| KyleeStrutt said: Just checked and Chartz numbers for MGS in Japan are undertracked, you can check my signature for something more up to date (although maybe it is because chartz uses MC & I use famitsu) Still, you have to take into account that Zelda started in the gaming boom of the Famicom a time in which pretty much everything Nintendo put out sold 1m, Metal Gear wouldn't hit big until the PlayStation, if we to compare Zelda vs MGS since then then MGS win, the last Zelda title to outsell a MGS was Ocarina of Time, both MGS2 & 3 greatly outsold Wind Waker, MGS4 sold more than Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword combined. This is home consoles of course where both series are stronger, in the handheld part makes it more even for them, but as far as consoles go, MGS is bigger. |
Isn't MC generally seen as more accurate? Regardless, I checked the sales via your source and, while they are slightly larger, they're still not bigger than most Zelda games. I'd say they're on the same level, in terms of average.
I'm not sure how that's relevant though. The Playstation sold about the same as the Famicom, and Metal Gear was insanely popular then too, just as Zelda was. Besides, the series has seen a downturn there as well. MGS4 sold less than its predecessors and Ground Zeroes wasn't popular at all. Zelda is definitely bigger on handhelds, though.
Like I said, it's about on par. They're both in the medium tier, I believe. Was only using it as a comparison though in the OP. Wasn't trying to make it seem as if MGS isn't popular in Japan, just that the Zelda series is on the same level.
