American Hardware and Software Chart for Week Ending June 14th, 2008

VGChartz reports that their estimate for American hardware and software chart for week Ending June 14th, 2008 is as follows:

(Please note MGS 4 sales were from June 12th to 14th.)

Total Hardware: [Last Week #]

DSL: 187,553 (+14%) [163,851]
PS3: 122,449 (+186%) [42,746]
Wii: 112,403 (-16%) [133,699]
PSP: 76,097 (+8%) [70,593]
360: 60,580 (+3%) [58,942]
PS2: 34,314 (+21%) [28,283]

Top 10 Software:

1 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3) 502,427 502,427 [NEW]
2 Wii Sports (Wii) 112,403 12,137,689
3 Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 79,480 2,339,434
4 Wii Play (Wii( 71,883 6,271,142
5 Ninja Gaiden 2 (360) 65,085 238,528
6 Dragonball Z: Burst Limit (360) 54,730 54,730 [NEW]
7 Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (Wii) 51,880 129,889
8 Grand Theft Auto IV (360) 50,950 3,599,550
9 Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (DS) 45,986 104,641
10 Wii Fit (Wii) 42,397 927,188

Other New Releases:

12 NASCAR 09 (360) 40,650 40,650 [NEW]
14 Dragonball Z: Burst Limit (PS3) 39,305 39,305 [NEW]

Software Totals: [Last Week Total]

PS3: 1,059,114 (+92%) [550,544] Tie Ratio: 6.36
DSL: 1,055,810 (+9%) [971,406] Tie Ratio: 4.24
360: 1,015,916 (-11%) [1,138,357] Tie Ratio: 9.03
Wii: 908,391 (-11%) [1,023,812] Tie Ratio: 6.15
PSP: 233,805 (-2%) [239,167] Tie Ratio: 3.96
PS2: 49,272 (-87%) [390,222] Tie Ratio: n/a

[chidj2]

GOGOGOGO PS3 go go go this is the year hell yeahhh

[mikeslemonade]

HAHA Snuckadaman in your face. Microsoft has no answer for MGS4. You retard bots just got owned. The smart and superior PS3 owners win.

[poos3]

wow guys mgs4 the all mighty ps3 game mover only move 60k console hahahah not to mention it didnt move 1 console in the uk hahaha ps3 is a joke wait for 360 games to get realsed haha you will see comsole movement.

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi]

PS3: 122,449 ;-P

Wii: 112,403 ;-D

PSP: 76,097 ;-P

360: 60,580 ;-D ;-D ;-D

[ELite_Ghost]

i can sense the fear of 360 fanboys...

[niall77]

heres hoping the real numbers are good

[Dannagar]

I know that VG Chartz are just sales guestimates but I thought that Europe would buy up way more copies of Metal Gear Solid 4 than the United States. They have a larger user base and more active consumers (Playstation 3 consumers).

To see that U.S. consumers bought more copies is a bit of a surprise to me. I wonder if VG Chartz are including the PS3 bundle packs. They should, they always include Wii Sports.

[Wildarmsjecht]

this is American hardware tho. Europe was posted awhile ago.

[Homicide]

According to VGchartz, MGS3 sold 180k in NA on it's first week. Pretty impressive for MGS4 to almost triple the number. Good job.

[ocha84]

MGS4 came out on the 12th of JUNE! this chart is for the week ending june 14th!!! so that number is for a 2 day spam for MGS4!!! 500k for 2 days!!! THAT'S AWSOOOOMMME~~! people!! wake up!!

[PS360WII]

Oh this'll get hot. Good sales right there.

[Homicide]

360 just got owned on it's home turf.

[360 man]

500,000 is that it

dont make me have to remind you halo 3 week 1 american sales 2,844,000

so now tell that to the judge!!

[Wildarmsjecht]

ninja gaiden. up to date, less, than half that of MGS in just 2 days.

There, I just made you feel small again.

