Konami expecting profits to rise by 88% (thanks, MGS4!)

by Ludwig Kietzmann { Oct 31st 2008 at 2:00PM }

Snake is still getting the job done, with Metal Gear Solid 4 publisher Konami forecasting an optimistic increase in profits, largely thanks to the senior stealth citizen's shenanigans. The company expects its financial results for the first-half fiscal year (due next week) to show an 88% rise in profits to 11.8 billion yen, with revenues increasing 9.8% to 146.9 billion yen.

Now, if only there was some way to sell Metal Gear Solid 4 to more people.

Tags: Konami, Metal-Gear-Solid, Metal-Gear-Solid-4, MGS4, Snake

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Knight Marquise @ Oct 31st 2008 2:05PM

"Now, if only there was some way to sell Metal Gear Solid 4 to more people."

Nicely done Ludwig, nicely done. :)

j.howlett @ Oct 31st 2008 6:09PM

give away a ps3 with it

DrunkRaba @ Oct 31st 2008 7:20PM

Get over it, all the whining is just pathetic. If you want the game get a PS3.

joystiq @ Nov 1st 2008 8:51AM

http://12tb.com/lookup/VideoGames/11846801/B000FQ2D5E/Metal_Gear_Solid_4:_Guns_of_the_Patriots

tmmoore_nc @ Oct 31st 2008 2:06PM

You heard it here first. Wii port inbound!

TWiNKiE @ Oct 31st 2008 2:10PM

You made a typo:

Wii60. not Wii

DangerMouse @ Oct 31st 2008 2:40PM

A Wii with 60 more MHz?

=Curve= @ Oct 31st 2008 4:05PM

Pfft. you know MGS4's title screen wouldn't be possible on the Wii.

/sarcasm

phinn @ Oct 31st 2008 4:30PM

With MGS4, GT5, SOCOM, Resistance 2, LittleBigPlanet, Valkyria Chronicles, Warhawk, Uncharted, Bad Company, and GTA4, my video game library from this year alone is practically all sick PS3 exclusives. Not on purpose, just because the games rock. That's cool for Konami though.

ryan @ Oct 31st 2008 7:44PM

^
I like how you listed all those "sick PS3 exclusives" and still decided to include GTA4.

j.howlett @ Oct 31st 2008 8:44PM

yeah bad company an gta4 are multi platform, thats where the qualifier 'practically' comes in.

TWiNKiE @ Nov 1st 2008 12:22PM

It'll run the title screen if I duct tape two WIIS together!!!!!!!!!!

NaeemTHM @ Oct 31st 2008 2:12PM

Sweet moses! And that was on a console with half the install base of the 360. Imagine how much money they would make if they ported it.

I'm a 360 owner that only wants a PS3 for MGS4. I have a strong feeling there are millions just like me.

NaeemTHM @ Oct 31st 2008 2:15PM

edit: When I said half the install base, I meant in the time frame MGS4 was released. PS3 has sold exponentially in the past few months.

RC @ Oct 31st 2008 2:16PM

You're an idiot. The PS3 base is 17 million the 360 is 22 million. In what world is that half the install base.

ExMcCloud @ Oct 31st 2008 2:18PM

Oh I thougt u meant in America I was probably gonna sgree with you....Yo can somebody find those US sales for the PS3 and the 360

NaeemTHM @ Oct 31st 2008 3:11PM

American sales:

360 sales: 10.5 million
PS3: 5 million

Popfrogs @ Oct 31st 2008 2:12PM

"Now, if only there was some way to sell Metal Gear Solid 4 to more people."

I know, there needs to be a whole lot more PS3 owners out there. Ask for it for Christmas, kids.

ExMcCloud @ Oct 31st 2008 2:13PM

Impressive numbers you puttin up Snake, heh....Snake? SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKEEEE!!!!

xFenixKnightx @ Oct 31st 2008 2:15PM

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTT!!!! I DIDN'T REALLY DIE!!!!

