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Kojima Productions Reveals Metal Gear Series Total Lifetime Sales

Kojima Productions has announced the total sales numbers of the Metal Gear series.

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Batzi4416d ago

Really impressive for a non-casual game. I hope Kojima keeps releasing MGS games forever. On a side note, Call of Duty managed to reach that number with 2 games only :P

Captain Qwark 94416d ago

too bad they're terrible games!!!

jk jk, i still enjoyed ps1's solid the most though. snake eater was/is awesome but i hate the controls, idk why they needed to be so complex

Batzi4416d ago

the controls were fine in Snake Eater, it's just the fact you had alot more things to do in Snake Eater back then compared to "Sons of Liberty". But the nailed the controls in MGS4.

Stewie2k84416d ago

Yeh but Call of Duty is a casual game :p

Nyxus4415d ago

Call of Duty just has a wider appeal. It's very easy to pick up and play, whereas MGS is more complex and requires more learning. So it's not surprising CoD sells more, but these MGS sales are very impressive in their own right.

spacedelete4416d ago

the MGS series should have past 100 million sales as its a fantastic series. with only 30 million there is no justice in the world.

Nyxus4416d ago

Well, they make enough money to keep creating games, so it's not really a problem I think.

AusRogo4416d ago

And I have contributed a fair bit!

tokugawa4416d ago

i didnt know sony owned the metal gear franchise??

Virus2014416d ago

Sony doesn't own the MGS franchise.

n4gisatroll4416d ago

Pretty good, considering the franchise has been kind of low key among gamers. I know its hard to believe, but a lot of people still don't know what MGS is. I love the series though.

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The Metal Gear Series Has Sold Over 60 Million Copies Worldwide

In a new corporate update, Konami has revealed that since its launch in 1987, the Metal Gear series has sold over 60 million copies worldwide.

GaboonViper256d ago (Edited 256d ago )

Well done Metal Gear, my second favourite gaming franchise behind Resident Evil, i still hope Bluepoint are working on a Metal Gear Solid remake for PS5, that would be my gaming dream.

When Bluepoint teased their next game at Christmas the unrevealed game was in a plain cardboard box with a upside down exclamation point........it surely could only mean one thing.......SNAAKKKKEEEEE.

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I_am_Batman255d ago (Edited 255d ago )

I've stared at the picture for a while and I don't see an upside down exclamation mark anywhere on that box. I'm more puzzled by the Leviathan axe than anything else to be honest.

Notellin255d ago

He's reaching. It's just the bow on the box upside down.

Z501255d ago

"that would be my dream"

Not Twin Snakes? The first "remake"

TheColbertinator255d ago

Konami needs to redeem themselves

sadraiden255d ago

1 of those copies was a metal gear survive.

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The Metal Gear series has sold over 56.9 million copies

The Metal Gear series has sold more than 56.9 million copies as of the end of December 2020.

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Nyxus1168d ago

Now if only they would do a re-release for current gen systems.

CrimsonWing691168d ago

It’s a hell of a series... except for V, but man I remember when Snake Eater came out. It really made me start looking at games differently like more than just being “gamey”. Awesome Intro and a hell of story. The end when the flowers turn from white to red, just mwah!

Nyxus1168d ago

It certainly has some amazing moments. MGS4 is my favorite but they're all great.

Z5011168d ago

GZ & PP had the best gameplay though.

CrimsonWing691168d ago

Oh, I won’t argue with you there and I’d say the beginning was pretty fantastic.

Problem is the game was unfinished and they rushed it out as such. I was not a fan of repeating missions and the ridiculous “open world” that was so barren and had me running for 5 minutes to get to an objection point.

There’s bits and parts I liked with V, but it pales in comparison to my experience with 1-4.

LucasRuinedChildhood1168d ago (Edited 1168d ago )

Depends on how you look at it, tbh. The first 4 games had far better and more memorable level design, boss fights and set pieces. MGS5 feels and plays a bit better than MGS4 but it's missing so much of what made the previous games fun to me. Even Peace Walker had lots of mech boss fights. I always thought they were saving the interesting boss designs for MGS5.

MGS5 feels like a series of side missions where almost EVERYTHING that can happen is system based. MGS4 was very system-based (particularly Act 1 and Act 2 where you can fight alongside the militia and gain their favour) but had lots of insane scripted events and distinct acts/chapters as well.

MGS5's open world was also quite hollow, and making your way to missions and repeatedly going back to Mother Base was a pain sometimes. I've never met anyone in real life who wasn't disappointed by MGS5, and I think that goes beyond the unfinished story.

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10 All Time Greatest Boss Battles From Metal Gear Franchise

They're pretty good.

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