Metal Gear franchise tops 58 million cumulative sales

gamesradar.com:

The cumulative sales of the Metal Gear series have now topped 58 million copies.

The confirmation comes via franchise owner Konami, which recently celebrated the fan-favorite series' achievements in a new financial report on the company's corporate website. 

From Metal Gear's launch way back in 1987 - and despite pulling both Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 from sale back in November following licensing issues with the historical archive footage used in the games (an issue the publisher has seemingly yet to resolve) - the game's various installments, spin-offs, and remakes have sold just shy of 60 million copies.

Interestingly, Snake's escapades are half of that of Konami's tentpole series, eFootball – the soccer game formerly known as PES – which has clocked up a staggering 112.5 million sales despite launching almost a decade after the first Metal Gear game. 

It's especially intriguing when you factor in the fact eFootball 2022 was launched as the new – and free-to-play – successor of Pro Evolution Soccer, but quickly became one of the worst-reviewed Steam games of all time. After an embarrassing litany of bugs, glitches, and peculiarities, Konami issued a public apology for the issues eFootball 2022 players faced at launch.

ICYMI, Hideo Kojima is reportedly consulting on the rumored Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater remake. Leaker Millie A - a self-professed industry analyst who has lately been corroborating a number of reports surrounding Konami in particular - stated that Kojima, who created the storied series, is reportedly on board to help guide the Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater remake through production in an advisory role.

It's reported that Konami president Hideki Haykawa made the decision to bring Kojima on board -