[jayblings]

360 man

Just want to remind you.. Those sales numbers only include 2 days worth of sales not a whole week. read before you post

[ocha84]

so halo 3 sold 2,844,000 in it's first week in NA.....sooo week one for halo 3 for the rest of the world was....probably 10? 9? 0? LOL

[mikeslemonade]

Yea yea yea Halo 3 sold this and that but that didn't change the fact that the PS3 still out sold the 360 in 2007.

[Xiru]

@360 man

Halo 3 was the most overhyped and marketed game in history. It even had a mountain dew special edition made after it. MS put huge money into an ad campaign. Also, there were a ton of 360s on the market when it was released. PS3 has a small ratio compared to 360. But does it matter really? PS3 has been outselling 360 for awhile, and its only a matter of time before it overtakes it in all territories. So smile, and enjoy Halo 3. I will be playing MGS4, FF13, White Knight Story, LBP, Socom, GT5, Tekken 6, you get the picture.

[Captain Tuttle]

I thought vgchartz was crap?

[TheHater]

it is. That why I don't approve anything from this site.

[Max Power]

it is crap, but it gives us more or less a picture of what the sales are around.

[BulletToothtony]

???

[MikeGdaGod]

only when ps3 has good sales

[Kyur4ThePain]

Are you going to post the exact same message every time there's an article on VGChartz?

[AngryHippo]

...but only when it doesn't show what people want it to show.

[Captain Tuttle]

I just like to point out the hypocrisy of some of the members of this site once in awhile.

[Ben1054]

but its better than nothing, i give us a picture of what sales are like. people only say its crap when its clearly wrong

[Wildarmsjecht]

It's VGcharts, and I'll take it with so much salt I'll have to watch my sodium intake for the next year, but still it's a good enough guesstimate into the rough area of how much what sold. Still, the fact that it covers only 2 days of MGS4 effect, both on software and hardware should be noted. Wonder how a full week's number will look.

[Fisher339]

I think people were expecting MGS4 to move like a million consoles.

However in reality, system sellers don't move many units alone, it's exclusives and great multiplatform games that sell consoles, collectively.

Never-the-less, MGS4 is a game that help justifies that $400 price tag. The timing of the release is great too, next really big game won't be until august which is Madden.

[TheExecutive]

well if you take these numbers for fact (which you shouldnt) this was only 2 days into MGS. In the month of June I bet it moves around a million units worldwide

[supergamer]

hell yea good for ps3 it beat the wii this week thats suprising...MGS4 thats what i call a system seller!

[ericnellie]

agree with you on that. People thought GTA would move systems...if it did, it's nothing like what MGS4 is doing =)

[UJUSTLOSTONE]

Where are all the people who were saying MGS4 is not a system seller
hmmmm ?
hmmmm ?

MGS4 is the *ish

Gameon Gamehedz

[Spike47]

but as of now it's what we have. A simple educated guess. That does not mean I am not trusting Vgcharts but neither does it mean I trust them.

[sephy 9 2 5]

are even remotely close to what they're saying wow.

[etownone]

WEAK!!!!!

so much for sony first and only AAA exclusive!!

what about judgement day?!!?!? hahahahahaha

and thats on top of the fact that they bundled the game, (and the walmart/best buy $100 off deal) in other words giving it away but counting it as sales!!
hahahaha.....

you sonydroids want to see how a TRUE AAA blockbuster exclusive sells... just wait till Gears of War 2 comes out!! Day one will sell more than all of MGS4 total sales combined!!!

[Homicide]

I thought Ninja Gaiden II was a true AAA game. What happened to it?

[etownone]

yeah, but MGS4 is the ONLY AAA game for ps3!!!!

hahahaha.....

judgement day!! ahahahaha

you sonydroids are a funny bunch of kids

[ICUP]

Ninja Gaiden II did a belly flop.

