Det er ingen tvil om at Konami gnir seg i hendene akkurat nå. Firmaets blodtrimma fotballspill, Pro Evolution Soccer 2, har solgt mer enn 1 million eksemplarer på bare 8 uker. Noe som vitner om seriens åpenlyse kvaliteter.
Inntil videre har hele Pro Evolution Soccer serien solgt mer enn 10 millioner eksemplarer, og Kunio Neo knyttet følgende kommentar til pressemeldingen:
"After the success of Winning Eleven 6, we were confident that Pro Evolution Soccer 2 would be warmly received by the public - but these figures are nevertheless extremely pleasing. Everyone at Konami of Europe has worked incredibly hard to make the game a huge success, and all their hard work has been worthwhile with Winning Eleven 6/Pro Evolution Soccer 2 now standing proud as our best-selling PlayStation 2 football game of all time. We are incredibly proud of this achievement, and look forward to the next edition of this ground-breaking series."