Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots News

For:PS3  Also On: Xbox 360 Release Date: 11 June 2008

671,000 units sold since its launch on June 12, 2008.

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According to a Weekly Famitsu article celebrating two years of the PS3 (reported by PS3 hyper) the best-selling PS3 game in Japan is, quite unsurprisingly, Konami's Metal Gear Solid 4.

As of November 16, 2008 Metal Gear Solid 4 is reported to have sold 671,706 units in Japan, some 260,000 units more than its nearest rival.

Top five selling PS3 game in Japan:

1. Metal Gear Solid 4 - 671,706
2. Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds - 408,175
3. Dynasty Warriors 6 - 371,443
4. Dynasty Warriors: Gundam - 317,580
5. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 - 316,533

In Japan the PS3 has sold approximately 2.5 million units, meaning around 1 in 4 owners have picked up MGS4.

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