[Xiru]

Gears of War 2 will sell ok, but not as well as MGS4 when taking into account the amount of systems saturated in the market. Its so easy to say "Gears will sell more" because of the amount of consoles in the US. I will tell you though, if it doesn't sell at least 750k on day 1, its a failure.

[karlostomy]

How many units of MGSIV and consoles would have been sold if the game had been released and bundled on the 360 instead of the PS3?

Come on people. I want to see some debate....!

[Zeevious]

Karlostomy, if it had only been released on the 360:

On day ONE it would have generated 1,237,014 360 MGS4 bundles SALES despite a curious lack of reviews.

On day TWO it would have generated 1,237,014 360 RETURNS when every MGS4 Blu-Ray disc failed to read in the DVD-Only drive.

...and so the discussion begins...

Seriously, what does it matter?
Wondering if it would have sold more is as pointless as a prediction from industry sales analysts.

How many times does it need to be said:
The more consoles there are the more competition there is and the better games and consoles become because of it.

Every game from this point on will benefit from the standard set by MGS4, defining 'next-gen' gaming.

If you've turned your console into some religion, only YOU are keeping YOU from missing out on an incredible gaming experience.

Isn't that really the only thing that matters?

[theKiller]

MGS4 perfect reviews from!

10/10 from kombo
10/10 from gamespot
10/10 from IGN
10/10 from Playstation Official Magazine UK
10/10 from GamePro
10/10 from Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
10/10 from Game Informer
10/10 from Gameplayer
10/10 from Console Monster
10/10 from PSX Extreme
10/10 from AceGamez
10/10 from Famitsu
10/10 from MeriStation (Spain)
10/10 from PlayStation Beyond
10/10 from Empire Online
10/10 from neocrisis
10/10 from Rise of Games
10/10 from pocket-lint
10/10 from gamespot(UK)
10/10 from JeuxVideo.FR
10/10 from bingegamer(BG)
10/10 from PSU
10/10 from Dubious (104%)
10/10 from 411
10/10 from X-Play
10/10 from PlayStationLifeStyle.net
10/10 from Eurogamer Portugal
10/10 from Loot Ninja
10/10 from PST (www.psturkiye.org)
10/10 from ME (megamers.com)
10/10 from 360-Entertainment
10/10 from jv.org
10/10 from Level 26
10/10 from PSM (Italy)
10/10 from Playr (bravo uk)
10/10 from ReelGamers
10/10 from Sl!ceGaming
10/10 from Sci Fi
10/10 from Giant Bomb
10/10 from Maxim Online

[PoSTedUP]

ok, so does that mean its better? every one was waiting for halo to come out, that was the best game on xbox to most people. so why wouldn't it sell alot? mgs4 isnt for every one, halo is for kids/adults and suites both the casual gamer and the hardcore gamer. of course its going to sell alot. but did it really live up to the hype? the majority points to no. sales dont matter when its the best game made to this date. it could of had poor sales and still be the best game.

anyways, mgs4 is a success, time to go play. peace.

@ etown- i think resistance2 is going to sell better than gears but we will soon find out. dont have a hissy fit.

[4D]

The whole f*cking SDF said that MGS 4 would sell millions of copies on launch day. They said MGS4 would sell millions of PS3 consoles. Neither happened. Get over it. Your right MGS4 doesn't have the mass appeal that Halo 3 did. Not our fault. You PS3 fanboys are the ones proclaiming that MGS4 was the 360 killer. Now that your being proven wrong, you making excuses. Nobody said MGS4 wasn't sucessful, just that sales are disappointing.

Go ahead and hit me with the 100 disagree b!tchslap now SDF. Get those multiple accounts warmed up. I only have 1 bubble left till I have to retire this account. Get on it slackers.

[cmrbe]

Vg has been wrong countless times about NA for the last couple of months. For all we know the margin could be much bigger which i suspect is the case. In any case. Not bad for a two day haul assuming these numbers are near to the correct numbers.

