Sales of the Metal Gear series reached 49 million

The total circulation of the Metal Gear series was 49.2 million copies. This was announced by the publisher and game developer Konami in the financial report for the first quarter of 2016.

Figures of 49.2 million franchise games reached March 30, 2016. The company didn’t tell anything else interesting about the games – neither the dates of new releases, nor the figures for other popular titles. But she shared information on income.

Konami’s revenue for the reporting period, which ended June 30, amounted to $481 million. This is 3% less than in the 1st quarter of 2015. The company’s operating profit, on the contrary, increased and reached $88.7 million, which is 40.2% more than last year at the same time.

Revenue from digital sales amounted to $245.5 million, which is 5.6% more in annual comparison. Operating profit from this sector totals $84.7 million. This is 34.3% higher than last year for the same period. Konami received most of its revenue from releases for Japan. For example, the baseball game Jikkyou Pawafuru Puroyakyu 2016 for PlayStation was released only in this country.

Source: Konami