President and chief government officer for Warner Bros David Zaslav has revealed that NetherRealm Studio’s Mortal Kombat 1 has amassed virtually 3 million copies offered since its launch just below two months in the past.
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The information was made public as Zaslav spoke throughout an earnings name for the corporate’s third quarter for its 2023 fiscal 12 months. Earlier than the sport was launched in September, the sequence was revealed to have offered 80 million copies in its historical past, making it probably the most profitable combating recreation franchise of all time.
Current historical past has seen the sequence develop in stature and gross sales as Mortal Kombat X and Mortal Kombat 11 handed the ten million mark, whereas Mortal Kombat 9 had been the earlier frontrunner with greater than 4 million.
For further context on how far the sequence has come, It took Mortal Kombat 9 4 months to succeed in Mortal Kombat 1’s present numbers. It additionally manages to be a reasonably respectable haul contemplating simply how packed the discharge schedule has been in that point, with the likes of Tremendous Mario Marvel, Alan Wake 2, Spider-Man 2, and extra vying for a chunk of our wallets.
No surprise Warner Bros. is eager to show its largest moneymakers into stay service titles.
PlayStation Life-style’s Michael Leri reviewed the sport again in September, handing it an 8/10. In his evaluation, he wrote, ”Mortal Kombat 1 has a few of the most liberating fight mechanics NetherRealm has ever made, however a few of the peripheral options fall a bit wanting what the studio has achieved prior.”
NetherRealm has a bunch of visitor characters becoming a member of the sport, together with John Cena’s Peacemaker, and J.Ok. Simmons’ Omni-Man from Invincible.
Mortal Kombat 1 is offered now on PS4 and PS5.