[PoSTedUP]

sales arent disappointing fanboy, no 1 said it was going to break records. the sales are good, this is only one region. it really dosnt matter to me, does it really bother you that much?

- playing it.

[White-Sharingan]

Wow @ PS3 numbers

im glad to see so much MGS loving

[DEADEND]

It's a 2-1 ratio between the PS3 and 360, MGS4 is really helping the PS3.

[360 man]

halo 3 sales week 1 2,844,000

[Wildarmsjecht]

And yet the game still isn't as good as MGS4. Enjoy the smg/beatdown on Live. Besides...what do you think of NG2? Is it..OMGOZORS MONSTROUS FAIL! Or...are you just hating.

Yea. You're hating.

[Fragking28]

um one with allthose console's sold for the ps3 this week i thought mgs4 would sell at a milion. two ng2 is not a fail its the best all action game out now better than dmc4 and everything else play the game then talk.

[Qbanboi]

Yo, how do you feel? Saying such things, do it make you feel better, do you thing it makes you look cool? Are you going to sleep happy on you SpongeBob bed tonight, knowing that a good game sold less that another one? If that how you feel. It may mean that ... 1) You are a spoiled brad 2) You're a Fanboy o 3) You need help, because that's not normal. Or maybe all together.

Think about it. And reply

[cmrbe]

mgs 4 first 2 days sale = 500,000
halo 3 first 7 days = 2,844,000
2 days != 7 days
360 man = Moron.

[xg-ei8ht]

Halo 3 is the biggest game ms has got.

360 Hardware - Epic Fail - Heat making chassis weak and rrod.
360 Games- overhyped and epic fail - best one was bioshock and that is multiplatform.
360 design and looks - epic fail.
DVD drive - epic fail.

In all in all, i'd have to say epic failure, meltdown will commence in late 08-early 09.

And look at the hardware increase for ps3, outdoes the wii.

I'll make it simple, Sony put out the big guns, PS3 for the win. In the end the ps3 has it all, good looking console, numerous features, well built,free online,lag free gaming,massive games,blu-ray tech.

In the end, you have to think without being an idiot, ps3 has it all.

Total win for the ps3.

[Ben1054]

thats what you get from spending tuns of money on advertising, enough to make a new game
lol 27 disagrees - 1 agree lol

[etownone]

JUDGEMENT DAY!!! rotflmao!!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

so what are we looking at maybe 1.5 week one total sales all three regions??

[JVIDICAN]

it sold 1.3 million on day 1 so id say 2 million by thursday ;)

[chidj2]

3 regions yeahhh japan i forget that xbot region 3 units in one month?

[Homicide]

LMAO @ the bots in damage control. How many 360s sold this week in NA? Compare that with PS3.

[Snukadaman]

Damage control for what....Did the xbox have its biggest game of the season come out...was there ever a chance of the xbox beating ps3 on june 13th?? No kid..damage control is when your biggest AAA title cant even sell a million copies of its best exclusive game in the biggest region for video games in the world and you throw out the fact that xbox didnt sell as well as the ps3 did. mgs4 had everything going for it...being on the ps3 will be its biggest downfall.

[Snukadaman]

but do you droids honestly think it will go up over 500K...hahahahaha...and so what if its only 2 days...the hardcore and people who wanted systems are counted in that 500K....theres no possible way those numbers go up..remember ratchet and clank and how it was also sold on 2 days and the next week showed lower sales and droids moved onto "oh wait until mgs4 comes out"....man you droids are quite possibly the most deluded bunch I have ever encountered...judgement day came and gone...whats next is all downhill from here kids. Last month we seen the power of a great game for the ps3..gta4 sold 1.2 million copies in that week...whats the excuse now droids...ohh its only 2 day sales blah blah..roflmao.

And just to show im not as deluded as some of you people..ninja gaiden 2 is a flop..bomba..and i can live with myself....see what I did there.

haha that disagree so quick...man i bet you didnt even read what i typed huh...

