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Mortal Kombat Sells Close To 3 Million Worldwide
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ThatCrazyGuy
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I bought Tekken 6 when it hit $20. I bet a lot of people did the same (not buying it at $60). Maybe that is why it got so high in sales.
I wonder how many tekken 6's they sold at full $60 msrp.
Actually, that would be a cool breakdown for all sales data. How much was sold at what price point.
o yea. congrats to MK.
I wonder how many tekken 6's they sold at full $60 msrp.
Actually, that would be a cool breakdown for all sales data. How much was sold at what price point.
o yea. congrats to MK.
faridmon said:
Don't quote me on this, but I think I remember reading a year ago from a games industry type on twitter that BBCT sold over 500K, and was considered above expectations. Unsure how well BBCS did.
KOFXII I think was under 100K.
VF5 sales were beyond terrible, which is depressing.
Reversed said:
It did basically as well as Mortal Kombat 2 in the US, which is the best-selling title in the series.
(sales are in million units)
http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml
Wonder how well MK2 did worldwide.
boredofcanada
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thats awesome now keep making dlc characters.
infinityBCRT
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gunbo13 said:Possibly. But you can't discount the popularity.
Philippines
It's a bit of a unique fighter.
I can attest to that. When I go to our local arcades, there are more people playing Tekken as compared to SF4 (in fact I don't even see anyone play Arcade SF4). If I mention modern fighters, they only talk about Tekken 6, and to some extent MvC3, Dissidia, and BlazBlue.
BurningNad
Member
So glad it did well. Definitely well deserved.
Kimosabae said:
2 nights ago.
Still laggy.
Connection indicators are broken in the lobby. (PS3 version specific issue).
No customization in searching. eg. regional, skill based match function.
Limited training mode.
Sucks that Blazblue is too cartoony for mainstream appeal, as it pretty content packed and functional on all levels.
That aside, MK9 is definitely a huge step up from MK4 and Deadly Alliance.
I expected at least 3 million copies since MK vs DC did 2.5 million and that game was ass. 
Well done for them and deserved since it came packed with content and I'll give them an A for effort when it come to the story mode. They just need to hire a great battle director or form someone with the proper potential so we can get a great game engine to push this to push the franchise to the next level.
As for the revival, there's absolutely no doubt that we have one. The genre never died, but interest was at an all time low between 2003-2008. A couple of mainstream title from Namco and niche FG, but nobody was really caring for the genre. I'm sure there wasn't much discussion for tournaments on GAF or anywhere else except for dedicated FG forums.
Would we be seeing an indie FG like Skullgirls being made if not for a revival of the genre?
Well done for them and deserved since it came packed with content and I'll give them an A for effort when it come to the story mode. They just need to hire a great battle director or form someone with the proper potential so we can get a great game engine to push this to push the franchise to the next level.As for the revival, there's absolutely no doubt that we have one. The genre never died, but interest was at an all time low between 2003-2008. A couple of mainstream title from Namco and niche FG, but nobody was really caring for the genre. I'm sure there wasn't much discussion for tournaments on GAF or anywhere else except for dedicated FG forums.
Would we be seeing an indie FG like Skullgirls being made if not for a revival of the genre?
LiveFromKyoto
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-Pyromaniac- said:
Tekken 6 was also awesome, building on 5 DR and offering a ton of content. It's been an amazing tournament mainstay for a couple of years now, even has its own TV show in Korea. It doesn't deserve any hate. If anything it's amazing it has as much appeal as it does considering how insanely complex it is.
crimzonflame
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Busaiku said:
Maybe Killer Instinct and DoA? Battle Arena Toshiden and Bushido Blade were greatest hits but I dunno.
Terareflection
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Balb said:
They do still have those.
Mr. Pointy
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Grats MK, best fighter this gen.
About Tekken 6. I do think that while the series is still popular, there is some kind of design stagnation, since T5, that makes a lot of more casual players feel rather meh about the game. I think TTT2 will run into the same problem.
About Tekken 6. I do think that while the series is still popular, there is some kind of design stagnation, since T5, that makes a lot of more casual players feel rather meh about the game. I think TTT2 will run into the same problem.
Hazelhurst
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This is in my top 10 this gen. So good. I still need to pick up Freddy Krueger.
DryEyeRelief
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ezekial45 said:
They kinda get it. Fighting games are complicated. Fortunately most people only kinda get it.
crimzonflame
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So because MK had a good story mode its the best fighter this gen?
DryEyeRelief
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crimzonflame said:
Outside of brawl, it's the best one player fighting game.
Master Milk
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That isn't a compliment.DryEyeRelief said:
DryEyeRelief said:
I disagree. While I like the fact that MK had an actual story mode, the story itself was bad if not terrible (this is coming from a guy who actually likes most of the MK games). It's not even as good as MK v DC's story mode, which I thought was decent.
Also, if you include past generations, Soul Calibur II's Weapon Master mode was really fun.
Shadowlink
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Congratulations to both NetherRealm Studios and WB! I think Mortal Kombat is better than most of the fighting games that are out. I hope for more great successful games from NetherRealm in the future.
DryEyeRelief
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Master Milk said:
Haha, well it is weird.
