Uncharted series has shipped 13 million worldwide

by Justin McElroy on Dec 7th 2011 11:25AM

Sounds like the $5 footlongs should be Nathan Drake's treat the next time we pull into our participating Subway restaurant. Sony's Asad Quizilbash tells Industry Gamers that over 13 million Uncharted games have been shipped to stores worldwide. What's more, the series is on a big upward trajectory, with week-one sales for Uncharted 3 doubling those of Uncharted 2.

Just think: For all the time Drake has spent shooting dudes and climbing around in pursuit of riches, the answer was there all along: Make a video game about yourself.

Of course, then he would just be making a game about a guy making a video game about a guy making a video game about a guy making a video game ... and so on into infinity. The snake would eat itself and the universe would collapse from the weight the endless feedback loop of cause and effect.

So ... maybe he should just stick to the shooting dudes and climbing. Yeah. That's best.

Source: Industry Gamers

Tags: naughty-dog, playstation, ps3, sony, uncharted-3, uncharted-3-drakes-deception

Reader Comments (63)

LOL im loving what they did with the picture.

The campaign was decent. not quite as action packed as the second one but it was still great. I wasn't allowed to play the MP because I rented it.

@eat it

here's proof that we, as gamers, are a spoiled-rotten bunch. the campaign was decent? seriously?! i consider it to be the epitome of awesomeness for action-adventure games. the way Naughty Dog seamlessly melds together platforming, shooting, puzzle, and action sequences is amazing. they truly are masters of their craft. to say otherwise is to blaspheme against all that is right within the videogame world. not to mention the game is amazingly gorgeous. i had to just stop running every once in a while to enjoy the eye candy....sheesh, i better stop now, i'm starting to sound like a Sony rep.

if i had to choose one thing i don't like about the campaign, it's that the AI is kind of spotty in parts. sometimes i see enemies run right past my allies without them even shooting, and what's with the enemies that rush you and run into your line of fire? idiots...

@Liquidfingers

Can't... Upvote... Enough...

@Liquidfingers

Because it didn't strike him as good as the second game, he's spoiled rotten? Fascist, hypocritical strawmen overfloweth. I really enjoyed UC3. Much more than most of the releases this year, even. But I HATED the multiplayer and you could predict, note for note, how the story would be paced. They cut and lifted it straight from UC2 with no deviation. Not a huge complaint considering UC2 is about as perfect as a linear actioner can get, but still. No need to be such a, "IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT YOU'RE JUST BEING EDGY" ponce.

And 'BOOOO' to the people that relentlessly pile on this group think. He didn't just disagree, hee explicitly stated that any opinion that wasn't his is objectively wrong. My brain is bubbling over here.

@Haizeus

"He didn't just disagree, hee explicitly stated that any opinion that wasn't his is objectively wrong. My brain is bubbling over here."

hah, no i didn't, man. maybe you ought to re-read what i wrote, if you can keep yourself from "bubbling over". all i was trying to convey was my surprise by the fact that he called the campaign "decent", and i called him spoiled rotten because, well, if Uncharted 3 is just "decent" than i have no idea what he could call "great" or even "good". it's not like i came out and said "grrr!!! uncharted 3 is teh kingz of all, protect thy children!!!" i'm pretty sure you don't like me much, and that's fine by me, because i kind of think you're a douche anyway, but just try to relax. oh, and fascist? are you being serious with that???

@Liquidfingers

Fascist as an epithet is almost entirely meaningless outside of popular connotation. As colloquially used as a way to describe someone who propagates detrimental groupthink, yeah, I'd say it's apt; if used specifically in the context of the conversation at hand, and not compared to, say, the actual perceived evil of fascism. But then that which is as mundane as a comment on a video game blog would be pretty flavorless and not very much fun to read, or write for that matter.

@Haizeus

so basically you're saying you shouldn't have called me fascist because it was a stupid thing to do and you agree that it didn't make any sense to call me fascist in that context. great, glad we can agree on that.

I havnt seen nearly as much hype about Uncharted 3 as i did for Uncharted 2. Is it not as good or something?

@Billlop
its pretty much the same as uncharted 2 but the online has drastically improved. i cant talk about it much since i personally only play co op.(not a fan of the competitive side of uncharted)

@Billlop

I'd say it's about as good, but we were all hoping for them to step it up again and personally I feel it comes off feeling worse for it.

@Billlop

I actually think the hype and media attention has been way bigger for 3 but then again I really don't remember the attention 2 got so maybe that's a sign?

3 is great as everyone will tell you, buuutttt 2 was a bit better when it came to the single player. There is just not as much sneakin'/shootin' goodness in 3. Better fist a cuffs and puzzles though.

@MrAlex I think they stepped it up on the theatrics, but I found the overall campaign disappointing. Too many running/escape sequences, too many slow nothing-but-walking sequences, not nearly enough gunplay.

And the final boss was a major weak-sauce disappointment. After I beat him, the trophy popped for beating the game, and I said "WTF? Seriously?"

@Billlop

I've been trying to figure out which one is better for a month now. Here's what I can come up with:

Uncharted 2 had a better story. Uncharted 3 had better set pieces.

They're both 9.9's in my book. I think people were looking for Uncharted 3 to have just as good a story WITH all the awesome set pieces, but it kind of did a trade off for them. Like I said though, they are both fantastic games, and U3's story is still plenty awesome, just not as perfect as 2 was.

