Mortal Kombat has flogged three million copies globally since its launch in April 2011, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced.
According to the publisher, this makes the bloody brawler the highest-selling beat-em-up released this year.
Warner’s Martin Tremblay commented, “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”.
“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. Fan reaction to this latest installment has made all of our hard work worth it,” added Mortal Kombat co-creator and creative director, Ed Boon.