ExMcCloud @ Oct 31st 2008 2:19PM

Well tell me when your blatter starts acting up next time......Old bastard

gir @ Oct 31st 2008 2:22PM

Yes he did you fool );

I've played the game, he shoots himself in the end...wwaaaaaaaahh

I turned off the system the second he shot himself. I couldn't take it!! I cried my self to sleep that night );

xFenixKnightx @ Oct 31st 2008 2:38PM

No, he didn't. You must have turned it off too soon. Go play it again ya silly sally :P

Dirty @ Oct 31st 2008 2:43PM

I really hope gir is kidding, because that would be the most epic of fails.

Kornkid @ Nov 1st 2008 11:28AM

he doesn't shoot himself at the end.. >_> serious awesomeness was about to ensue right when you turned off your console.. go play it again and watch the whole ending.. past the credits.. anyone who plays MGS knows you gotta watch past the credits.

CGamble20 @ Nov 1st 2008 4:46PM

I just bought MGS4 and am playing it...

you ruined it YOU BASTARDS!

gir @ Nov 1st 2008 11:23PM

I was being sarcastic in my post so that I wouldn't ruin it for people that haven't played the game. But thanks to people like xFenixKnightx, Dirty, and Kornkid the game is now ruined for CGamble20.....way to go guys >:(

mindshed @ Oct 31st 2008 2:16PM

"if only there was some way to sell Metal Gear Solid 4 to more people."

Are you saying Konami is going to release MGS4 on the PS2!?! Awesome!!

rrdmxjedah @ Oct 31st 2008 2:18PM

haha...nice

colinbell @ Oct 31st 2008 2:21PM

All these rumours ignore one thing: They could sell maybe 50,000 more copies by porting to the 360. Its just not worthy it, though Konami might still do it.

Fact, most 360 fans here despise games that are not brain-dead alien shooters. I am sure the Mistwalker folks secretly regret going to the 360 - the magnificent and 360-exclusive Lost Odyssey got, maybe, 600,000 copies sold? Each FF sell around 10 times as much on PS.

xbots only want MGS on 360 to vent their hate on the PS3 - and that wont work any longer. Even if they port to 360 now, the impact is gone. The moral impact on the PS brand would have been severe if MGS had gone multi-platform before launch maybe.

&rew @ Oct 31st 2008 2:27PM

The 360 is not all alien shooters you idiot, there are zombies, nazis, and zombie nazis shooters too.

ExMcCloud @ Oct 31st 2008 2:30PM

Actually 600,000 makes them all their money back plus some....Goin gold guarantees you a sequel....Second Bioshock which isn't a Brain Dead Alien shooter ONLY came to the PS3 because it did so well on the 360....2K found out that people actually like good games and said hey lets Port! Trust me people would buy MGS on the 360 u sound like the guys who said DMC wouldn't do well on the PS3 comon son...Have a heart!

ExMcCloud @ Oct 31st 2008 2:44PM

Typo:u sound like the guys who said DMC wouldn't do well on the PS3 comon son...Have a heart!

Revise to:u sound like the guys who said DMC wouldn't do well on the 360 comon son...Have a heart!

Pleze and thank u! lolz

copa @ Oct 31st 2008 2:48PM

"Fact, most 360 fans despise games that are not brain-dead alien shooters."

Great point, colinbell! That's why the top 3 selling XBox 360 games from last month were Force Unleashed, Rock Band 2, and Madden 09.

Fact, colinbell thinks about his posts, and doesn't just make up stuff because he's bitter.

PSN: johnnynumber5 @ Oct 31st 2008 3:51PM

copa

Last month?

Where there even any alien shooters last month?

He is refering to the top 360 franchises halo & gears. Not that I agree with him but no need to play 360 pr spin man.

Noshino @ Oct 31st 2008 3:54PM

colinbell,

If you want to state something as a fact, then at least back it up, don't just post senseless crap and label it as a fact.

Fact: the MGS franchise at its peak had 5.59 million customers, MGS4 is already at 4 million.

Fact: It will be hard to port the controls of the game, unlike the Xbox controller, the 360 controller lacks pressure sensing buttons, and that is something in which the fighting mechanics rely a lot.

