The Last of Us ships 3.4 million in first three weeks

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Sony Computer Entertainment said Naughty Dog's The Last of Us "surpassed all sales expectations" after shipping 3.4 million units worldwide, including download purchases, in just under three weeks. SCE declared the melancholy horror the fastest-selling PS3 game of the year, as well as the fastest-selling "new software title" in the console's history - in other words: the fastest-selling new intellectual property.

"These sales figures are a testament to the blockbuster quality of The Last of Us," said Sony Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida. "The teams at Naughty Dog are true visionaries and their storytelling capabilities are second to none, this title is an undisputed demonstration of that. SCE continues to be committed to delivering unique gameplay experiences that redefine the interactive entertainment industry and The Last of Us is a perfect example."

Like a zombifying fungus, The Last of Us has really grown on critics and fans alike. Joel and Ellie's grim adventure notched all five stars in our review, with our Richard saying it had a "curious inertia" that he couldn't deny from seeing through to its end. Meanwhile, The Last of Us did what BioShock Infinite and Dead Island: Riptide just fell short of this year: infecting the top of the UK charts for four weeks straight.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/07/09/the-last-of-us-ships-3-4-million-in-first-three-weeks/

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CHPPosted:

thats alot, maybe this is telling me to get it :p

LeapPosted:

That's a lot of copies o.o but the game is very popular so it should get a lot of credit anyways.

PlusnetPosted:

I heard it was amazing, not really surprised it sold this much.

neboPosted:

RATF to be honest it does look good


One of my favorite playstation exclusives

SorceryPosted:

LastOfUs guys i have a series on this game i love it so much come watch : http://www.youtube.com/user/NinjaViperz


There's no commentary so it's pretty boring honestly, I could go and watch a much better walkthrough elsewhere, you really need something unique if you want to gain viewers.

FF-XIII-LightingPosted:

guys i have a series on this game i love it so much come watch : http://www.youtube.com/user/NinjaViperz

SorceryPosted:

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daw Holy crap. Wish it was on the 360 :/


Me to or at least on PC. I want to play this game but I don't really want to go out and buy a PS3 to play one game.


Imagine how high the sales would of been if it wasn't just a PS3 exclusive. We would be looking at 7-8 million + sales


I might have purchased it by now if it wasn't an exclusive, my PS3 has a broken disc drive (not fixing it because I barely ever use it) and I have no interest in buying digital products for console, it's a shame that they didn't bring it to PC at the very least.

RuinsPosted:

to be honest it does look good

StarifyPosted:

I figured the game would be doing pretty good on the market. Glad to see it doing well

EvoVIIIPosted:

Wow That's A Lot Of Sales!


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