VG Chartz "exclusively reveals" that Metal Gear Solid 4 sold 1.3 million copies on its first day. That and a dollar will get you a cup of coffee, as they say. They also say "good enough for government work", "close enough for horseshoes and hand grenades", and "even a blind squirrel will dig up an acorn". They particularly say these things when they're talking about VG Chartz, a site that does a healthy amount of guesstimating when it comes to what passes for data.

VG Chartz' math looks suspect when they claim Metal Gear Solid 4 sold over 350,000 in Japan and over 400,000 in the Americas (hi Canada!), but presumably not over enough to round up to the next increment of 50,000. That leaves at least 450,000 sold in Europe and the rest of Asia, which would be pretty surprising for outnumbering the game's primary markets. In other words, this might be an "exclusive revelation" because it's implausible. In addition, VG Chartz claims that nearly triple the usual number of Playstation 3s were sold, implying that the game is good enough to move otherwise sluggish hardware. That's slightly less implausible given the bundle deals Konami and Sony cooked up to encourage people that a Metal Gear Solid is the perfect time to go ahead and get a PS3.

Nevertheless, what's a third of a million copies, give or take? All signs point to Metal Gear Solid 4 being a commercial success: recognizable IP, wildly enthusiastic reviews, and fans out of their minds with glee. But the question is to what degree? We'll see if Konami or Sony is pleased enough to issue a press release later this week.