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Mortal Kombat vs Street Fighter, why is MK more popular in the US?
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BakkaGames
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Well, Mortal Kombat is made in US, so it's only natural that it appeals a lot to that audience.
Crankshaft
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I thought SF was wayyyyy more popular.
Herbspiceguy
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Can you back that up with numbers?
Stone Ocean
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Gore
MKX on the other hand is on a whole new level of sales.
MK9 sold a bit less than SF4 IIRC
MKX on the other hand is on a whole new level of sales.
MK's big in Central/South America and reasonably popular in Europe, too; it's only Asia that isn't into it, which is perfectly understandable, considering they only really got one or two games and that was 20 years ago (not to mention the huge glut of locally-produced games they had to contend with).
A more pertinent question might be: if MK is really "style over substance" or "coasting on nostalgia" like so many people claim, why are all the other MK-style games soooooo much worse than MK? People act like the series' success is down to cheap gimmickry yet no-one seems to be able to replicate them to a satisfactory degree.
A more pertinent question might be: if MK is really "style over substance" or "coasting on nostalgia" like so many people claim, why are all the other MK-style games soooooo much worse than MK? People act like the series' success is down to cheap gimmickry yet no-one seems to be able to replicate them to a satisfactory degree.
got no idea what the LTDs are, its also harder when Capcom does re-releases like Ultra. But last time the debut month of SF4 was 849K. IIRC MKX was over a million last year.
Maintenance
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Violence/gore.
Because that's ok.
Because that's ok.
Diprosalic
Banned
as a european i never saw the appeal of MK.
it looks like trash and the gore stops being interesting after 10 seconds.
it looks like trash and the gore stops being interesting after 10 seconds.
jfoul
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MK9: "Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, publisher of NetherRealm Studios’ Mortal Kombat, reported that Mortal Kombat had sold close to three million units as of August 2011."
MKX "In October 2015, Warner Bros. confirmed that Mortal Kombat X has sold 5 million copies worldwide."
SFIV: "Street Fighter IV has sold 3.4 million units. Super Street Fighter IV has sold 1.9 million units, in addition to 1.1 million of the Arcade Edition (full game only). Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition sold an additional 1.2 million copies. Ultra Street Fighter IV has sold 500,000 copies (full game only, without counting PS4 version) by September 30, 2014. This adds up to sales of more than 8.1 million copies in total. Upon its release, the game received universal critical acclaim; receiving universally high scores from many gaming websites and magazines. It has also been listed among the greatest games of its generation."
Whompa02
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No, because then you'd find out the opposite was actually the case and this thread wouldn't exist.
That haven't been fought against SF5 sales.
And considering as far as I know SF wins even in the US, this thread is pointless until SF5 comes out.
Jarod McChicken
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Imagine that Mortal Kombat X managed to sneak in the US top 10 best sellers of the full year 2015. That's of course totally specific to the US market.
Street Fighter V ? I wish to see it on the top 10 of February, but I'm not even 100% sure that will be the case.
I guess we need to wait for SFV to see how that compares to MKX - even without Xbox support it should do pretty well, but not sure if it will match MKX.
Stone Ocean
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There's pretty much zero chance SFV will sell 5+ million copies anytime soon.
Jerry Orbach
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Agree, maybe because I'm European too
FleckSplat
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Good start to a breakdown. Let's compare days out from game release like for like. So how much had SF4 vanilla sold x days after launch vs. MK9 the same x days after launch. Same for MKX...
Saving this post. Just in case.
Mortal Kombat sold over 2.3 million in USA withouth digital.
... OT: Maybe People just prefer brutal games. I love Mortal Kombat too.
because of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAwWPadFsOA
MikeBreezy92
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Pretty much it.
MR ARCADE FOREVER
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More violent
ThoseDeafMutes
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Someone please post comparative statistics so we don't need to speculate.
MK is great for having fun with friends. I must be a filthy casual scrub for not hating the series.
MK is great for having fun with friends. I must be a filthy casual scrub for not hating the series.
Because the vast majority of people are not interested in FGC, masturbating over Daigo videos, counting frames or hanging out on Shoryuken forums.
I dont mean to sound condescending, i do think SF has always been a better game in terms of gameplay. But for people who just want a game where they can fight and get some enjoyment out of single player and casual play, MK is way better.
If Street Fighter had a mode similar to what Virtua Fighter 4 Evo had, then SF would be better on all fronts, but it does not.
I dont mean to sound condescending, i do think SF has always been a better game in terms of gameplay. But for people who just want a game where they can fight and get some enjoyment out of single player and casual play, MK is way better.
If Street Fighter had a mode similar to what Virtua Fighter 4 Evo had, then SF would be better on all fronts, but it does not.
Japanmanx3
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Is it really more popular in the US?
Prime crotch
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Being a local brand makes it easier to push and honestly everyone knows MK because of the early controversy so it remained a cultural touchstone.
I've always preferred playing Street Fighter but it wouldn't surprise me if MK sold more. It's best entries have done a better job of appealing to the casual players and not just focusing on the fighting game community. Originally the differentiating factor would have simply have been the harder edge and gore but now its expanded to much more in the way of more play modes that are welcoming to the casual player.
I've yet to play it myself but MKX seems to have gained fans from both ends of the spectrum rather then just focusing on one group.
I've yet to play it myself but MKX seems to have gained fans from both ends of the spectrum rather then just focusing on one group.
Nailed it.
Granted, Street Fighter V will be getting a Cinematic Story Mode in June, but still.
European here. I prefer MK because it has plenty of proper single player content and the characters are more interesting to me. They actually have stories - cheesy kung-fooey stories, sure, but stories none the less. Makes me enjoy playing as them more.
I don't play online so if a game doesn't have good content it's useless to me. Also the Street Fighter artstyle doesn't appeal to me at all.
I don't play online so if a game doesn't have good content it's useless to me. Also the Street Fighter artstyle doesn't appeal to me at all.
He was? I thought Shang Tsung did well to play Heihachi in the Tekken movie, but it looks like Liu Kang bested him again...
In the FGC, you're right. The OP is referring to the average joe.
Fbh
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Focus on over the top hyper violent fatality
More single player content with an actual story mode.
And I think more importantly, it's more casual friendly. I've seen it with my friends, MK is still kinda fun even if 2 people that have no idea what they are doing are playing. And while most can appreciate the competitive and high level aspect of SF they don't find it very fun to play if you are not that into fighting games and don't play them regularly
More single player content with an actual story mode.
And I think more importantly, it's more casual friendly. I've seen it with my friends, MK is still kinda fun even if 2 people that have no idea what they are doing are playing. And while most can appreciate the competitive and high level aspect of SF they don't find it very fun to play if you are not that into fighting games and don't play them regularly