User blog:NaveNinja/Flawless Victory for Mortal Kombat

Been following Ed Boon's twitter. He posted two links recently, showing the success of the latest Mortal Kombat game. The game has paid for itself and of the acquisition of Midway, and made WB a lot of bank. It has outsold Super Street Fighter IV and Marvel vs. Capcom 3 in worldwide sales.

From joystiq.com:

"When Midway bit the bullet and liquidated all of its assets during the first half of last year, the future of one of gaming's most ubiquitous and legendary franchises, Mortal Kombat, 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 and millions 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 has sold 1.6 million units, and Marvel vs. Capcom 3 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, we can't help but be a little surprised by the modern-day, gore-soaked Cinderella story this saga has become."



In other news, as of today, August 17th, Boon reports via Twitter that Netherrealm Studios is celebrating exactly one year in their new studio.

Happy birthday, NRS.