[chidj2]

everybody knows that

halo 3 suckssss really

and

MGS4 no awwwwww r u pissed xbot?

[G1TR4P3D]

halo 3 rules, u suck.

eat sh1t, droid.

[ICUP]

Please don't post MSG4 and halo 3 in the same post, is an insult to MSG4

MGS4= flawless diamond

halo 3=piece of sh!t.

[chidj2]

hahahah u said halo 3 rules OMG

its the fuc*$ing worst campaign ever OMFG

this are the campaign rules

Go , shoot , go , drive , shoot x123412 times the same all the game its the damn true xbot

[PopEmUp]

you guys realize that this is VGChartz?

[ICUP]

You realize we not talking about numbers but rather games, right?

PS - damn, i'm out of bubble.....

[G1TR4P3D]

u droids are utterly braindead. Halo is one of the greatest franchises on the planet.

a few jealous droids won't change that.

nuff said.

[Whoooop]

It's fair to say that NA is no longer 360's turf.

MS just can't get it right even in their home court. Maybe the next xbox can do better if they release it 2 years in advance instead of one.....Then again, failure rate could go up 50%............ Never mind.

Knowing MS, we should expect xbox 720 sometime next year though or maybe the first quarter of 2010.

:)

[hanson520]

halo 3 sales week 1 2,844,000 ??

you best check you glasses first

[ICUP]

3FIXME dead in Japan and E.U and in N.A last save grace and got jizz on the face! HEHEHE

[DJ]

I wonder if the momentum will keep up. Everyone's talking about how great MGS4 is, so it'll be fun to see how June worldwide sales turn out.

[G1TR4P3D]

WOW! It looks like PS3's one and only game is actually selling. Who'da thunk it?

[Kratos_1986]

indeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed

[xfrgtr]

PS3: 122,449
360: 60,580

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

[G1TR4P3D]

MGS4 launches.

PS3: 122,449 (THAT'S IT???)

HAHAhahAHAHahAHAHhahAHAHaha

[Kratos_1986]

in your face Xbots HAHAHAHAHAHAhahahahaHAAHahahah ahaha your last hope AMERICA has been taken over by the black beast

Xbox360 :

* dead in japan

* died in euro ( thanks to gran turismo was a pain in the @ss for the bots ) lool

* and now the nuclear bomb ( MGS4 ) strikes on the US and vanish billy and his stupd bots

MMMMMMMMWWWWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAA AAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAaaaaaaaaaaaa

[Varsarus]

rofl

[Kratos_1986]

bbbb bb bb b but people buy ps3 for blue-ray only nobody buys games

MMMMWAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

BOOOOOOOOOOOM ! in your ugly faces

[OOG]

I wonder how long these sales will keep up since the bundles were supposedly sold out in most places.......

god to see MGS is getting what it deserves tho

[i_like_ff7]

Wow mgs4 completly raped the competition!

[yanikins111]

Done and done.

"it wont sell a million in the first day"

Reckon it came close ;)

[RacingX]

I think Kojima was saying he was hoping for worldwide day 1 sales to hit 1M, if these numbers are close and we add in Japan where it did well and Europe where I'm sure it was big as well, I think MGS4 may have hit Hideos magic number.

[ICUP]

Two day = 502,427

great number

MSG4 is truly a superb game from start to finish. :)

[DarkSniper]

Only PLAYSTATION®3 provides the effect of true next generation gameplay with Metal Gear Solid 4. With minimal advertising, the game was able to slaughter Xbox 360 in console sales with Microsoft having no defense mechanism in sight.

With these sales, PLAYSTATION®3 will be at 17.5 mln consoles sold. Xbox 360 is at 19 mln. The gap has closed significantly. It looks as if America knows the true meaning of playing b3yond.

$niper

[hideo kojima]

Yeah retard. For 5 months 360 will stay at 19mil.

