Uncharted 3 First-Day Sales: 3.8 Million

The game could sell 10 million units and we still don't think it'd be enough.

Sony Computer Entertainment has announced that day one sales for Naughty Dog's Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception hit 3.8 million. Said SCEE spokesman Nick Chaplin:

"Uncharted 3 is a blockbuster and these incredible sales figures reflect that. Consumers are clearly as eager to play the game as critics were to heap praise upon it, and the team at Naughty Dog deserve this fantastic reception at retail."

Thus far, the Uncharted series has sold over 8 million units, and you can expect that number to hit maybe 14 million once we get the lifetime sales numbers for Uncharted 3. There's every chance that Drake's Deception will become the biggest selling PlayStation 3 exclusive title in the console's history, and again, we say the game deserves all the love it can get.

Even with all the huge titles that released in 2011, we have to say that Uncharted 3 is a cut above. Naughty Dog has an uncanny ability to take everything we know and love and reach a new level of immersion and involvement. Now, how's about Uncharted 4 as a launch title for the PS4?

Related Game(s): Uncharted 3

Tags: uncharted 3, drakes deception, uncharted 3 sales, naughty dog

11/10/2011 8:30:27 PM Ben Dutka

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Twistedfloyd
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 9:01:40 PM
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Congrats to ND. Although Uncharted 3 let me down in parts, overall it was a great game, and as a complete package there are very few games that give you as good a multiplayer and single player experience as Uncharted 3, except of course (this is just me) the far superior Uncharted 2.

U3 may have had better graphics and melee and some truly unbelievable moments that pushed the series in new directions, but it also had silly spiders that added nothing to the plot, puzzles that were stacked on top of each other in the early parts of the game, which dulled the pacing. The ending and the truck chase were retreads of Uncharted 2's ending and cutscene as well which was disappointing.

Chloe who I love felt very forced here and didn't really serve a purpose. And the desert gameplay, while a good idea felt really disjointed. The struggle wasn't paced well, every time I'd get into Drake's struggle, we'd move forward in time to new moment.

However, so many fantastic moments, and overall a great game. Melee is excellent, the chase sections are like watching visual poetry. That origin story? That made a similar scene from The Last Crusade look amateur.

The cruise ship, the plane infiltration and its actual set piece were all brilliant beyond belief as well. Especially the actual set piece. Just... my jaw.. is still on the floor.

Some excellent cutscenes as well that spanned from making my skin crawl, to palpable emotion, to making my damn heart break, to leaving me speechless because of the power of the moment.

And the multiplayer is one of the finest multiplayer components ever released. While I don't like load outs in U2 and prefer U2's level design over U3's, there's no denying that Naughty Dog makes the best multiplayer experience out there. Over 7 full 24 hour days I put into U2 and I'm going to triple that with U3. Great level design, smart kick back system which revolutionizes the killtreaks concept.

Great, varied game modes with excellent co op as well.

Naughty Dog worked very hard on this and despite some structural and pacing flaws especially from London Underground to Yemen, it's still a hell of a game. A first rate studio like Naughty Dog deserves this support because they consistently have made a great series that is finely crafted, with great characters and a rich universe. U2 is one of my favorite single player campaigns ever and is my second fav of this gen (after MGS4) And some of the best multiplayer i've ever played from U2 and U3.

Looking forward to seeing what they do with Uncharted 4. Hoping they revert back to to the picture perfect pacing of U2. Anyone else agree with me on that, or am I crazy?

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LimitedVertigo
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 10:31:57 PM

Seriously?

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newchef
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 11:06:14 PM

TL;DR

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The Doom
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 11:38:21 PM

At least he used paragraphs...

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aaronisbla
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 1:15:12 AM

he could have just wrote a user review, they do have that here...

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Lotusflow3r
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 5:16:33 AM

I enjoyed that comment. Always good hearing things like that from the community.

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Underdog15
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 9:52:25 AM

I didn't read all of it, but I probably will if he copies and pastes it into user reviews.

I got as far as a little past the spider comment. And I have to disagree. This style of game needs to have something inexplicably creepy to add to the mystique. Indiana Jones has creepy things that add nothing, too, like that dinner where they served eyeballs. It added nothing to the story, but it added a mystical element that adds a little piece of wonder.

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Ludicrous_Liam
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 10:07:13 AM

My thoughts exactly; I couldn't help shrug the feeling, while playing UC3, that it just wasn't as good as UC2. Ofcouse, I NEVER expected ND to top UC2, or even merely match it. The multiplayer this time round definatly trumphs UC2, espeically the coop - only played Borneo so far, and I've had so much fun.

