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MGS 4 Not Really A System Seller In Japan

Metal Gear Solid 4 is just what long-time fans hoped for, but according to Famitsu Metal Gear Solid 4 is nothing but just another game not a system seller.
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chaosatom - 539 days 23 hours ago
1 - Famitsu Metal Gear Solid 4 -40/40
yeah, just another game.

The true weakness of Wii console will be shown soon enough.
1.1 MADGameR | 539 days 23 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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iamtehpwn - 539 days 22 hours ago
1.2 - tell that
to all that Japs that bought Wii Fit.

Again, People obviously aren't buying Wii for a high end gaming experience, and that's fine.

Remember last gen when all 3 consoles were the same thing with different games? Yeaaah. Now that was lame. lol
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eagle21 - 539 days 22 hours ago
1.3 - "not really" is so lame....so I guess it could be "kinda really" a system seller.....lol
Fail. The game is popular in Japan for core gamers and got high scores. That is all that counts.
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power of Green - 539 days 22 hours ago
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This is not about the mainstream Media being bribed setting the tone or for all other reviewers. A company would have to be crazy to say anything other than MGS4 being the 2nd coming of Christ. I think this is pretty much about the Japanese not seeing MGS4 as an AAA *not* the score it has.
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vasilisk - 539 days 22 hours ago
1.5 -
Stupidity at it's best...
PS3 sold around 40-50K for May (whole month). MGS4 was released mid-June and tripled it's PS3's Japan sales for July even with only 15 days on sale. If that's not a system seller then I wonder what is... Wii outsold PS3 at the beginning 12 to 1, then it was 8 to 1, 6 to 1 and for June it was 1.7 to 1.
And again if that's not a system seller then I wonder what is...
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MidnightProwler - 539 days 21 hours ago
1.6 - Power of Green
I may be new to this site, but I have noticed you tend to troll alot of news from the PS3 section. While you are defending a plastic box on an internet gaming website, I will be playing one of the most captivating video games ever. Goodbye.
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gaffyh - 539 days 21 hours ago
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It was a system seller, maybe the sales increase wasn't in the millions, but it did increase the sales from May to June.
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power of Green - 539 days 18 hours ago
1.9 - 1.6
You are lying I'v been visiting all the big news for the last 4 days sence I'v been allowed back in the gamerzone lol.
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mint royale - 539 days 3 hours ago
1.10 - Weakness of the wii?
That commetn has no basis beyond blatant fanboyism. Keep believing...
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pwnsause - 539 days 23 hours ago
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how about this, its just not a good idea to release system selling games in the summer. and take the fact that the PS3 is still selling at a high price. MGS4 did spiked sales for a while.
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kewlkat007 - 539 days 22 hours ago
2.1 - I'll got with you on this one, but as well
the game also had a "BUNDLE" which would help move consoles. I think the game sold well but exactly how many units did it really move? Minus the 80 gig bundles?

Plus the game is taking a Sharp drop, so some of what you say is right about the summer..etc
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pwnsause - 539 days 20 hours ago
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yup forgot about those bundles, if these consoles were aboundant out there, we wouldnt be hearing crap like this.
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pwnsause - 539 days 20 hours ago
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During the holidays, you'll see MGS4 sales rise again.
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niall77 - 539 days 23 hours ago
3 - 600,000+ in half a month
on a system with only 2 million in japan, in the middle of the summer

thats pretty good if you ask me.

Look for mgs4 to have long legs in america/europe where the ps3 is bigger since you know it will be the game everyone buys when they buy a ps3
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fenderputty - 539 days 22 hours ago
3.1 - System seller would imply it didn't move units.
This isn't the case though since it did move a good amount of units. Its just not a system seller with long legs. We saw a spike in the first week of sales with 80k. The week after, 20k. Last week was 18k.

It clearly sold systems. The sales spike didn't last though.
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The Goulet - 539 days 22 hours ago
3.2 -
MGS4 will still have decent Christmas sales #s.

