Friday, March 14, 2014

The Last Of Us - 6 Million Copies Sold


The Last Of Us (2013) has been a massive success for Naughty Dog and Sony. This PlayStation 3 game, with its adult post-apocalyptic theme and story, has been popular with both gamers and critics. 

Wining hundreds of awards, from its graphical achievements, to voice over casting, or to its excellent writing. It has won an impressive amount of awards, many which include   "Game of The Year" 

They now have another accomplishment to add to their list. The Last Of Us has now sold 6 million copies.

An impressive feat that can be considered a rare occurrence. Especially considering it is a new IP and not a sequel. 

Selling more than their previous PlayStation 3 titles
          -Uncharted: Drakes Fortune (2007) - 2.6 million copies
          -Uncharted 2:  Among Thieves (2009) - 3.8 million copies
          -Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (2011) - 3.8 million copies
The Last Of Us surpasses them by a long-shot and will most likely continue to rise.

This announcement also comes at a moment after it was just in the news. With the recent announcement that The Last Of Us will be made into a feature length movie. Along with their recently released DLC that is also climbing the ranks, and becoming just as popular.

The Last Of Us continues to be a very successful game for Naughty Dog and Sony.