the first day alone.

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ah ok sorry.. i need to pay a bit more attention to detail :)

1000 posts hurray!! why am I an old pro?

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Originally Posted by mcdougall57

ah ok sorry.. i need to pay a bit more attention to detail :)

1000 posts hurray!! why am I an old pro?

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lol I think that's the title you get when you reach 1000 posts.