How did this get back up to 5 million copies, especially with all the Xbox 360 port speculations? If anything, the stock should've gone down from the additional risk of 360 cannabilization.
MGS4 has a very dedicated following of the most hardcore fan. It's guaranteed to sell 3 to 4 million off its fanbase alone.
All other sales should come from people who've seen the graphics or heard from word of mouth about how good the story is, etc,etc. I predict it'll hit 7 to 8 million total lifetime sales.
MGS4 seems to have renewed buying support as of late as well. Have there been a lot of new user sign ups recently? This phenomenon of price inflation in the big name stocks is usually the result of an influx of new users.
@argon, agreed. The big name franchises have been trading at higher multiples for months (this title did not at the beginning of the simExchange). However, I think as the smaller titles that have been the biggest short targets fade from the exchange, these big titles will be more in control as shorts shift their attention.
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