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Japanese gamers do love their sequels, and this game certainly has quite a legacy. Unless console sales seriously pick up though I don't foresee the game breaking 700,000 in Japan. It could sell 1 million to retailers though. An aggressive marketing campaign could help as well as a Japanese bundle.



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Whoa...600K first week...that would mean 1/3 of Japanese PS3 owners have to get it.

I mean I hope the game does well, I love MGS series. But lets not go crazy here...



MGS1 = 780k
MGS2 = 850K
MGS3 = 860K

No PS3 title has crossed 500k in Japan. 1 Million might be possible long term, but not anytime soon.



disolitude said:
Whoa...600K first week...that would mean 1/3 of Japanese PS3 owners have to get it.

I mean I hope the game does well, I love MGS series. But lets not go crazy here...

June 12. PS3 will be closer to 2.2 mil-2.5 mil. and that'd be close to 1/4. Besides, didn't SSBB sell about the same even with restrained supply? ;)



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If they can ship 1 million then it will eventually have to sell 1 million because retailers will be forced to cut prices for lingering stock.



1M in Japan isn't going to happen anytime soon. Maybe by the end of the generation if its the best game of all time. The MGS series is getting more popular in Japan with every installment (I cant believe 3 outsold 2). Given the install base, I would say 700K by the end of 2008 in Japan.



Launch sales for MGS 3 in Japan

1) 493,827
2) 115,054
3) 79,141

Total =860k.

Thats sell-through. 900k could have been sold to retail. Including percentages for error however, MGS3 might have easily sold 1m to retail.

Interesting to note that each version of the game has sold more then the last in Japan.



 

"MGS1 = 780k
MGS2 = 850K
MGS3 = 860K"

==> I dont believe in the 1M in japan alone
but I believe in strong sales for the title accross PAL/NA.



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