Might want to tag this onto the end:

"We've hunted down a few more statistics on The Last of Us' winning opening, thanks to UK numbers company Chart-Track.

The Last of Us' opening tally was a whopping five times greater than the original Uncharted. It also had stronger launch week sales than Uncharted 2.

It didn't quite match the opening sales of Uncharted 3, although Uncharted 3 was granted an earlier midweek launch - meaning it was on sale for more days - and arrived in the prime November sales season."

They updated the link in the OP slightly.

Lovely to hear, in any case.

the game deserves to be successful. such work of art can't go unnoticed

Well, when the first UC was released, there were also way less PS3-owners...

I'm not quite sure why you're telling me that, but okay.

Good for a new IP but low preorders point to this game not being that big of a hit.

Only since L.A Noire? That's dissapointing, as it only sold like 5m combined :P I'm serious, given the only growing install base I hoped for some record breaking sales :P probably generation fatigue had it's effect.

If you have a PS3 and don't buy this game then I don't know what is wrong with you but something is messed up. I just finished the game and it was the best game I have ever played.

You expected gt/halo kind of sales?

Updated.

what?