Mortal Kombat sells three million units worldwide

Reboot of classic fighting franchise does well at retail

Posted on Sep 15, 2011 - 5:45pm EST

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced that Mortal Kombat, the new iteration of the legendary fighting franchise, has sold over three million units worldwide.

Mortal Kombat, developed by NetherRealm Studios, launched on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in April 2011. 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 and Rain and an all-new competitor in the coliseum - legendary dream stalker Freddy Krueger. Each DLC character comes with his or her own move set, arcade ladder story ending, and two deadly fatalities.

“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. “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."

Going back to a 2D fighting plane, this latest iteration in the franchise introduces a number of new game-play features including Tag Team, Challenge Tower, and a deep story mode.

The fighting game is now available on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.