You have the FPS genre will the ability to produce multiplayer focused games. However, with fighting games you need all sorts of extra stuff now to get away from the arcade model, which presumes that the player's main focus will be fighting against other people, and not the CPU. Fighting against the CPU is important mayne.
DryEyeRelief said:
Well, to be fair? It's not as if this is a "new" trend. Capcom and Namco, for example, have done plenty to popularize this notion of adding on more content to home releases, since more than a decade ago. SFA3's World Tour and Soul Edge/Blade's Edge Master mode, for example. And then by the time the likes of VF4 introduced "Kumite Mode" (which I still think is the ideal model for this type of thing), and GGXX's visual novel-esque story mode, the fighting game genre's path was "set". And that's what people have come to expect of it.
So, honestly? If these fighting game companies didn't want to have to deal with this "expectation" of fanservice-related content, they shouldn't have laid the groundwork for it back in the 90s. :lol
AZ Greg
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A "revival" isn't solely based on amount new IPs released or even releases in general. And on a smaller scale, it doesn't even need to rely on huge sales or mainstream success to be considered a revival. It's a combination of those with many other factors. Sure you could have gotten a prequel to most of these games last generation, but there wasn't the same availability of excellent related peripherals (See: Arcade sticks), you couldn't find a good sized nearby local gathering/tournament every weekend like you can now, there wasn't access to high quality high level streams every weekend like there seemingly is now, and, while this is anecdotal and somewhat related to sales, it was harder to find casual buddies willing to gather at least once a week and play.
I'm not sure the revival can continue at the same pace over the next few years, but I think this boom has helped to establish a more solid base that should prevent the genre from slowing back down to the pace it was at in the early 2000s.
On the topic of MK, never picked it up. Will probably grab the eventual sequel though.
I'm not sure the revival can continue at the same pace over the next few years, but I think this boom has helped to establish a more solid base that should prevent the genre from slowing back down to the pace it was at in the early 2000s.
On the topic of MK, never picked it up. Will probably grab the eventual sequel though.
Aizu_Itsuko
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I didn't know fighters were selling this well this gen.
akilshohen
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DoA 4 sold a million. I'm sure A Virtua Fighter game has sold 1 million. VF4 on PS2?crimzonflame said:
VF2 in Japan
DryEyeRelief
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TreIII said:
I don't think there was any real expectation or standard. Spectator mode and online lobbies didn't become a "standard" until last year (because of SSFIV).
a Master Ninja
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I know for a fact that Tekken 6 was massively over-shipped in the US, specifically the Xbox 360 version. Chances are your local Walmart and Best Buy have a bunch priced below ten bucks still.
Oh, and good for MK.
Oh, and good for MK.
Anticitizen One
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The game is phenomenal. I finally got around to downloading the DLC characters & free costumes and the game just keeps getting better and better. Easily the best fighting game of the decade and the best MK game ever.
Though regarding sales, it should be kept in mind that:
Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe = 2.5 million = (around)24 months
Mortal Kombat (2011) = 3.0 million = 4 months [1.5 million in the US alone]
But yeah, the thing with MK is that it has never sold "bad"; excluding Special Forces since even Mythologies did over a million back then. For many this is the "return of fighters"; yet the only difference with last gen is that Capcom (in some ways) returned with new sequels to Street Figther and Marvel vs Capcom.
Last gen, we had the Guilty Gears and Virtua Figther 4 been the "niche fighters", this gen we have BlazBlue and Virtau Fighters 5.
Last gen there was 3 main Tekken games (and updates to Tekken 5); this gen Tekken 6...all selling millions.
Last gen MK games were selling millions, this gen..the same.
SoulCalibur II and III last gen selling millions, SoulCalibur IV doing the same (and V soon).
Japan still got Virtua Figther and Tekken tournaments while Street Fighter was taking a rest. Mortal Kombat topped charts and sold millions in the US while no Street Figther game was in the horizon. More than "figthers going away and now making a return", it was Capcom the one that left and realized that if they actually put efforts into their fighting games; the games would be great and well received; after years of "where my MvC3 Crapcom, where's my SFIV; stop the ports!!"..
Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe = 2.5 million = (around)24 months
Mortal Kombat (2011) = 3.0 million = 4 months [1.5 million in the US alone]
But yeah, the thing with MK is that it has never sold "bad"; excluding Special Forces since even Mythologies did over a million back then. For many this is the "return of fighters"; yet the only difference with last gen is that Capcom (in some ways) returned with new sequels to Street Figther and Marvel vs Capcom.
Last gen, we had the Guilty Gears and Virtua Figther 4 been the "niche fighters", this gen we have BlazBlue and Virtau Fighters 5.
Last gen there was 3 main Tekken games (and updates to Tekken 5); this gen Tekken 6...all selling millions.
Last gen MK games were selling millions, this gen..the same.
SoulCalibur II and III last gen selling millions, SoulCalibur IV doing the same (and V soon).
Japan still got Virtua Figther and Tekken tournaments while Street Fighter was taking a rest. Mortal Kombat topped charts and sold millions in the US while no Street Figther game was in the horizon. More than "figthers going away and now making a return", it was Capcom the one that left and realized that if they actually put efforts into their fighting games; the games would be great and well received; after years of "where my MvC3 Crapcom, where's my SFIV; stop the ports!!"..