[kewlkat007]

Go MGS4.

[SIX]

I hope this game has good legs. I'm a little worried though mainly because the game is intimidating. I say this because when I played in front of a couple of my friends they where in complete awe, but then went to say the game looks too hard for them. This game is truly one for the hardcore fans. GOTY for me.

EDIT: Game of the year is an understatement. Best current game of all time. Sorry Shadow of the Colossus

[OSIRUSSS]

HAHAHA!!!! The Wii got spanked!!! Good!! I hate that System with a F'n passion.

[sleepyk]

I sense jealousy in the xbots and don't give me that Halo 3 sold more on first day blah blah blah and MGS4 only been out for only 2-3 days.

Get over yourself, fanboys. The game might sold more this week and maybe the next.

@G1TR4PED
One and only game actually selling? Try 15 million sellers on the PS3 actually selling. Don't get it twisted. The "PS3 has no games" is bull and you know it since the 360 has nothing to look forward to except GOW2 & Fable and don't say the GTA4 exclusive content since that's all the way to 2009 and people will playing something else than one game for the year.

[hokis4ever]

A 21% increase? I wonder if people bought it assuming MGS4 would be available on it... Still, PS3 numbers are looking really good! The game is really getting the recognition it deserves!!!

[hideo kojima]

J4Dgement D.d.d.dday...B.b.but t3h C3ll.. Wait till, just you see blah blah

Games on POS3 sales wise failure.

[-Maverick-]

Lmao GETPWNED is jealous.

PS3: 122,449 (+186%)
Wii: 112,403 (-16%)
360: 60,580 (+3%)

LMAO

MGS4 sold around 1.5 million in its FIRST DAY... worldwide.

Xbox 360 is DEAD. Its coming in dead last dumb BOT and there's nothing you can do but go cry about it and stay angry. Acting gay on a website isn't going to make the Xbox 360 sale any better or any of us buy the RRODbox.

PS3 is still 400-500$ and is selling THIS FUKING good.

After the next PS3 pricecut, Xbox 360 will be getting pulled from shelves, LITERALLY. Xbox 360 is doing HORRIBLE in every country all over the world. It's SO FUNNY. And you're SO ANGRY. I love it.

[hideo kojima]

It would have reached millions if each droid on n4g bought it as many times his account on n4g.

[Snukadaman]

They would of hit 1 million huh kojima san? roflmao poor nasim ....him thinking the xbox will just wither away and die are so hilarious....keep trying to convince someone into getting a ps3 nasim.

[karlostomy]

bubbles hideo kojima

I would have thought n4g would be dead this week, but wait... all the SDF is still here today trolling their damndest, instead of playing MGSIV....

[hideo kojima]

Thanks guys bubbles back at you.

@karl
They are back because how many times can u watch a movie? I made it so that we can get the 70% non gaming movie watching users of ps3 in the fold.

[cmrbe]

its like this.

MGS4 only had 2 days out of 7 to affect the PS3 sales of this week which came to about 120K. I would go as far as to say that the first 5 days saw lower than normal PS3 sales because people were waiting for the 12th of June for the 80giger or the MGS4 bundle. Now factoring the fact that all the major critics say that MGS4 is a masterpiece which it is and also the fact that Kojima made MGS4 more accessiable. I wouldn't be surprise if the total PS3 sales in NA for June is more than 400K. How many x360 consoles did Halo 3 move in NA in its first month of release?.

MGS4 was always the smallest of the big 3 PS3 exclusives. FF and GT are way bigger franchise so imagine when those bad boys drop. GoW3 also has the potential to be a mega hit like the big 3. MGS however will always remain my fav franchise.

[gogators]

if MGS 4 was released on the 12th and data went through the 14th, then that would be sales data for 3 days and not 2. Data for the 12th, the 13th, and the 14th.

[PS3Freak]

Wow, this really is the year of the ps3. 360 has got nothing on ps3 anymore.

