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BMaker11 on 03 May 2009

MGS4 sold the way it did because it's MGS. Many people bought a PS3 just for this game



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Squilliam on 03 May 2009
yo_john117 said:
Ha lol i see what you did here!

What did I do here?

 



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outlawauron on 03 May 2009
coolbeans said:
outlawauron said:
coolbeans said:
outlawauron said:
coolbeans said:
One_touch_KO said:
No. Uncharted was.

 No.....88 on metacritic=/=PS3's first AAA

Are we going by Gamespot's definition of AAA, now? That's realyl pathetic.

Wii Sports and Wii Fit are AAA titles, and have sold more systems than any MGS4, Halo, Call of Duty, etc.

No I just go by my own definition that AAA=90+, Uncharted=88, therefore Uncharted=/=AAA.  As for your 2nd comment, no idea how that's relevant to my previous post so....not gonna bother.

That a game does not have to be 90+ on metacritic to be a AAA title.

*claps* very good, I see you're getting the hang of this.  Heck Uncharted recieved a 8.7 by vgchartz but since I've been on here, their scores don't seem to be "law" per se so you can always just go to what the overall ratings are from most (if not all) gaming sites and mags to see what category they fall under.

But I'm saying that a score doesn't make a game "AAA".



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wholikeswood on 03 May 2009

Hmmm, I reckon it's still just the core following.



Magnific0 on 03 May 2009
One_touch_KO said:
No. Uncharted was.

 

 True.

Uncharted = first true AAA exclusive (Resistance 1 fell a little short)

MGS4 = First big flagship PlayStation franchise exclusive.



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Feylic on 03 May 2009

Maybe the fact that it was called Metal Gear Solid...



nen-suer on 03 May 2009

Wanna bet that MGS 5 will do even better



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nen-suer on 03 May 2009

@coolbeans

Uncharted is an AAA game


BTW: Halo 3 received 88 here and sold 10 millions

so ur saying its not AAA also??



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CrazzyMan on 03 May 2009

1) First exclusive AAA game on PS3 was Heavenly Sword, BUT it was short.
2) Second exclusive AAA game on PS3 was Ratchet and Clank, third - Uncharted and fourth - Valkyria Chronicles. MGS4 was only fifth.
3) MGS games have BIG MGS fanbase.

4) This thread is NOT about the Definition of AAA game(Valkyria Chronicles is AAA game, despite sales or MC/GR score).
5) MGS4 sold well, because it`s also a MASTERPIECE game.



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2009.04.30 - PS3 will OUTSELL x360 atleast by the middle of 2010. Japan+Europe > NA.


Gran Turismo 3 - 1,06 mln. in 3 weeks with around 4 mln. PS2 on the launch.
Gran Turismo 4 - 1,16 mln. with 18 mln. PS2 on the launch.

Final Fantasy X - around 2 mln. with 5 mln. PS2 on the launch.
Final Fantasy X-2 - 2.4 mln. with 12 mln. PS2 on the launch.

 

1.8 mln. PS3 today(2008.01.17) in Japan. Now(2009.04.30) 3.16 mln. PS3 were sold in Japan.
PS3 will reach 4 mln. in Japan by the end of 2009 with average weekly sales 25k.

PS3 may reach 5 mln. in Japan by the end of 2009 with average weekly sales 50k.
PS2 2001 vs PS3 2008 sales numbers =) + New games released in Japan by 2009 that passed 100k so far

nen-suer on 03 May 2009
CrazzyMan said:
1) First exclusive AAA game on PS3 was Heavenly Sword, BUT it was short.
2) Second exclusive AAA game on PS3 was Ratchet and Clank, third - Uncharted and fourth - Valkyria Chronicles. MGS4 was only fifth.
3) MGS games have BIG MGS fanbase.

4) This thread is NOT about the Definition of AAA game(Valkyria Chronicles is AAA game, despite sales or MC/GR score).
5) MGS4 sold well, because it`s also a MASTERPIECE game.

 

CrazzyMan ur awesome, couldn't have said it better (even if i tried)

 



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