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Fallout 3 ships 4.7 million copies

chautemoc | November 06, 2008 | Press Release | PC Playstation 3

Official numbers are in: Fallout 3 shipped 4.7 million copies last week for the launch, bringing in over $300 million. The game has outsold the rest of its entire franchise in one week -- no small feat. Pictured here is the average Fallout 1/2 fan's face after reading this news.

Released on October 28 in North America at midnight store openings in over 2,000 retail outlets nationwide jammed with fans eager to get the game, Fallout 3 quickly became one of the industry’s top sellers around the world. For example, in the United Kingdom where it was not released until Friday, October 31 the rapid sales of Fallout 3 have led the game to be ranked number one among all video games, as well as being the number one game on each of its three platforms.

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Daigoji_Gai | November 06, 2008

SO awesome, psyched for the guys at Bethesda, great gang and loved them since Terminator 2029 and Arena in the early silver era of PC gaming.
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kspiess | November 06, 2008

$300 million? That's pretty wild.
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kik36 | November 06, 2008

It sounds like this game is really good and I should give it a decent go.......even though I've never played the others.
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  Daigoji_Gai | November 06, 2008
  
  You don't need to play the others to appreciate 3 Kik36.
  
  Honestly each game [well the first two] were their own standalone entities... the only thing you miss out on are "cameos" or references to things from previous games that have only a small part to do with the story, and moreso to bring smile on fanboy faces.
  
  All of the lore you need to know from the first 2 games is presented in one form or another in 3... so while you may miss out on experiencing 2 of the top 10 RPGs ever released on the PC - it isn't like you are watching Return of the Jedi without seeing New Hope or Empire strikes Back.
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Killosity | November 06, 2008

The game simply deserves every acolade, piece of praise, and award that comes its way. A fantastic game from Bethesda, and I wouldn't be too overly saddened to see it trump MGS4 for GOTY. Either one is godly in my view. Awesome game, and I seriously urge those sitting on the fence to at least rent it; to give it a go; and to experience what it has to offer.
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Final Blade | November 07, 2008

_{300 Million huh? Call me when you can trump 600 Million GTA4 made.

Well congrats Bethesda.}