[IaMs12]

Yes very nice numbers indeed but anytime the PS3 has got a potential "Halo" killer they say its PS3's year like haze.. BUT MGS4 has been it finally for the Halo killer... Now what gets to me is, its 1 game (yes i understand there is more coming) but its 1 game that doesnt make the PS3 the best for this year YET.. lets wait for the others to release and dont forget 360 still has stuff in store as well, to me i say it is a pretty even year, who knows what next year brings...

[TheExodus]

I picked up one of the 80GB bundles last week so I'd be ready for BioShock come fall. This is THE game that had me considering the purchase of a 360, but MS hasn't really done enough to convince me that the reliability issues with 360 have actually been resolved.

Eventually I'll get around to playing MGS4, but right now I'm playing through my newly acquired PS3 library in alphabetical order which currently has me wondering how Midway managed to screw up a game with "Area 51" in the title.

[TheExecutive]

Doesnt M come right after A? It should. MGS4, to this point, is THE definitive next gen experience. Nothing even comes close to touching it. I used to be a pretty heavy but loving critic of the metal gear franchise but this game is over the top.

[yanikins111]

"but this game is over the top."

Amen

[Lord_Ash]

I suggest that you leave MGS 4 for last cause when you play it anything else after it won’t seem as good as they really are, it’s really a whole new experience that will make you feel every other game is flawed in a way or another.

But skip Area 51 it’s not worth your time, Uncharted is one of the best.

[Product]

Damn good for sony.That shows you how many people actually couldnt wait for this game lol actually good for metal gear fans.Im still waiting it out till gran turismo 5 comes out though to actually buy one.

Actually something interesting if you look at mgs4 it beat gta4 for first week sales(and im talking xbox version).Damn!!!!!

[shine1396]

huh? are you sure?

[Xiru]

Wow, so happy to see PS3 beat the Wii in the US. Even if it is only for one week. Who knows, it might even beat it overall when the Jpn numbers come out. Here's hoping! 300k PS3 sold in one week WW, go PS3!

And here is a quote from Vgchartz.

"Year over year trends show amazing, and unsustainable growth for the PS3. Last year, PS3 in the midst of its momentum low point, sold fewer than 25,000 units. This year, in the aftermath of price cuts, Grand Theft Auto IV, new SKUS, Metal Gear Solid 4, it sold over 120,000 units, meaning it literally sold five times better than last year."

[Obama]

XD @ bots in damage control. You bots do realize that the 360 may never ousell the ps3 again in NA until the arrival of gears2? Even then the ps3 will counter with resistance and the ps3 may stay on top still.

[Neo604]

long live solid snake.

[karlostomy]

Due to:

- MGSIV = 94% on metacritic
- Bundling MGSIV with PS3
- Reissue of 80gb PS3

My question is, given all the above factors, did it do well ENOUGH?

Were we expecting this result: yes.
Did it blow us away?: no.
Will we expect it to die down in the next 4 weeks: yes.

That's just common sense, right?

[Jandre02]

What are you Xbots really that stupid? The PS3 is on pace to catch the 360 by next summer world wide, especially selling like this in NA. LOL. Do you even know what you're talking about?

MGS4 sold to 10% of the US install base in two days! It outsold the 360 by almost 2.5-1 last week. And this is in June. It also outsold the Wii WW this week, which the 360 is NEVER going to be able to say ever again.

LOL thats so funny. I didnt think people could spin those sales, but apparently I was wrong. Selling half a million in two days to a 5,000,000 install base is impressive. By the end of the week it will have outsold both Bioshock and Mass Effect. This, BTW, is the PS3's 4th biggest title. The death of the 360 continues. I just wonder what they'll say one the PS3 finally passes the 360, lol.

[Havocxx]

On wikipedia that MGS is already past the 1mill mark, unless this is just for the week im confused * scratches head*

[Lord_Ash]

It sold 1.3 Million copies Worldwide in its 1st day.

