jpetrunak Wrote:
@ Baraka407
MK vs. DC was officially unveiled at E3 2008 on July 15, 2008. The game was released November 16, 2008 , roughly 4 months after it was first announced.
Now read this from wikipedia :
Midway Games announced that as of January 26 , Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe had shipped 1.8 million copies since its release in mid November 2008. These numbers do not include the Kollector's Edition of the game. The Kollector's Edition seems to have done well though, as noted by the COO of GameStop where he stated that the Kollector's Edition of the game made up 55% of Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe total sales at GameStop locations in its first week. In their 10-K filing, Midway Games revealed the title had sold over 1.9 million units, making it one of the company's most successful titles since 2002. According to Wired.com Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe also, "...holds the distinction of being the most pre-ordered MK game of all time."
Basically MK vs DC was one of Midways most highest selling games of all time, with four months of marketing. I think MK9 will do just fine.
I hear what you're saying, and those are all valid points and yes, I also think that MK9 will do just fine regardless of how much build up they give the game.
Keep in mind though that MKvsDC also had the DC license to bring fans in. I think that's at least a small part of why MKvsDC was so successful.
All I was advocating is that a longer build up, in my mind at least, could only benefit the game. It seems to me like there are a lot of games out there (Alan Wake and Final Fantasy XIII jump to mind) that have had fans waiting for YEARS, not months and I think that the waiting will only build anticipation for those titles.
Okay, to be fair, FFXIII will sell regardless, but Alan Wake? I think that series has benefitted from the long wait. It's gone from minor curiosity to triple A title in that time span.
Regardless, I do agree with your original assessment of "MK9 will do just fine." I just want it to do better than fine, ya know!?
