Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots was recently confirmed at half a million sales in Japan and one million in Europe alone already. But what about America and the rest of the world’s sales in the first two weeks after its release? How many fans are there really? While the total sales figures aren’t in yet, Metal Gear Solid 4’s worldwide shipped number is three million! Very good for a console with a userbase of 12 million worldwide.
Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu broke this news in its coverage of a Sony investor meeting in Tokyo today, and IGN translates that the Konami game has topped this milestone in worldwide shipped units. Speaking at the meeting, Sony Computer Entertainment president Kaz Hirai also noted that the exclusive game helped shift PlayStation 3 hardware. Maybe Snake is a hero after all? 🙂