Goulet
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Omega4 - 539 days 23 hours ago
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MGS4 isnt a system seller period the only reason the PS3 saw a boost in the US is cause people wanted the 80GB system, the game was just a bonus. Its a game for the hardcore only and thoses people got a PS3 at launch
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PAPERCHASER0396 - 539 days 22 hours ago
4.1 - HOW?
What are you talking about not a system seller a lot of people bought the 40gigs especially with 100 dollar gift cards that were offered when you bought a ps3 just to play MGS4. You could barely find a gamestop or ebgames that had a system on the shelf after the game released" gamestop or ebgames which is same"
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clintos59 - 539 days 23 hours ago
5 - Despite the sales, it doesnt mean anything. All I can say is..
MGS4>>>Any wii & 360 game period. Yeah sales dont show how great a game is, its those who played it and witnessed the best game to come out this next gen. Anyone want to prove me wrong. I have over 100 reviews that gave the game a perfect score, to back up not only my claim and million of other mgs fans but also legendary kojima san and his amazing staff. :)
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Sitdown - 539 days 22 hours ago
5.1 -
Saying "MGS4MGS4>>>Any wii & 360 game period" is an opinion not a fact.......and to show how bias your opinion is, you would have done better by saying that "MGS4>>>Any wii, 360 game period or other ps3 game". But for the sake of argument lets say that MGS4 is the best game....now is it better to own a console with the best game and hardly no other games...with some being subpar.....or a console that has a lot of games that are average and better?
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iamtehpwn - 539 days 22 hours ago
5.2 - If you want to do things based on review Scores
then Mario galaxy got higher ratings.
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TheExecutive - 539 days 22 hours ago
5.3 -
well for one thing I dont remember Clintos ever saying that his opinion was a fact.

Second thing, by metacritics scores the PS3 has the highest rated games of any console

And yeah this is my opinion, but mario galaxy sucked balls.
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iamtehpwn - 539 days 22 hours ago
5.5 - Well if opinions are like Buttholes and everyone's stink
Then you must have ate quite a few bean burritos.

Mario Galaxy was amazing.
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Sitdown - 539 days 21 hours ago
5.6 - @Theexcecutive
Well I guess it makes it a good thing that nobody said that Clintos said that it was a fact. The point is that it does not move things along when comments are so biased..I am not on Sony, Microsoft, or Nintendo's payroll......so I have no need to blindly support them.
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clintos59 - 539 days 19 hours ago
5.7 - Iamthepwn
And how many reviews did mario galaxy get? MGS4 so far has more then 200+ reviews and 180+ of those reviews agree it is AAA-AAAA. So come to me when mario galaxy is being reviewed by more then 200+ reviewers around the world. That just shows how much an impact mgs4 is even if it doesnt sell as well as mario games. Heck even most of the reviews say it is the best next gen game out right now and is one of the greatest games of all time. Heres a list for u of reviews I have been keeping track of mgs4.

103 Perfect Scores As of Now And Updating.
1.Gamespot (US) Review: 10/10
2.IGN (US) Review: 10/10
3.Gameplayer Review: 10/10
4.Gamespot (UK) Review: 10/10
5.AceGamez Review: 10/10
6.X-Play Review: 5/5
7.ME Gamers Review: 10/10
8.Play Magazine Review: 10/10
9.Calgary Herald Review: 5/5
10.Empire Review: 5/5
11.Famitsu Review: 40/40
12.Console Monster Review: 100/100
13.LEVEL (Sweden): Review: 10/10
14.ReelGamers.com Review: 10/10
15.The Lone Gamer Review: 5/5
16.Sl!ceGaming Review: 10/10
17.Sci Fi Weekly Review: 10/10
18.Fonzation Review: 5/5
19.Giant Bomb Review: 5/5
20.Thunderbolt Games Review: 10/10
21. 360-Entertainment Review: 10/10
22.BG Review: 5/5
23.Dubious Review: 100/100
24.Loot Ninja Review: 10/10
25.Kikizo Review: 10/10
26.Fox News Gamers Weekly Review: 5/5
27.PSU Review: 10/10
28.PSX Extreme Review: 10/10
29.Pocket-Lint Review: 10/10
30.PST Review: 100/100
31.PlayStation Beyond Review: 10/10
32.PTOM (USA) Review: 10/10
33.Meristation Review: 10/10
34.GamePro Review: 5/5
35.PlayStationLifeStyle.net Review: 10/10
36.PSM Italy Review: 10/10
37.UK Official Playstation Magazine Review: 10/10
38.Game Informer Review: 10/10
39.Player TV UK Review: 10/10
40.Kombo Review: 10/10
41.Rise of Games Review: 100/100
42.TheSixthAxis Review: 10/10
43.Lawrence.com Review: 100/100
44.QJ.Net Review: 5/5
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61.MSN UK Review: 10/10
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65.Spin Cookie Review: 10/10
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100.The Crimson White Review: 4/4
101.Gamertell Review: 10/10
102.JcOnline Review: 4/4
103.JustPressPlay Review: 10/10

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1.XboxOZ360 Review: 9.9/10
2.Wonderwallweb Review: 9.9/10
3.IGN: UK Review: 9.9/10
4,Spong Review: 99/100

