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MGS4 sells 300,000+ copies in Japan, one day

Twisted | June 13, 2008 | News | PC Playstation 2 Company 
Metal Gear Solid has sold over 300,000 copies of the fourth game in Japan in one day. That's a hell of a lot. And that isn't even including the MGS4 PS3 bundles.

Here are the first day sales:

Normal Edition - 130,000
Limited Edition - 170,000
Media Create has just posted the latest statistics on the Japanese software sales for PS3 exclusive, Metal Gear Solid 4. According to the sales records, the game has sold over 300,000 copies, not including the MGS4 PS3 bundles.

First day sales

PS3 Metal Gear Solid 4 Breakdown:
Normal Edition - 130,000
Limited Edition - 170,000
Total - 300,000
(Bundles not included)

Boasting these kind of numbers, Metal Gear Solid 4 should become one of the highest selling titles for the PlayStation 3. Stay tuned to PSU.com for more information.

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  • 3 thumbs!
    Ameer | June 13, 2008
    It's deserved. It's the best game on the system.
    • 2 thumbs!
      Existenz | June 13, 2008
      Its the best game in a very long time.
  • 3 thumbs!
    Paper Mario Dude | June 13, 2008
    seriously, this game is probobly the best game i've played in a long time, the cutscenes are epic, the storyline is great, comic relief (i'm yet to get to the point where ottocon talks about blu-ray, just got into england)
    the limited edition is pretty cool, the extra CD comes with 16 tracks i ripped to my PS3 so i can listen to MGS4 via in-game XMB. the box for it is pretty damn epic too.
  • 2 thumbs!
    Chris717 | June 14, 2008
    I'm not surprised.

    I started playing today and haven't stopped. Easily the best game on PS3, and best game i have played in a long time.
  • 3 thumbs!
    Gamesta100 | June 14, 2008
    Gee what the hell happened to Japan not wanting MGS4? lol

    MGS4 is definitely GOTY for me.
  • 2 thumbs!
    AznLiquid | June 14, 2008
    Is it normal for limited editions to outsell regular? Looks pretty impressive to me.
    • 2 thumbs!
      Existenz | June 14, 2008
      Kinda defeats the purpose of it being limited if there are more copies of it sold than the standard edition, though it is all good.
      • 2 thumbs!
        On Vacation | June 14, 2008
        No it doesn't, People flock to buy them BECAUSE they are limited, Once the LE copies reach the end of their stock, thats it, Gone. However the standard ones will continue to outsell after that so it'll all even out
        • -1 thumbs!
          Existenz | June 14, 2008
          Tell that to every game that has released a "limited" edition in the last 5 years, i mean Resident Evil 4 LE was still on the shelves to this day, brand new and it has in most cases replaced the normal edition outright, MGS2 Subsistance LE was also not limited, as have been pretty much every other limited edition version...
        • 1 thumbs!
          On Vacation | June 15, 2008
          Doesn't stop them from being limited now though does it? No matter how many copies go around the shops theres always a finite amount of them while the standard copies are churned out moreso.
  • 2 thumbs!
    Silver Mirror | June 14, 2008
    If any game deserves it its MGS4, I just beat it and the hype is well deserved
  • 4 thumbs!
    iLLmatic | June 14, 2008
    Easily the best game I have played in a very long time. Easily. I know its still fresh in my mind and I haven't finished it yet, but right now I feel comfortable saying this is my favorite game ever, and I have played videogames since Intellivision. I can't think of a single sentence to truly describe all that is Metal Gear Solid 4.
  • 2 thumbs!
    Red 9 | June 14, 2008
    At least it delivered on its hype, unlike another specific PS3 exclusive...

    I'm shocked I haven't bought it yet.
  • 3 thumbs!
    Mnmfan | June 14, 2008
    GTA4 wasn't exclusive. ZIIIING

    MGS4 deserves every praise it gets. It doesn't live up to the hype... it surpasses it in every possible way.
    Well done Hideo.
    • 1 thumbs!
      Alvaroduck | June 14, 2008
      I believe Red 9 was talking Haze.

      MGS 4 is a really amazing game, it's quickly becoming my fave of all time alongside Metal Gear Solid.
      • 0 thumbs!
        iLLmatic | June 15, 2008
        He was being sarcastic. It was a jab at GTA IV.
  • 4 thumbs!
    Gamesta100 | June 14, 2008
    Greatest game ever.I can't think of any words to describe how awesome the story is.

    In fact I can't think of any words to describe how great the game is full stop.
  • 2 thumbs!
    Final Blade | June 14, 2008
    There was no doubt in my mind how awesome MGS4 was going to be. I think it really matched my expectations, great game.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Shadow net583x s | June 14, 2008
    With all this good talk about MGS4, maybe GTA4 was the wrong investment...
    • 1 thumbs!
      Ameer | June 15, 2008
      Or you could get both, like me.

      It's currently benching GTA IV on my system, which is an achievement in itself.
    • -1 thumbs!
      Final Blade | June 15, 2008
      Actually its not a bad investment. Unless your the type of GTA player who wants to play with unrealistic gameplay and boring, massive amount of sidequests and easy to rampage and carnage. Other than that GTA4 is still a great game.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Ray_Masamune | June 14, 2008
    It's been forever since I've played a game this epic. Truly deserved. MGS4 is a masterpiece.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Twisted | June 15, 2008
    Wow thats a lot. I wonder what the numbers are like in North America.
    • 0 thumbs!
      Subzer0 | June 15, 2008
      North America sold more actually. I think around 400,000 copies. Saw this in the MGS4 forum.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Tromonator133 | June 15, 2008
    That's a lot of copies...
  • 0 thumbs!
    Xegaldis | June 22, 2008
    the franchise deserves everything it's getting, it's my favourite in the series <3
  • 0 thumbs!
    pwned227 | June 24, 2008
    Those numbers are impressive.

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