Fact: There is a lot of in-game material that would have to be changed, such as using the Dualshock to control MKII or the famous conversation between Otacon and Snake about the advantages of Blu-Ray. There is also the Ipod used by Snake and also Naomi's Sony Ericsson cellphone.

and like I keep mentioning, why would Konami want to hurt Kojima's image/word? He not only has a hell lot of recognition in this industry, but he is also has a lot of experience since he was the VP of Konami...

sk8monroe81 @ Oct 31st 2008 4:02PM

collinbell-
so u are saying that playstation fans only like fake controller based auto RACING games?
the top playstation games of all time area
gran turimso 3- 15 million sold ps2
grand theft auto- 12 million ps2
gran turismo 4- 10 million ps2
gran turismo- 10 million ps1
gran turismo 2- 9.5 million ps1

id rather play an alien shooter anyday myself. sorry buddy. haha. dumbass.
just because 2 great games, halo and gears are the best selling exclusive games on the 360 who cares??

last i saw all the RPG's and action games were coming to the 360 also.

calling lost odyssey a failure is dumb. that game was well received by the people that played the game.

Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Oct 31st 2008 4:43PM

"Fact, most 360 fans here despise games that are not brain-dead alien shooters"

You could hear the butthurt from this fanboy from a mile away. Yeah because games like Fable 2 totally don't sell on the 360 amirite? And let's just forget that two of the most highly anticipated games for the ps3 just so happene to be shooters.

Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Oct 31st 2008 4:44PM

"and like I keep mentioning, why would Konami want to hurt Kojima's image/word?"

Easy. Money.

Noshino @ Oct 31st 2008 5:07PM

"Easy. Money."

What? You really think it is smart to hurt his image/word for a few bucks? I mean, he is at the moment one of their most acclaimed developers, if not the only one....

Superstar90 @ Oct 31st 2008 5:17PM

I really doubt the removal of product placement would "change his image/world".

MGS4 could definitely be done on the 360, there is no doubt about it. But will it? I don't know, they made tons of money on PS3 so it's not like they need to recoup anything.

But then again, I hear companies like money...

Noshino @ Oct 31st 2008 9:21PM

Actually, hurting his image/word had more to do with the fact that he has kept saying that there won't be a port, so if Konami does indeed port it, well, let's just say that people will be less likely to trust him, same happened with Ikami...

"MGS4 could definitely be done on the 360, there is no doubt about it"

Definitely? I wouldn't really use that term since controls would be a huge issue, have you played MGS4?...

"But then again, I hear companies like money..."

Well, the problem is that MGS isn't a casual title by any means, the number of potential old buyers buying MGS4 is about 1.59. Not even during the PS2's good years was MGS able to beat that, actually it was the opposite, MGS3 lost about 1.5 million customers.

So you are really expecting a crowd to be out there for MGS4 360, not only that, but that it will be big enough to cover for the cost of what looks to be a really expensive port?

The chances of Bush ending his presidency leaving the country with a surplus are much higher than of a 360 port happening any time soon...

Biff_McFresh @ Oct 31st 2008 2:24PM

So wait, you're telling me that they are going to release this game on Phillips CD-I?

I like this game.

DangerMouse @ Oct 31st 2008 2:34PM

Not before Twilight Princess gets ported.

CaptainProtonx @ Oct 31st 2008 2:43PM

It might be as awesome as MGS for the GameBoy Color.

I love that game.

DangerMouse @ Oct 31st 2008 2:45PM

Agreed. I don't think i ever beat it, but it was a blast.

TheRockBoS @ Oct 31st 2008 2:54PM

MGS4 for Intellivision confirmed!

naxe @ Oct 31st 2008 2:56PM

Let it go already. Metal gear's home is on the Playstation. Sony and Kojima, Konami have an outstanding relationship. they each fatten the others pockets.

Unless MS showers Kojima with millions and millions of dollars I dont think it will be making the jump.

But MS is known to shower people with money so it just might happen...... they might even be porting it as we speak.

They will have tons and tons of hate mail to sift through.

I personally cant wait for kojima's next project. He is a genius.