After booting out Kojima, Konami sells 6M copies of Metal Gear Solid V

Konami parted ways with legendary game designer Hideo Kojima last fall, just as he finished work on Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. And last night, the Japanese company revealed that Metal Gear Solid V sold more than 6 million units.

Hideo Kojima in New York
Hideo Kojima in New York

At retail, that’s an estimated $360 million in a single quarter, a very good result for a new video game in a very competitive holiday season.

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