Mortal Kombat sells nearly 3 million

Mortal Kombat has sold nearly 3 million units so far, and already paid for Warner Bros' acquisition of Midway, according to WBIE's Martin Tremblay.

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Mortal Kombat seems to have given the franchise a much-needed critical shot in the arm, but it's also been a huge financial success for Warner Bros. The game has reportedly sold almost 3 million copies so far, and has already paid for itself in the process.

"We are very pleased with the success of Mortal Kombat so far," said Martin Tremblay of Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment to MCV. He cited the sales number of nearly 3 million units. "With the launch of Mortal Kombat, we have already paid for the acquisition of the Midway assets, and we are just beginning to leverage this acquisition with much more to come."

Though the exact figure of the Midway acquisition was never disclosed, we do know that Warner Bros. offered a whopping $33 million for the assets after the company filed for bankruptcy in early 2009. Three million units would be more than enough to make up that amount, not to mention the income from generous helpings of DLC. Mortal Kombat was also one of the first games to offer a pre-sold DLC bundle, a trend which seems to be catching on.

Mortal Kombat debuted at the top spot of the NPD monthly sales figures, even beating Portal 2. Since then, the game has consistently consistently remained in the top 10 sales list, recently hanging in at July's #10 spot.

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    August 15, 2011 2:00 PM

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    Mortal Kombat has sold nearly 3 million units so far, and already paid for Warner Bros' acquisition of Midway, according to WBIE's Martin Tremblay.

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      August 15, 2011 2:25 PM

      Good for Ed Boon and Netherrealm. I really enjoyed this game, and I'm glad to see I'm not in the minority. Yes, the online is a bit of a mess, but I'm not going to point my finger at any one party for that.

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      August 15, 2011 2:26 PM

      Fatality.

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      August 15, 2011 2:41 PM

      Fuck yea, best MK game by a long shot, and one of the best fighting games on top.

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      August 15, 2011 5:05 PM

      Good on them, they really deserve this. MK9 is an excellent game, and the online works like it should at least more than half the time. :P

      Still shitloads of fun even offline.

      I think Boon has said they're done with DLC, but here's hoping they've had some good sales on that end and might change their mind about releasing more characters. :P

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      August 15, 2011 5:39 PM

      This is the first Mortal Kombat game I have liked since MK3. It definitely pulled off the classic feel while adding lot of new things. I like how they used cut-scenes as setup for the fights and explain the plot in story mode. It serves as good example of what do in the future.

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      August 15, 2011 5:53 PM

      kudos to the devs on making MK cool again.

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      August 15, 2011 6:14 PM

      Glad to hear it. MK9 is a great game.

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      August 15, 2011 6:19 PM

      I love this game so much. Good for them. Here's hoping for more DLC!

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      August 15, 2011 6:22 PM

      Awesome, it's good for everyone involved when a spike in quality produces a spike in sales. :)

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      August 16, 2011 4:20 PM

      Yay for Ed Boon and NetherRealm Studios!!

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