Eight 9.8 Reviews As of Now And Updating.
1.VG-Reloaded Review: 98/100
2.Strategy Informer Review: 9.8/10
3.Geeks At Large Review: 9.8/10
4.The Citizen Review: 98/100
5.PS3Blog Review: 9.8/10
6.Gamer 2.0 Review: 9.8/10
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5.IGN [Australia] Review: 9.5/10
6.GamersReports Review: 9.5/10
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11.The Sun Gizmo Review: 9.5/10
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14.VGC Review: 9.5/10
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18.ToxicShock Review: 9.5/10
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20.Brantford Expositor Review: 9.5/10
21.TPS TotalPlaystation (formerly PSX2.com) Review: 9.5/10
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2.PSM3(Portuguese) Review: 94/100
3.Gamepire Review: 94/100
4.Gamed.nl Review: 9.4/10
5.VicioJeugos (Spain) Review: 9.4/10

Thirtyfour Reviews With The Score of Inbetween 9.0 to 9.3 As of Now And Updating.
1.Gametrailers Review: 9.3/10
2.Casualgamer Review: 9.2/10
3.Associated Content Review: 91/100
4.Gamereactor Review: 9/10
5.PC Advisor Review: 4.5/5
6.Joypad (France) Review: 19/20
7.Gamesradar Review: 9/10
8.HardGame2 Review: 9/10
9.EliteGamer (Spain) Review: 9/10
10.VideoGamer Review: 9/10
11.1up Review: 9/10
12.GameSpy Review: 4.5/5
13.UGO Review: 9/10
14.GWN Review: 9/10
15.TrustedReviews Review: 9/10
16.TGR Review: 9/10
17.Gamersvision Review: 9/10
18.Gameargus Review: 4.5/5
19.Game Target Review: 9/10
20.Gamecell UK Review: 9/10
21.Gamer.tm Review: 9/10
22.Swedish Gamereactor Review: 9/10
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24.ConsoleCreatures Review: 9/10
25.GameAndPlayer Review: 9/10
26.Gaming Target Review: 9/10
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30.USA Today Review: 9/10
31.ContactMusic Review: 9/10
32.Vindy Review: 9/10
33.Console Gameworld Review: 9/10
34.A.V. Club Review: 9/10

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1.Los Angelas Times Review: 8.9/10
2.NZgamer Review: 8.5/10
3.JeuxVideo.FR Review: 8.5/10
4.Tomsgames Review: 8.5/10
5.Netjak Review: 8.1/10

Fourteen Reviews With Ratings of 8.0 and Under As of Now and Updating.
1.Eurogamer: 8/10
2.Edge: 8/10
3.TVG Review: 8/10
4.GamesTM: 8/10
5.GameDaily Review: 8/10
6.Boomtown Review: 8/10
7.Only The Games Review: 4/5
8.Play TM Review: 8/10
9.Jolt UK Review: 8/10
10.GameCritics.com Review: 8/10
11.Ferrago Review: 8/10
12.HonestGamer Review: 8/10
13.monstersandcritics.com Review: 79/100
14.Free Paper Review: 6/10
204 Reviews As of Right Now And Updating.

And there are still more reviews coming in. Tell me when mario galaxy ever reaches this many reviews, till then ill stick with what most reviews say, that this is a masterpiece and the best next gen game thus far and has set the bar for this next gen, and is one of the greatest games of all time. :)
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iamtehpwn - 539 days 17 hours ago
5.8 - You bafoon
Not only is posting like that Spam, but its IDIOTIC.
I bought Metal Gear solid 4 and Mario Galaxy.
You are a FANBOY. Post in the god damn Open Zone. Jesus f'in Christ.
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clintos59 - 539 days 16 hours ago
5.9 - Just because I love MGS I am a fanboy now, lol...
Your the idiot trying to tell me super mario galaxy>>MGS4. Dont kid yourself. Mario is awesome but mario galaxy didnt set no standards or bars and isnt mentioned to be the best next gen game. So go cry nintendo a river. And call me a fanboy all u want but I own all 3 systems u tard head.

http://s305.photobucket.com...

The wii is an awesome system but it has no games that come close to the level of MGS4 period. Thats the honest truth. Now be gone haterz.
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iamtehpwn - 539 days 16 hours ago
5.10 - I own all 3 consoles as well
And you sir, are a Fannnnnnbooiiiii.
I Didn't say Mario Galaxy > MGS4.
I said MGS4 is the not the highest rated game of all time or anything. It ranks #61 out of All games total, and #4 on Playstation 3 in terms of Review scores, according to gamerankings.com

I was simply pointing out that review scores did not justify it as the "Greatest game ever", although it's highly enjoyable, and to me, a reason to own a Ps3.
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clintos59 - 539 days 15 hours ago
5.11 - Whatever man...
And if we really want to go by reviews why dont we go with the most popular gaming site and most trust worthy gaming site on the internet.

