Yesterday’s game of the Day, gained a little momentum in both number of votes in the poll, as well as page views, so instead of skipping a few days I’m doing another one today in hopes of getting some momentum going with these posts.  I would still really like to get some more comments in the thread, so please give your opinion after you vote. Also I was hoping that by making the poll results private and then posting them later, that would spur a second round of discussion, but so far not many people are commenting after the results are posted.  So please be sure to check back after the poll deadline, and feel free to comment in previous Game of the Day threads if you have missed the results.

Game of the Day

(Highlighting a game to talk about the change in sales)

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Metal Gear Solid 4

Description: Today’s game of the day is Metal Gear Solid 4. MGS4 has defied logic, in that despite selling on a console with a ~80% smaller userbase than last gen, its sales are approximately the same as the PS2 games. Why do you think that is? Are the fans of the franchise so devoted they will buy the game on any console, or were the bundles with MGS4 the key to maintaining sales?  Or was it something else? Vote in the poll and then let us know what you think.

Updated: Poll Closed and results posted, check page 3 for my take on why the change occured.

Previous Change in Sales Game of the Day Threads.

Mario Kart Wii (9/11)

Grand Theft Auto 4 (9/10)

Call of Duty (8/28)

Mario Party 8 (8/27)

The game is STILL selling, I expect it to get to 5 million eventually

the reason for this is that the fans of MGS are hardcore.....they will go where the series go

yeah it would reach 5m in 2010

And please update the sales stats on your Page.PS2 had two MGS and each had two version.Count sales of the second online versions too

Bigger Userbase doesn't always equal bigger sales??

I thought we understood this already, people...

Out of all the reasons, you didn't write "lack of piracy"?

Outside of that, there is also the fact that MGS4 got better reviews (not a higher metascore, but when looking at the top gaming sites - gamespot and IGN, it got a 10 in both of them), and had much, much more hype.

Piracy only has effects in asian sales of videogames

in UK/America its not statistically significant

MGS wiil reach 5 million, if it keep being bundleded. The game will always be a bestseller , no matter what console, as long as Hideo Kojima continues to direct the series.

Once i can get money, i will sure pick this game up, although playing the other mgs games first would be a good idea

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is the best game on this generation.

no Halo 3, no Grand Tehft Auto Iv...

..MGS4 is the best..it is perfect! Buy it, americans!