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The Official Mortal Kombat 9 Thread
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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[color= rgb(51, 51, 51)].http://[/color]
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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[color= rgb(51, 51, 51)].http://[/color]
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Originally Posted by Hop
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.http://
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Originally Posted by Hop
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.http://
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Starting playing again with a new character. Im a be on all tonight. Just came up with this
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I see you beasting with sub-zero
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millionuppercuts wrote:
Starting playing again with a new character. Im a be on all tonight. Just came up with this
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I see you beasting with sub-zero
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Bought this today and beat it.
Barely.
On beginner.
Shao Khan is a cheap POS.
Barely.
On beginner.
Shao Khan is a cheap POS.
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Bought this today and beat it.
Barely.
On beginner.
Shao Khan is a cheap POS.
Barely.
On beginner.
Shao Khan is a cheap POS.
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Originally Posted by empirestrikesfirst
Bought this today and beat it.
Barely.
On beginner.
Shao Khan is a cheap POS.
Whats a villain if youre not gonna hate em?
That cyber sub combo up there.
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Originally Posted by empirestrikesfirst
Bought this today and beat it.
Barely.
On beginner.
Shao Khan is a cheap POS.
Whats a villain if youre not gonna hate em?
That cyber sub combo up there.
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Gonna start with reptile tomorrow. gonna be going in all week
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Gonna start with reptile tomorrow. gonna be going in all week
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Originally Posted by MarcusKicks
Originally Posted by empirestrikesfirst
Bought this today and beat it.
Barely.
On beginner.
Shao Khan is a cheap POS.
Whats a villain if youre not gonna hate em?
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Originally Posted by MarcusKicks
Originally Posted by empirestrikesfirst
Bought this today and beat it.
Barely.
On beginner.
Shao Khan is a cheap POS.
Whats a villain if youre not gonna hate em?
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How do I get a cyber reptile?
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How do I get a cyber reptile?
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You can't get cyber reptile. You can only play as cyber reptile thru the challenge tower.
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You can't get cyber reptile. You can only play as cyber reptile thru the challenge tower.
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Freddy...
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Freddy...
