It's over nine thousand: Metal Gear Solid 4 ships three million units worldwide

Posted Jun 26, 2008 at 12:11PM by QJ Staff Listed in: PS3 Tags: Europe, Famitsu, Japan, Kazuo Hirai, Solid Snake
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Metal Gear Solid 4 ships 3 million worldwide - Image 1During the previous few days, we've learned that Metal Gear Solid 4 has been flying off shelves like there's no tomorrow. In fact, during it's first week alone (just four days of its first week, even), it's already sold by the thousands.

In Japan, the last figure reported was half a million in sales for MGS4. Over at Europe, sales were well over a million. But these are sales. Ever wondered how large the supply of copies really is to begin with?

Coming from Famitsu, we hear that Kazuo Hirai has confirmed a whopping total of three million units that they've shipped worldwide, thus setting quite a record.

Just so you know, "shipped units" doesn't necessarily equate to "units sold". We still don't have a solid figure of how many units MGS4 has sold worldwide. Just shipped.

In the investor's meeting (the same meeting in which the PSN download service was revealed) where the figure was revealed, Hirai also noted that MGS4 helped move PS3 hardware sales too.

 
 
 

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by NarooN - 2008-06-26 08:19
» XD.

ITZ OVAR NINE THOUSAAAANNDDDD !!!!!

by droq - 2008-06-26 08:47
» ytmnd

ITSSS OVAAAAAR NYNEEE TOUNSANDDDDDDDD DDDD







ytmnd.com

by Achooist - 2008-06-26 08:54
» >9000!1!!!1!!!one!!eleven!!!11111

ZOMG OVER 9000!?!?!



NINE THOUSAAAAAANNNN DDDD?



ytmnd is a lulzkiller that's full of 13 year old boys by the way.....

by roca - 2008-06-26 09:27
» yeh well

as if *chan were much better

by dbzking - 2008-06-26 09:33
» yesssssssssssss

finally i could buy another 80gb ps3 even i have 60 gb and 20gb

by Achooist - 2008-06-26 10:01
» Eh.

I was going to try to argue your point wrong....



But you're right.



+[

by platon - 2008-06-26 17:18
» so what.

The game is good, it's selling well, and this is a news?



At least it would have been good to know if they sere talking about units sold. Units shipped means nothing. Anyway, I hope it's gonna help the ps3, I don't want to buy a crappy x360 next summer.

by ~~ - 2008-06-26 22:07
» ~~

And come to think of it, the original Japanese one said: "It's over 8000"

by xche78x - 2008-06-27 01:49
» Riiiiiiiiiidge Racerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

oh wait wrong article

by Achooist - 2008-06-27 04:10
» @~~

Over 9000 is over 9000 times more funnier than over 8000



How do I come up with this you ask?

Well....

9000>8000

I don't think it's just a coincidence.

by Gino D. - 2008-06-28 08:16
» @ xche78x

RIIIIIIIIDGE ROFL!!!!



...five hundred ninety-nine US dollars... ^_^V

by NarooN - 2008-06-29 15:17
» 9001

RIIIDDDGEEE RACCEERRRRR!!!! !!

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