Why does MGS4 seem so hyped up?

[makingmusic476]

Words Of Wisdom said:

makingmusic476 said:
MGS sold 5.59 million.

MGS2 sold 5.56 mil., and MGS: Substance sold an extra 150k in Japan. The EU and NA numbers for Substance have not been posted yet.

MGS3 sold 3.96 mil., and MGS3 Subsistence sold another 470k across NA and Japan, while the European numbers have yet to be posted.

I'm noticing a trend here.

 The trend actually went upwards in Japan specifically.  MGS3 sold the most out of the bunch.  As for MGS3 being substantially lower in the US, it could be because it was never rereleased as "Greatest Hits" here in the US (I'm not sure about Europe).  They just dropped the remaining stock to $19.99 and eventually $9.99.  It never recieved the advertisement nor stock replenishment that games that go GH do.