In short, UC2 > UC3 >_ UC1.*
:)

EDIT: *That more than or equal to, forgot I'm using a keyboard xD

Last edited by Ludicrous_Liam on 11/11/2011 10:11:15 AM

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Jawknee
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 12:31:27 PM

I thought U3 was just as good, even better in some ways than U2. My only gripe about 3 was the pacing seemed a little fast and the best set pieces were late in the game.

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VampDeLeon
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 9:57:42 PM

I'm with Liam on UC3, it's a great game but UC2 definitely holds a candle over it. Less fighting with the controls and I could still replay any chapter and it still feels just as fresh instead of a chore (the shortened time with Chloe and Elena made me sad). Multiplayer's sort of a toss up though, since both of them have their own pro's and cons underneath it's endless amount of fun. Buut I could always thank UC2's beta multiplayer for getting me into the series :)

Last edited by VampDeLeon on 11/11/2011 10:01:38 PM

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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 9:20:58 PM
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So maybe that one guy's 4/10 wasn't so accurate? hmmmm maybe I'll get this game now ...lol.

Glad to see it doing well, Uncharted is the highest quality game series ever made to date.

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LimitedVertigo
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 10:32:37 PM

If you want to borrow it let me know, I finished it a couple nights ago and I don't mind trading it for a game you may have in your collection that I want to try.

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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 10:39:37 PM

Still waiting to find out if we are getting a review copy (we get them later than big Ben).

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matt99
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 7:48:40 AM

I read that 4/10 review...I thought it was a fake review from a comedy site at first.

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Deleted User
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 9:27:59 AM

Tom Troll...er...Tom Chick has a history of giving AAA games low scores for no reason. His Uncharted 3 review is absolute garbage. He's just a bitter, out-of-work T.V. actor turned hack video game reviewer. The game is no 10 but it's no 4, either.

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Underdog15
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 9:54:07 AM

The games a 10. Over and over and over and over (20 times, in fact).

4 up, 0 down

TrophyHunter
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 10:12:13 AM

Tom Chick sucks, giving bad scores to good games is his only way to get noticed... just another Mr. NoOne searching for fame.

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Alienange
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 9:27:09 PM
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Uh Sony? The expression we've been using these days is "shipped."

3 up, 7 down

johnld
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 9:58:45 PM

what are you trying to get at? did you miss the first day sales part? sales numbers are much more impressive than shipped numbers. sales actually mean that those are in the hands of customers and not sitting in a gamestop bathroom which they use as a stock room.

6 up, 1 down

Alienange
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 11:06:00 PM

You might want to double check that johnld. Sony's idea of sales totals is how many copies the stores have bought, not how many gamers have bought. Which is precisely why Sony should get with it and say "shipped" like everyone else.

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johnld
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 1:43:53 AM

last i know, sony is actually one of the companies that actually count sold copies and not shipped like microsoft. Thats what they do with their ps3 numbers. according to the link, it was a 3.8 million global sales.

Last edited by johnld on 11/11/2011 1:46:36 AM

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darxed
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 8:01:44 AM

I saw in the UK ign site that a Sony exec was asked directly if they were shipped numbers or sold numbers, and he said they were sold... I can't find the link now but it's there

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Underdog15
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 10:03:35 AM

Not shipped. It is sold. Sony has been doing this before they even had a gaming division.

3 up, 1 down

Jawknee
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 1:25:16 PM

I thought Canada was a happy place Alienage? Why so bitter all the time? Does Uncharted 3's success threaten you?

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Deleted User
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 9:32:27 PM
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I love how those pretentious NeoGAF fools reacted to this news about Uncharted 3. I guess not having a girlfriend or a life makes you a winner nowadays.

Last edited by n/a on 11/10/2011 9:33:18 PM

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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 10:04:30 PM

What did the gomers say?

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Deleted User
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 10:30:24 PM

"Mhhhm" about 20 times on the first page. And you wonder why video game celebrities even bother to converse with these failures. Just one-liners, one word sentences and the like from these so-called "gamers".

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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 10:17:24 AM

The depressing part is that it's a huge forum; indicative of the kind of "gamer" we have these days.

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kokoro
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 9:32:57 PM
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My cousin and I bought it on the first day.

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TrophyHunter
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 10:14:36 AM

Me, my cousin, my uncle and my friends buy it too :)

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Oyashiro
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 9:45:25 PM
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And I helped! :D

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johnld
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 9:56:38 PM
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good for naughty dog. i beaten the game and loved it. now all i need to do my crushing run and multiplayer but before that i'll play battlefield 3 and resistance 3 for now. i'll get back to crushing a little bit later.