@Knives Chau its the same as its a series called Uncharted, people want it the same but slightly different as thats what makes it so good :)

@Billlop

It's pretty epic, just not as epic as 2. Some people would like you to believe that means it's s*** when you read some crap online, but that's just the internets for you.

@Billlop

Maybe the hype on the blogs hasn't been as crazy but it's had more exposure on tv, print & online in general. It's by far the most technically impressive game ever and the story & mp are as good as it gets. Were it not for skyrim it'd be hands down goty.

.... when I hear things like

"the series is on a big upward trajectory"

Is it just me or does business school jargon like that set anyone else on edge? Just always seems to turn out to be a linguistic dog&pony show.

@Scuffles

I use the same terminology to describe my boner sometimes. I would say that it puts my wife on edge.

this is the underDOG lol our shop http://www.gloopy.co.uk actually sold more of these than MW3 :)

@gloopy
OHOHOH nice try dere! was so close to almost clicking it till i noticed the username and link were the same

@Knives Chau

I have to say this was the most relevant spam I've seen.

@Knives Chau they are the same as if you read the post again I said OUR shop :) we actually sold more copies than MW3 :) not intending to spam I was stating a fact about the article than the game which wasn't hyped up did more sales than people thought

@gloopy
Yes, I make the translation of your types.

Just 13 million? FAAAAAAAAR Too low...smh....this most recent game alone should have sold that much by itself....55+ million PS3s sold and the series as a whole hasn't even sold half of what it coulda sold....people are really missing out on great gaming

@Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi

I bought the first one and beat it in a week then sold it.

I bought the second one and beat it in two days then played MP for a few weeks before I got tired of it and sold it.

I rented the last one from red box early one morning, beat the game in one sitting, and returned it that night.

This might be my favorite franchise of this gen but I'm not spending $40-50 on it when it has very little replay value for me. And honestly I can't recommend it to anyone because of that. I mean it's fantastic game but when there are options to rent it for $2 a night it's stupid to not take advantage of that.

@Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi

It would have done a lot better on the 360.

@eat it

Chris is right though,

This is by far Sony's best exclusive this gen and that is just too low. It makes you think what the hell PAL region owners are doing with their PS3's?

@eat it I replayed Uncharted: Drakes Fortune like 6 times....4 of those was BEFORE Trophies were added. Uncharted 2 I played the store like 3 times and played multiplayer for months. Uncharted 3 I am on my second playthrough now and am still playing the multiplayer.

@Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi

I'd rather just move onto the next game, saints row, ac:r, batman, resistance... instead of playing multiple playthroughs of the same game.

@leobebes

You guys can't be serious.

@eat it oh I play those games too, and if they are good enough I will play the story again, I.E. on my second playthrough of Arkham City right now too

@civilciv

Well to put things in perspective;

Gears of War 3, which isn't Xbox's largest exclusive, has sold a combined total of 18 million. Uncharted is Sony's flagship exclusive this generation and should have sold more. Its a wonderful series with spectacular graphics, story, and a decent multiplayer. Gears of War 3 doesn't even have the PAL support Sony would have either. No excuse.

@Eat it

But you've established that your a cheap skate :)

I buy all my games new at launch. If it's not interesting enough for me to buy it when it launches I just won't ever play it.

@Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi

where do you find the time?

@eat it Working from home has its benefits....lol

@leobebes

Didn't Gears 1 release on PC? Sure, Gears isn't MS's "biggest" franchise but it's not like it isn't immensely popular. It's their second most popular franchise ... What's your point again? Uncharted is a failure because it hasn't sold as much as Gears? I'd argue either God of War or Gran Turismo is still the companies flagship title. Sales did double over UC2 so it's trending upward. It's also on the least sold console this gen so there's that as well. Great games though. Won't find another game with better technical chops or it's combination of features.

Yo Dawg i heard you like a game about a guy making a video game about a guy making a video game about a guy making a video game, so we put a Guy in your Video game who makes a Video Game about a Guy who makes Video Game.

@HardBoiled2009 I just read what i posted out loud and my head hurts from reading that hahaha

@HardBoiled2009 Yo Dawg I heard you like laughing at your own jokes...

All 3 Uncharted games are great. But now, like the first 3 Star Wars movies, they seem to have exhausted most possible locations where the adventures take place(jungle, desert, mountains, plane, boat, train etc).

Therefore, the only possible location for Uncharted 4 is.... Outer Space.

@Pure Black World Tendency

Uncharted: Drake's Odyssey?

@Pure Black World Tendency

Uncharted 4: The Crystal Skull

@Pure Black World Tendency

They haven't been to Atlantis yet....which is where I wanted 3 to go....PLENTY of places to go still

@Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi

Bottom of the ocean? Perhaps...but they already did the submarine in the first one. Underwater offers some great scenarios though.

So Uncharted 4 will be an outer space, underwater adventure featuring the best schoolbus chase sequence ever seen in video games.

@Pure Black World Tendency

Journey to the Center of the Earth, but that might get boring seeing no sky...

@Pure Black World Tendency
Yeah, Jak 4 is going to be sweet....WAIT, what are we talking about again?

@captplut9465

There was "Sky" in that hidden City of brass wasn't it? I thought that was underground. Same for that mountain city in Uncharted 2, which I thought was deep in the mountain itself

@Pure Black World Tendency
Actually, i wouldnt mind if they went throw back on #4 and did just a single island adventure.

@eat it

Oh god, no. Please, no! And they're going to do a 5th Indy, what the hell are they thinking?

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Posted: Dec 7th 2011 11:26AM Knives Chau said

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