{"id":14064,"date":"2011-09-15T18:31:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-15T16:31:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T22:00:00","slug":"mortal-kombat-sells-over-three-million-units-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/14064-mortal-kombat-sells-over-three-million-units-worldwide","title":{"rendered":"Mortal Kombat sells over three million units worldwide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today (15 September 2011) announced that Mortal Kombat 9 has sold over three million units worldwide, making it the highest-selling fighting game this year.<\/p>\n

Mortal Kombat, developed by NetherRealm Studios, led by Mortal Kombat creator and creative director Ed Boon, launched on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in April 2011.<\/p>\n

In addition to the full game available at retail, downloadable content (DLC) has been released for the game offering four warriors, including the return of fan favorites Skarlet, Kenshi, Rain and all-new competitor, the legendary dream stalker Freddy Krueger.<\/p>\n

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“We are very pleased with the success of Mortal Kombat, as it surpassed our expectations in becoming the #1 fighting game in North America released so far this year,” said Martin Tremblay, President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.<\/p>\n

“NetherRealm Studios delivered a high quality game which has exceeded our sales goals. We’d like to thank our entire team and all of our partners for their innovative campaigns and tremendous support of Mortal Kombat, as the game sales continue to grow,” said Tremblay.<\/p>\n

“All of us at NetherRealm Studios are very excited that players have embraced Mortal Kombat. The game was a labor of love for us and we could not be more pleased with its performance,” said Ed Boon, Creative Director, NetherRealm Studios. “Fan reaction to this latest instalment has made all of our hard work worth it.”<\/p>\n

Check out MyGaming’s Mortal Kombat 2011 review<\/a> (PS3)<\/p>\n

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