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Riku994
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 9:58:58 PM
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Yeah it actually was shipped, not sold.

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Underdog15
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 10:03:09 AM

No. Not shipped. It truly is sold. This is a well established practice of Sony's, and it's why their stats read differently than the stats of other console gaming companies.

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LimitedVertigo
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 10:33:30 PM
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The most beautiful game I've ever played. Reminded me as a kid when each new section of a game left me filled with excitement.

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JDC80
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 10:36:27 PM
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That's great news to hear because if Uncharted 3 did otherwise xbots wouldn't let PS3 fans forget about it. Side note much to my surprised GF just shipped me a copy of Uncharted 3 but I'm still getting it for Christmas cuz I want the game and the online pass isn't included with the rental and I really want to give co-op a shot.

Last edited by JDC80 on 11/10/2011 10:36:47 PM

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playSTATION
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 10:39:37 PM
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i agree with the above statement.

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The Doom
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 10:44:11 PM
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NO you're wrong Ben that's units SHIPPED not SOLD. Everyone knows that when Sony posts numbers, we have to take it as shipped bcuz Sony is an evil company that lies to the press and sees its consumers like mindless sheep. We should always take M$ word to heart and take it as SOLD; theres no doubt Gears of Bore sold over 3 million on day one (even though sales are free falling for it). Always trust M$ bcuz at least they're most true and honest company on the planet and are nice enough to let you know when they'll ass-rape you ^_^

Last edited by The Doom on 11/10/2011 10:46:51 PM

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Alienange
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 11:08:56 PM

Ben's not wrong, he's reporting what Sony said. And they DID say "sold." Many just don't understand "sold to retailers" which is what it is.

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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 1:04:00 AM

I'm repeating Sony's words. So did GameSpot. So did everyone who saw the press release.

Stop trying to lecture me. Thank you.

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ZenChichiri
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 1:08:28 AM

I think he was being sarcastic, but sarcasm on the Internet can be tricky.

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Lotusflow3r
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 5:20:44 AM

Clear sarcasm....unless Ass raping is an occurrence for one's reality.

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AshT
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 5:28:55 AM

seems sarcasm to me :)

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Beamboom
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 6:03:12 AM

Looked more like fanboyism to me.

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darxed
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 8:04:57 AM

To OP:
I thought it was sarcasm too

To Alienage:
I replied to you earlier, but I found the link, They're saying It's not shipped:

http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/121/1212156p1.html

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Dustinwp
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 8:22:13 AM

Have to remember the /sarcasm/ line in your posts, bro.;) There's no doubt he was being sarcastic.

Last edited by Dustinwp on 11/11/2011 8:24:26 AM

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Underdog15
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 10:02:33 AM

You're wrong. Sony has been doing sold, and not shipped, in all it's technologies departments. Not just games. It's always been that way with movies, as well.

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Ludicrous_Liam
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 10:15:48 AM

w w w . getyoursarcasmdetectorfixedforFREE . c o m

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The Doom
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 10:21:38 AM

No I'm being absolutely serious
/sarcasm

Really though, it just amazes me that when Sony posts large numbers, the media says its shipped, but if M$ does it its units sold. Just recently Steam's database was hacked and account info was exposed, yet no one blamed Steam for bad security like Sony was accused of. The gaming media is filled with bias xbots that sucks off M$ everyday of the week.

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Deleted User
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 10:49:01 PM
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Amazing how trolls seemingly visit every video game website they can.

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The Doom
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 10:24:05 AM

Why so serious?

Last edited by The Doom on 11/11/2011 10:25:05 AM

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newchef
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 11:13:47 PM
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i loved the game however...the ending left me with a few questions, nothing big though, just what happened with Chloe and Cutter? stupid little things like that, maybe im just knit-picking

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AshT
Thursday, November 10, 2011 @ 11:56:48 PM
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Congrats ND, i'm glad i contributed 1 to that number.

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___________
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 2:08:02 AM
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shipped, not sold.
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/38501/Uncharted_3_Ships_38M_Units_On_Launch_Day.php
thought it was too good to be true!

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TrophyHunter
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 10:22:36 AM

Sold, not shipped.
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/121/1212156p1.html

As good as it sounds.

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Kiryu
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 4:10:11 AM
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Bought Uncharted 3 Special Edition day one and enjoyed every minute of it.

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pillz81
Monday, November 14, 2011 @ 8:54:58 PM

Me too.

