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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YuiPosted:

I've seen a full Lets Play of the game, Its a amazing game. If you have a PS3 I would highly recommend playing this.

DawPosted:

Holy crap. Wish it was on the 360 :/

UCLAco2016Posted:

-Robert- This game made me want to buy a ps3 just to play it.


PS3 owner here with the game. The game is amazing.

But, the cheapest PS3 is like $300 I think. It isn't worth spending $360 just to play this game. Do what my friend did. He bought the game, and offered to sell me the game for $10 if I let him use my PS3 to play it.

TaigaAisakaPosted:

I'm not surprised, from watching a few gameplays on it this game looks amazing. I don't own a PS3 so I can't play it though :/

vX_SOHPosted:

My mate has this game and he says it is really good, it looked from the trailer aswell, the game shipped a lot.

SorceryPosted:

I still haven't had a chance to try this out, but from what I've heard it's phenomenal.

-Robert-Posted:

This game made me want to buy a ps3 just to play it.

UCLAco2016Posted:

RATF that is crazy. 3.4 mil. GTA V will get more though


Why must people bring up other games, can't you just let TLOU have its moment..

RuinsPosted:

that is crazy. 3.4 mil. GTA V will get more though

WageringPosted:

Such an amazing achievement!


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