It’s been going since 1987.
Solid Snake might not seem like he’s had much to do with Nintendo over the years, but his original outing in Metal Gear, crafted by Hideo Kojima, actually got ported to the Famicom in 1987. After this, he got a GBC, GameCube and 3DS release and also made an appearance in the Super Smash Bros. series.
With this in mind, Konami has now provided a sales data update on the Metal Gear series – announcing it has now sold 58 million copies worldwide as of 31st December 2021. The series has reportedly been able to shift around 900,000 copies since 31st March 2021, even though we haven’t seen a new game since the 2018 release, Metal Gear Survive.
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