[whoelse]

I dont think Metal Gear has been such a strong franchise in Europe as the rest of the world.

P.S. I finally saw a MGS4 advert in the middle of Big Brother. It looked great.

[Syronicus]

WOW! MGS4 is a system seller and a huge hit. Great news for Kojima!

[avacadosnorkel]

because MGS4 is the coolest game ever made, hands down.

more people are going to buy it, and if they don't they cheat themselves.

[highdro]

but MGS4 is a hit and it is the ps3 exlusive that ps3 owners have been waititng for since, so all this talk about sales this sales that is all bs because people like me are having fun with the game.... is it just me or was act4 not amazing, and the the bike mission and that robot u control.

[CertifiedGamer]

Xbox 360 has never outsold the Wii
and PS3 finally has this week
Talking weekly meaning this week not total sales

[alakazzam]

why do all you idiots get so wound up by this kind of thing, i have a ps3 and love it, but you cant deny that the xbox 360 is also good. at the end of the day both consoles have great exclusives, im sure no one can deny that. MGS4 is a great game tho and im glad i have a ps3 for that reason

[Pornlord]

Wow, great numbers, add up this and europe and Japan, and you got over a mil day one easy.

[JokerSGS]

I've never played a game so eye opening in my life. It's so beautiful and for us MGS fans that have grown up with the series it's amazing how Kojima made it more accessible for newcomers but was able to maintain the difficulty and complexity we've come to love.

This game reminds me of the first time I played Resident Evil 4 on the GC and how it impressed me. Than when I played Super Mario 64, Ocarina Of Time, Chrono Trigger, Half-Life 2. I mean this game is so amazing and I really wouldn't hesitate to put it in the top 3 of all time in any order. This game really showed what a great game should be like. We had Halo 3 and GTA IV come along. And although great they really had a lot of problems that a these titles shouldn't have had considering the reputation and hype. Kojima has put out a game that really doesn't need a revamped version like he has done with previous versions.

Oh and good to see the amazing sales and hopes it continues where the best system with the better titles continues to prosper. Not a fanboy remark but watching the Wii is very annoying despite owning one and being a big Nintendo fan. Besides Brawl and Galaxy they haven't put any titles to deserve the sales and the ones pushing the system are titles like Wii Fit that although innovative really bring shame to the true gamer.

[KeiZka]

Now we'll just have to wait and see if the effect is a prolonged one, and by effect I mean the stimulation PS3 sales got from MGS4... Sure do hope so. Or not, depending hugely on when the prices are coming down. I still would like to get my hands on a PS3, but they seem to be a tad too expensive still...

[darthv72]

I want to see the full first week (7 days worth) of sales data on MGS4 (including the copy bundled) and see how they compare to the first week total for Halo 3. Same goes for hardware sales for that week as well.

It is the 18th and the game/bundle has been on the market for exactly 7 days. A huge game for PS3 up against a huge game for 360.

Edit: I dont like using vgchartz but it looks like the first week total for halo 3 was upwards of 3.8mil+. Looking at MGS4 it will easily top 1.5mil+ but it strikes me as odd why sony did not promote the sh!t out of this game. Come on Sony...create some demand for your flagship titles by advertising.

[KeiZka]

Here where I live, there's a certain problem to it: Sony doesn't advertise almost at all. GT5:P was advertised, but thus far I haven't seen almost any MGS4 adverts. Well, barring those which are in the gaming shops anyway, but otherwise it's been quite slow.... (Media has been quite helpful though, and I wouldn't wonder if MGS took a a third or even second position this month in all games sold (NOTHING is going to beat WoW and CS:S here -_-))

[TheKungFool]

at least the 360 managed to outsell the PS2.

PLAY B3YOND.

Of course, when you add the PS2 and PSP numbers to Sony's PS3 numbers, MS ain't looking so rosy, lol, lets get a move on with the 720, LOL.