Now here’s some news that would have even the most brazenly anti-masochistic MGS gamer going, “Hurt me more, dawg!” Konami has confirmed that their eponymous stealth epic Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots sold about 3 million copies in only two weeks after its release. The company recently revealed that compared to the second quarter of last year, their revenue increased by about 17%, with income jumping up by 64% since June 12th (aka M-Day).
So what does that translate to? A cool $656.1 million in new revenue for this quarter. Interestingly enough, Snake managed the one thing even “perfect 10” Grand Theft Auto IV couldn’t — Selling more PS3s. Overall Konami Playstation 3 numbers went up from 1.3% last year to a whopping 57% this quarter. And just imagine — they probably haven’t even included sales from India (but then, who does?)!
Our kudos to Konami for making such a stellar title and earning the profit they deserved to cover this title’s insane production cycle costs, enormous publicity machinery and hiring the Beauty and the Beast babes.
Could things be any better for the game industry? Well, they could certainly be worse. Just try asking Sega and Namco-Bandai. Yet, somehow, a werewolf and knight-esque Sonic (in separate titles) still seem like goldmines, never mind the inevitable and insipid new Dot Hack game series to be released by the latter. The force is so not with these two right now.
Source: Action Trip (http://gametab.com/news/2688272/), Gamasutra
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