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And The 5 Best-Selling PS3 Games Of All Time (In Japan) Are… [Ouch]

Posted by Mavrik | Filed under ZOMG

Famitsu, a Japanese gaming magazine, published a list showing the five best-selling PS3 games of all time in Japan with exact sales figures. And (surprise surprise) Metal Gear Solid 4 tops the list.

But what comes after it is the part that will make most PS3 owners cry like poor, sad babies.  Why you might ask? Well, see for yourself. Sorry PS3 fans.

Here are the top 5 lifetimes sales as of November 16.

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

Yikes. I guess we can see why the PS3 is under-performing in Japan. When your second best selling game is Hot Shots Golf, you know there’s a problem. Hopefully 2009 will be much better for them with Killzone 2 and God of War 3 expected to be released. As a 360 user, but a Sony fan at heart, this is very troubling.

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Tags: Business, Japan, PlayStation 3, Video Games