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August 14th, 2011, 17:35
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When Midway bit the bullet and liquidated all of its assets (http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/23/midway-liquidation-plan-approved-by-court/) during the first half of last year, the future of one of gaming's most ubiquitous and legendary franchises, Mortal Kombat (http://www.joystiq.com/game/Mortal-Kombat-2011), was completely up in the air. People didn't know whether or not MK's new baby-daddy at Warner Bros. Interactive would continue the series' proud tradition of increasingly ludicrous violence, or if it would continue the stagnating series period.
Fast-forward a bit, and thankfully it seems to have worked out for history's favorite murderers, with Warner's first entry in the franchise garnering critical acclaim (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/24/mortal-kombat-review/#review) andmillions of dollars. According to WB Interactive President Martin Tremblay, Mortal Kombat has already paid for all of the assets acquired from Midway by selling "close to" 3 million units worldwide.
To put that number in perspective, as of June 30, 2011 Super Street Fighter 4 (http://www.joystiq.com/game/super-street-fighter-4) has sold 1.6 million units, and Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (http://www.joystiq.com/game/marvel-vs-capcom-3-fate-of-two-worlds) has sold 2 million, both of which have been on the market for a significantly longer amount of time. Considering the sorry state of affairs that Mortal Kombat was left in as little as two years ago (http://www.joystiq.com/game/mortal-kombat-vs-dc-universe), we can't help but be a little surprised by the modern-day, gore-soaked Cinderella story this saga has become.
When Midway bit the bullet and liquidated all of its assets (http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/23/midway-liquidation-plan-approved-by-court/) during the first half of last year, the future of one of gaming's most ubiquitous and legendary franchises, Mortal Kombat (http://www.joystiq.com/game/Mortal-Kombat-2011), was completely up in the air. People didn't know whether or not MK's new baby-daddy at Warner Bros. Interactive would continue the series' proud tradition of increasingly ludicrous violence, or if it would continue the stagnating series period.
Fast-forward a bit, and thankfully it seems to have worked out for history's favorite murderers, with Warner's first entry in the franchise garnering critical acclaim (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/24/mortal-kombat-review/#review) andmillions of dollars. According to WB Interactive President Martin Tremblay, Mortal Kombat has already paid for all of the assets acquired from Midway by selling "close to" 3 million units worldwide.
To put that number in perspective, as of June 30, 2011 Super Street Fighter 4 (http://www.joystiq.com/game/super-street-fighter-4) has sold 1.6 million units, and Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (http://www.joystiq.com/game/marvel-vs-capcom-3-fate-of-two-worlds) has sold 2 million, both of which have been on the market for a significantly longer amount of time. Considering the sorry state of affairs that Mortal Kombat was left in as little as two years ago (http://www.joystiq.com/game/mortal-kombat-vs-dc-universe), we can't help but be a little surprised by the modern-day, gore-soaked Cinderella story this saga has become.