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Wissam
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 4:46:47 AM
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Wait for me uncharted 3 :( pretty broke atm

Last edited by Wissam on 11/11/2011 4:47:11 AM

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Beamboom
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 6:06:20 AM

It aint going nowhere - only getting cheaper ;)

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TrophyHunter
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 10:17:03 AM

Don't worry, u will always find a copy of an awesome game ;)

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raptassassin
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 6:34:18 AM
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Shame to admit it but i've yet to get this gem.
*hides in the corner and waits to be egged and run off this site*
and i call my self a Playstation gamer lol.

I'll be getting this game along with Skyrim, Metal Gear Solid HD Collection & Assassin's Creed: Revelations next week I can't wait.

Long. Live. Play

Last edited by raptassassin on 11/11/2011 6:35:49 AM

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BikerSaint
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 7:30:58 AM
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Damn,
I'm back to broke for the moment, so I'm not getting to savor any of these most current releases.

But the bonus is that I will most certainly be getting all of them, especially U3, in due time and a bit cheaper too.

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TrophyHunter
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 10:18:06 AM

That games collection will get bigger :)

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kevinater321
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 7:31:14 AM
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I kno you are just quoting Sony with the whole "sold" vs "shipped" but i do believe this is only the shipped numbers. If they sold 3.8 million first day then they would be heading to 15-20 million copies sold. Exclusives just don't do that. Also uncharted 2 sold(maybe shipped) 4.9 million, making the 15-20 million very unlikely.

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jaynet333
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 8:04:19 AM
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Not that I hold IGN in the highest regard, but they do have an article that covers the whole sold-vs-shipped thing. Here is a quote:
"Despite some confusion this morning about whether the number represented units shipped or units sold, Sony has now confirmed to IGN that Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception sold 3.8 million copies worldwide on its first day in stores."

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jaynet333
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 8:04:52 AM

Here is a link to the IGN article:
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/121/1212156p1.html

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Dridion
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 9:07:47 AM
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How's about a REAL Crash Bandicoot! I love U series but I would really love to see what they could do with Crash on the engine they have now. Better than Pixar? Maybe.

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TrophyHunter
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 10:19:34 AM

Yeah, would love to see Crash this generation too

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Ultimate_Balla
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 10:05:48 AM
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Okay, I didn't see that last chapters coming in terms of what usually goes down in Uncharted. So I was really impressed! Eff it, the game became just to insane(in a good way) when they arrived in that Afgan-like place. Just crazy. Couldn't stop playin' even though I knew I was writing an exam the next day, was even thinking of the re-exam option. Lol :P I have noticed the issues though(jumping between Sully & a castle wall left Drake in the air for 10seconds & a few others I can't remember, one including hints not showing up when it was pretty hard tp determine the next step). Absolute excellence!

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daus26
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 11:48:43 AM
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Very glad to see this. This would make Uncharted the most valuable exclusive game past Gran Turismo in terms of day one sale. We'll still have to see lifetime, but I wouldn't be surprised if Uncharted becomes Sony's new king of first party games in sales. GT seems to have lost momentum with GT5 with the much lower than anticipated metacritic score, and UC gaining momentum.

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Twistedfloyd
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 12:01:31 PM
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I'll have to do that. Sorry for the long comment. I love Uncharted and every time it's mentioned, I have a lot to say about it.

Even if it is shipped numbers, that still means at least 1.5 million were probably sold the first week/day/whatever. So that still means Uncharted 3 is going to sell like a mother which is great for the industry, Naughty Dog, Sony, and for us as fans/consumers.

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Lairfan
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 1:06:53 PM
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What the hell's the big deal about whether it sold or shipped 3.8 million units? According to VGChartz (which is notorious for undertracking games), Uncharted 3 sold 1 million+ first week, easily outselling Uncharted 2 in the same time frame. So either way you slice it, this game's doing excellent in sales.

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Karosso
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 2:17:19 PM
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3.8 Mil on first day is mighty impressive to say the least. It's only available on PS3 as opposed to CoD:MW3 which launched on 3 different platforms.
Kudos to ND and Sony for not letting Uncharted1 low sales kill the franchise. I'm halfway through the game and loving it.
It just makes me wonder if Ninja Theory hadn't chickened out(Sold Out?),stuck with the PS3 and delivered Heavenly Sword 3, I believe they could be seeing this kind of success :(

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sha4dowknight05
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 6:26:19 PM

You've got that right. Before Uncharted 2 the first one only got around 500000 in sale but I bet after the ps3 bundles and game packs that came out the sales leaped. I am guessing uncharted 1 must have at least 3 million like this game!!!! I have yet to beat my first uncharted.

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sha4dowknight05
Friday, November 11, 2011 @ 6:24:56 PM
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Too bad I was not part of this awesome 3.8 million. :(

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