How well did The Last of Us sale?
The Last of Us
Following its announcement in December 2011, "The Last of Us" was widely anticipated. Upon release, it received critical acclaim, with praise directed at its narrative, gameplay, visual and sound design, characterization, and depiction of female characters. "The Last of Us" became one of the best-selling games on the PlayStation 3, selling over 1.3 million units in its first week and 17 million by April 2018. It won year-end accolades, including multiple Game of the Year awards from several gaming publications, critics, and game award ceremonies, making it one of the most awarded games in history, and is considered one of the greatest video games ever made.
Resident Evil 2
"Resident Evil 2" was promoted with a US$5 million advertising campaign. In Italy, the game reached 100,000 pre-orders, worth over 12 billion lire (about more than 6.6 million dollars). It became the fastest-selling video game in North America. On the weekend following its release, it sold 380,000 copies and grossed US$19 million. It therefore surpassed the revenue of all but one Hollywood movie at that time and broke previous sales records set by the video games "Final Fantasy VII" and "Super Mario 64". At the 1999 Milia festival in Cannes, it took home a "Gold" prize for revenues above €29 million in the European Union during the previous year. With 4.96 million copies sold, the PlayStation version of "Resident Evil 2" was a commercial success, and is the franchise's best-selling game on a single platform. Another 810,000 copies of the "Dual Shock Ver." were shipped by March 1999.