Konami profits fall 94%

rising and peacewalker are coming

I would buy all the MGS if they made it to the xbox 360...

If they do what is being done with God of War 1 & 2, they should see a nice increase in sales. I'll be first in line to buy a HD port of MGS 2 & 3. And if they throw in MGS 1? Psh, I'm already at the store!

what has konami got that nobody else has? that 3/4 of console gamers want but cant have due to ''exclusivity''? cmon konami, we want it. you need it.

I can't believe it 94%!, look like they are out of new ideas. Really sad for big company like Konami.

As long as they are still in the black.

Hah! That's pretty funny seeing what happens when there's no new Metal Gear Solid title to make them seem like they're really competitively in the industry. Joking aside this is pretty harsh. I hope the staff can survive this.

remake or port mgs3

Perhaps microsoft could buy out Konsami's contract? except I doubt that alot as Sony and MS are sworn Archrivals. hey, they should make a game like that!

That caption was the funniest ive seen gamespot write...

@shani_'boy'101, Its mindless, ignorant comments like that, that do nothing more than fuel 'Fanboy-ism', therefore also re-enforcing the point that you yourself are in fact a 'fanboy', well done!

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urgh fan boys... if you really care about Konami go buy a couple thousand Yu-gi-oh cards or something.

lol @D3A7HJ0K3R

I hate fanboys

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Moral today is: Cut Yu Gi Oh and stop making games about it, now you could save yourselves.

oh well they will have a better year next year with mgs rising and peacewalker. but 94% down thats signs of a failing business if it was any other company.

Just remembered - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (360). It was 2-years ago.

94% is painful. As much as I love them, I can't remember the last Konami game I purchased.

Well all the best and most anticipated up coming titles aren't coming out till next year, so this is destiny too change.

Kojima Productions made mgs4

Lets not forget guys, Konami simply 'Published' MGS4, they did not make it! Why is it, do you think that games Devs choose Ubisoft, EA, etc instead of Konami, is it that Konami are quite loyal to Eastern games Devs and are'nt keen on western devs, because thats they way it seems to me, same goes for Capcom. So when i see a "94% fall", i dont feel shocked at all. They should broaden their horizons.

@railroberto2007 the ONLY thing sony can do to bump up it user installed base is to give it away for free! They have done it in the past and it went like wild fire

thats what you get for being a one trick pony. 360 is well and strong without MGS. But konami needs $$$, there's one thing it can do... what will happened to sony?!!!

"How much more money would Konami had made if MGS4 were released on the X360, or Halo (series) released on the PS3?" The point being Halo made Bungie and MS collectively enough throughout the series to purchase a small country. Multi-platform was entirely not required. MGS4 for Konami and Sony...didn't.

Never understood the concept of "Exclusive to this console only!" concept, sure the console's parent company pays the Dev X amount of dollars to sign the exclusive deal for their unit only, and as a short term deal it has advantages, but 1 year removed and you have reports like Konami just now. How much more money would Konami had made if MGS4 were released on the X360, or Halo (series) released on the PS3? Exlcusive deals only hurt the developers and restrict overall game enjoyment by the central mass that are Gamers.

94% drop? Oh... my...

@ kytomasi the Xbox hardware is definately powerful enough to run the game, but storage would be a problem as it would have to ship on several DVD's to make up for Bluray's capacity.

@underfined420 If they transfered MGS4 to the Xbox they would have to go over some things. Basically, it mocks the 360 in ways, and the game is full of Apple devices. I don't really think Microsoft would want that on their console to be honest.

xbox 31 mill , ps3 24 mill , wii 52 mill. undefined420 who did you say had the most successfel gaming console this time around? a price drop and 6 months would make ps3 ahead of xbox. and mark my words its in the works right now.

What a load of @#$@@# MGS would fully be able to play on the xbox. The specs are really not that different at all.. Looks like next time, MGS won't have an exclusive due to how bad they're suffereing. No doubt about it now.. Bet they're kicking their asses thinking logically why woulnd't we put MGS on all consoles. After all Xbox is the leading most successful gaming console this time around..

Konami should look at what they produce that is clearly of a higher quality (and that sets new standards in quality) and run with those. Take what they've learned there and apply it instead of clamoring around with this game or that.

its funny how people say Konami needs MGS to boost sells and stuff like wow. A series has to end somewhere and it ended with 4. MGS4 wont be ported to Xbox because it isnt powerful enough (not trying to bash it). Konami's new project will give them the boost they need.

ya they should start on mgs5 or a new castelvania or contra but i would love to see dance dance revolution on the ps3 ddr was so fun on the ps2 but konami only release games very slowly its been a long time since mgs4 released they shouldve making another while the years passed but their profit will probably fall

mgs4 wont be on xbox. 1. its not powerful enough 2. there are things in the game that would need to be changed to suit microsoft.(eg psycho mantis and the ps1, blu ray disk mentioned, metal gear controlled by psp.) 3. more work needed on newer titles such as rising and peace walker. 4. sixaxis used in game 5. 50gb of spaced used even with feature having to be cut out of the game already however since mgo uses a different server. it is possible, for ps3 and xbox players to play in the same game.

ouch, Komami made some good games, I hope they bounce back

If i was konami i would put their uncanny xmen game and simpsons game in the arcades. Plus i think it was them that created the tmnt arcade games, so i would put those on the psn arcades and the wii as well. After that i would say just branch out. Stealth seems to be a big one for them so maybe they should try to aquire and fix the tenchu series.

FIFA spanked Pro Evo...

Too bad there are no plans to release a MGS4:Final Edition like past subsistence/substance versions. I would include more camuflage patterns and costumes, more facecamo like all the 4 snakes, young and old. More gadgets like the EM shield that Ocelot used in SOL to deflect bullets and missiles. Demo Theater. Since MGO is already out, there is no need to include it this time so, more missions is definite a must, and please, THE Original MGS Theme INCLUDED! This score was great, but compared to Snake Eater's this falls short. There was no plagiarism involved, no one was claiming someone elses "exact" work as their own. So It can be used! THERE IS KONAMI'S PROFIT !

They'll be fine.

They made almost $ 4 million in three months, what's so bad about that??

Simply port mgs4 to 360 and get instant revenue!!!! They made an already bad mistake making it for ps3 only,,,,give me mgs4 on 360 or die!

I hope they don't bring MGS4 to the Xbox. It's one of the PS3's dominant exclusive titles... and always has been. They'd prob have to put the game on two or more discs. Furthermore, I don't think the 360 can even handle the game.

Konami should release some of their 3rd party multiplayer beat 'em up Arcades like X-Men and the Simpsons for XBLA, PSN & Wiiware. That will guarantee them revenue. Especially now when they're in a financial crisis.

c'moneee! bring MGS4 on Xbox to boost sales!

No MGS ,,,means no more interest in KONAMI .........After all the winning eleven series never improve or evolve and every year it's the same thing with only the latest player transfers being the change...

Ouch, Konami really needs MGS to increase sales

At least its not loss of millions, don't worry Konami you'll get well soon

Let's hope this doesn't affect MGS rising or peace walker.....