MGS4 sells 1 million..in Europe!

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Konami Entertainment announced today that sales of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots for PlayStation 3 have exceeded one million units with the first week of retail.

Press Release:
Konami has shipped over one million copies of the game to retailers across Europe to meet the exceptional demand, with high sales confirmed in all European territories and securing the Number One position in the relevant sales charts.

Released globally on June 12th, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots marks the final adventure for series hero Solid Snake. With his body failing and ageing at an accelerated rate, Snake is called on one last mission to halt the plans of his long-term nemesis Liquid Snake. Liquid has seized control of a series of private armies for his own nefarious needs and, in a mission that spans the Middle East, South America and returns to Shadow Moses, Snake must stop Liquid at all costs. Also included on the disc is Metal Gear Online, a dedicated online game featuring locations from and inspired by MGS4.

In addition to the high sales across Europe, Konami has also confirmed that the limited edition MGS4 sets that comprised a ‘Making Of’ Blu-Ray, soundtrack CD and ‘Old Snake’ mannequin. 25,000 sets were made available across Europe, but were snapped up almost immediately by fans of the series.

“The Metal Gear Solid series has again proved its huge potential, and we are delighted with the fantastic response the game has enjoyed at retail,” commented Martin Schneider, Sales and Marketing Director Germany for Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH. “MGS4 is nothing short of a masterpiece – an epic conclusion to the Solid Snake story. We are extremely pleased with the positive feedback we have received from retail and consumers alike, and will keep satisfying their needs with updates to the game’s ‘Extra’ option, and via new content to Metal Gear Online.”
http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/1462/metal-gear-solid-4-blows-past-the-one-million-units-mark

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klee123

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I'm willing to bet at least 2 million units for the first week. Also Spain didn't get MGS4 until a few days after the official launch date.
 

Carl

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Brilliant. Best selling PS3 exclusive evar am confirmed.

Seriously though, i'm glad, it deserves the high sales as we all know!
 

mcav

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Funnily enough ALL game sales figures are the same!

HEY - What is number 1 in the EU games charts right now?

Oh!!! RIGHT! MGS4!
 

clean515

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[QUOTE="Dave-The-Rave, post: 0]The keyword in this article being SHIPPED NOT SOLD !! People never seem able to tell the difference !![/quote]

But when Microsoft and Sony talks about how many consoles they "sold" it's also always just how many they shipped.
 
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[QUOTE="clean515, post: 0]But when Microsoft and Sony talks about how many consoles they "sold" it's also always just how many they shipped.[/quote]

Exactly !! They say how many are shipped to make it sound bigger than it is
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BioSonic

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No, those 'shipped' games HAVE been sold from Sony's point of view, they've been bought by the retailers.
 
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this is an astonishing feat just for europe alone...this game might have sold 2+ mil in its first month of release...wow...good job kojima for making another masterpiece...
 

Baki

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[QUOTE="Dave-The-Rave, post: 0]The keyword in this article being SHIPPED NOT SOLD !! People never seem able to tell the difference !![/quote]
It doesn't really matter. They still get their moneyz. :p
 

Grinchy

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[QUOTE="jjlikesfootball, post: 0]No, those 'shipped' games HAVE been sold from Sony's point of view, they've been bought by the retailers.[/quote]

Exactly.

Konami didn't ship out a bunch of copies and now they are biting their nails waiting for us to pay for them at the register. They sold those copies to retailers before they shipped them. I really hope to see this game hit 4 million within the next year to year and a half.
 

Redman_DK

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[QUOTE="Dave-The-Rave, post: 0]The keyword in this article being SHIPPED NOT SOLD !! People never seem able to tell the difference !![/quote]

Shipped = Sold to Konami.

I never thought MGS4 would sell this much so quickly. I imagined there wouldn't be that many people that would like the long cutscenes.
 

chartwel

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[QUOTE="Dave-The-Rave, post: 0]The keyword in this article being SHIPPED NOT SOLD !! People never seem able to tell the difference !![/quote]

[QUOTE="Idenowhereiam, post: 0]can't wait for the shipped not sold argument to go down..either way good news[/quote]

i was going to comment, but it seems there were a few intelligent people here that beat me to the punch. konami has there money, thats all that matters.

[QUOTE="jjlikesfootball, post: 0]No, those 'shipped' games HAVE been sold from Sony's point of view, they've been bought by the retailers.[/quote]

[QUOTE="Baki, post: 0]It doesn't really matter. They still get their moneyz. :p[/quote]

[QUOTE="Redman_DK, post: 0]Shipped = Sold to Konami.

I never thought MGS4 would sell this much so quickly. I imagined there wouldn't be that many people that would like the long cutscenes.[/quote]
 

Alpha

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Retailer gauge demand, and put in orders. They have ordered over a million copies, and so Konami is laughing all the way to the bank.
 
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[QUOTE="Black F 0 X, post: 0]European gamers are getting it on with their PS3's =)[/quote]

Haha Damn Straight We Are... = ).