IGN US MGS4 Review: 10/10
IGN US Mario Galaxy Review: 9.7/10

There u have it, from the most trust worthy game site on the net. Dont get me wrong, super mario galaxy is a great game, but mgs4 isnt just a great game, its a game that has set the bar for many years to come and is considered the best game this next gen for any system. Just watch the IGN video review, as he quotes.

"MGS4 doesnt just set the bar, it obliterates it."

Dats all I had to hear and that was his opening comments on the game. Nuff said.

Like I said call me a fanboy all u want, and if u are saying an MGS4 fanboy then yes I am but it doesnt take a genius to know what game out of MGS4 and Mario Galaxy brings more to the table. Its a no brainer. MGS4 hands down smacks dat rehashing plummer man to the curve with some real next gen gaming expirience. :)
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toughNAME - 539 days 23 hours ago
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I don't think it sold half as well as Halo 3 did... of course it isn't a system seller.

Sony might as well pack it in, in Japan
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DJ - 539 days 22 hours ago
6.1 - Same thing happened with Halo.
360 sales had a big spike in the month of September, and then leveled off again. The term "System Seller" is really one of the most ridiculous terms conjured up by the industry. No game on its own is going to drive millions of people to purchase a console for 6 months straight, contrary to what analysts believe.

It's the current and future software library that sells systems. Great example is the PS3, which has seen its sales consistently increase as its library improves and expands. Same thing happened to the 360 in 2006. It's a pretty simple formula.
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Whoooop - 539 days 22 hours ago
6.2 - *RAID treatment"
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kazuma - 539 days 20 hours ago
6.3 -
Microsoft might as well pack it in, in Japan.

ZING! see how i made a comment just the same as yours but mine is actually true?
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mirroredderorrim - 539 days ago
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How come you don't say the obvious for Xbox 360?

Edit: Kazuma, you beat me to it. +
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Bordello1900 - 539 days 23 hours ago
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Well, Japan sucks for the PS3. They're in love with the Wii.

Make a Goobi Doobie Nashikobi Part 12 game on the PS3 and it'll sell like a Wii.
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dro - 539 days 23 hours ago
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its a system seller but it did not move as much system they tought it will do, y i dont know but all i know is the wii will contunie to out sell the ps3, i really dont know y the wii has this much sucsess. im still suprised =I
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khellendros1 - 539 days 23 hours ago
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Ok if that's that case then why did the PS3 sell over 80000 units in Japan in the week that MGS4 came out. The week before they only sold about 10000 units.
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Nostradamus - 539 days 22 hours ago
9.1 - Thats not alot of units.
Everyone was expecting 100,000 easily, it didn't happen.
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dro - 539 days 22 hours ago
9.2 - @khellendros1
u have a point, but after that week sales went down alot.u expect a big AAA game to help out sell ur nearest rival for at least a couple of weeks if not months but mgs4 could not help the ps3 do that, after week one of out selling the wii the wii bounced back and out sold it again which is not really a good thing.
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smurfie4 - 539 days 23 hours ago
10 - @ toughname
How many of those people who bought Halo 3 do you assume already owned a 360? exactly. The same could be said about mgs4. People assume a system seller to be a game that sells 5million consoles. The limited edition bundles were sold, as well as a sh1tload of 80g's. I think thats pretty good. Summer sales are always slow . Its only been 2 1/2 weeks for focks-sake give it some time!
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Swatjr101 - 539 days 22 hours ago
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Does it look like I care If it sells systems or not?
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RSX - 539 days 22 hours ago
11.1 - o_O
i cant tell.... Why? because i cant see your face.
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cliffbo - 539 days 22 hours ago
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the PS3 was averaging 8 - 10 thousand a week. when MGS released it sold 80+ thousand which then sank to 20 + thousand and now it's at 18 thousand... that to me suggests that MGS SOLD consoles
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Swatjr101 - 539 days 22 hours ago
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That doesnt Make any since
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Spike47 - 539 days 22 hours ago
14 - Sorry if this may seem racist
but japanese gamers are a weird bunch.

Anyways i think MGs4 did it's job and we'll see proof of that in the next NPD
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lonestarmt - 539 days 22 hours ago
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lol I know your sort of kidding, but hey the japanese are cool. After all the Japanese MADE metal gear. lol.
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