Metal Gear series sells 31 million

[prowler]

Since 1987, the Metal Gear series has become one of the most popular in games. So popular in fact that art from the series is being featured in the Smithsonian!

The game art will be featured as part of The Art of Video Games exhibition which runs from March 16 through September 30th.

Moreover, GameInformer reports that games in the series have sold over 31 million copies as of December, 2011.

http://www.vg247.com/2012/03/16/metal-gear-series-sells-31-million-makes-it-to-the-smithsonian/

 

[Hadrian]

While I love MGS GBC and the first MSX game...the rest I never liked though looking forward to the "over the top" Revengence seeing PlatinumGames have yet to have gone wrong with any game.

Still I sorta see the appeal, its a cheesy stealthy action game. Its meant to have terrible plot and dialogue so it has kitsch value and I rather this do well than other titles that clearly don't have the amount of hard work and detail to them that this series has.

 

[emigre]

I really really really like the Metal Gear series.

 

[Midna]

Man, this series has a lot more games than I thought it did

 

[emigre]

Man, this series has a lot more games than I thought it did

Metal Gear (MSX)
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (MSX)
Metal Gear Solid (PSX)
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty/ Substance (PS2, PS3,360)
Metal Gear Solid 3:Snake Eater/Substance /Snake Eater 3DS(PS2,PS3,360,3DS)
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
Metal Gear Solid: Ghost Babel (GBC)
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (PSP)
metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (PSP, PS3,360)
Metal Gear Acid (PSP)
Metal Gear Acid 2 (PSP)

That's really not a lot is it?

 

[Midna]

Man, this series has a lot more games than I thought it did

Metal Gear (MSX)
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (MSX)
Metal Gear Solid (PSX)
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty/ Substance (PS2, PS3,360)
Metal Gear Solid 3:Snake Eater/Substance /Snake Eater 3DS(PS2,PS3,360,3DS)
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
Metal Gear Solid: Ghost Babel (GBC)
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (PSP)
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (PSP, PS3,360)
Metal Gear Acid (PSP)
Metal Gear Acid 2 (PSP)

That's really not a lot is it?

Add in Twin Snakes and the lame NES games and that's about it.
It is a lot. That's a good number of real games, and a large number of remakes.

 

[emigre]

NES games

Don't mention those failed abortions!

 

[Hop2089]

NES games

Don't mention those failed abortions!

AVGN reviewed those, the games were awfuly shitty.

I do like the MSX and PS1 and 2 games though, though I haven't played a Metal Gear game since Snake Eater

 

[The Milkman]

"I FEEL ASLEEP"

 

[Deleted User]

The Metal Gear Solid series is among the best in gaming history, Right up There with Zelda and Metroid.

 

[Range-TE]

Metal Gear has always had awesome gameplay, even if it was a bit too unrealistic as some people say (guards going "What's Wrong!?" upon seeing his friend being shot and collapsing) it's still a hell of fun!
the story, while complicated is such an awesome story, especially big boss's story in Snake Eater-Peace Walker.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

even if it was a bit too unrealistic as some people say (guards going "What's Wrong!?" upon seeing his friend being shot and collapsing) it's still a hell of fun!

Um, no offense, but if that's the thing you think is unrealistic in Metal Gear Solid, then you're missing a lot.

I'd say katana fighting Dr. Octopus on top of the Federal Reserve takes the cake on the unrealistic thing.

 

[xist]

Um, no offense, but if that's the thing you think is unrealistic in Metal Gear Solid, then you're missing a lot.

Got to admit you made me chuckle.

 

[Range-TE]

even if it was a bit too unrealistic as some people say (guards going "What's Wrong!?" upon seeing his friend being shot and collapsing) it's still a hell of fun!

Um, no offense, but if that's the thing you think is unrealistic in Metal Gear Solid, then you're missing a lot.

I'd say katana fighting Dr. Octopus on top of the Federal Reserve takes the cake on the unrealistic thing.

well that was just an example and lol i agree, that was realistic compared to your example

 

[xist]

Just the Vamp and Fortune biogs beat Guild's example hands down for me....a Vampire and a woman who basically can't die?

 

[Gahars]

31 million in sales? Clearly nanomachines.