MK1 sales to surpass Tekken 8 + SF6 combined

[popsicle]

Last time Tekken 7 got a 5 year head start on MK11. And MK11 still outsold Tekken 7 by 2x the units in the end. This is despite Tekken being super popular in pakistan, middleast and is uncensored.

This time SF6 got a 6 months head start and looks like sales has already died off.

Anyone else agree that MK1 sales should again surpass Tekken 8 and SF6 combined in all platforms?

[FelpsFGCYT]

it might, BUT it doenst matter if ppl drop the game and dont enjoy it. its not only about numbers my friend. ;)

[LaserFish]

no Mk1 is going on a steep decline with many of its top players (E.G Sonic Fox) saying they will drop the game if its issues are not fixed. MK1 is on life support.

[popsicle]

Originally posted by LaserFish:

no Mk1 is going on a steep decline with many of its top players (E.G Sonic Fox) saying they will drop the game if its issues are not fixed. MK1 is on life support.

You must have caught some outdated videos. Super and a few others confirmed the game is fixed.... at least so far.

[Jaguaruna]

Originally posted by popsicle:

Last time Tekken 7 got a 5 year head start on MK11. And MK11 still outsold Tekken 7 by 2x the units in the end. This is despite Tekken being super popular in pakistan, middleast and is uncensored.

This time SF6 got a 6 months head start and looks like sales has already died off.

Anyone else agree that MK1 sales should again surpass Tekken 8 and SF6 combined in all platforms?

that´s actually a bad thing, despice it´s sales, we have less players in less months

[Mewsha]

I'm pretty sure you've been told this, but that's not really an indicator of a game's health.

That's good if you're a WB investor, but for players it means ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, and actually will lead to more problems in our case.

MK beat SF6 and Tekken 8 in sales on name alone, true, but the pro scene and content creation around the game is dying. Player count is falling off a cliff. Everyone agrees that they want to love MK1, but WB and NRS are making it so hard to.

What WB sees when they see that they've outsold the competition is that they don't need to change their ways. Releasing a subpar product that is still not optimized is fine. Stuffing a Fortnite-esque microtransaction shop into a game priced at $70 USD works. A content-lite game will not be punished in today's market.

What's going to happen is they're going to do the exact same thing with Injustice 3, a much less popular IP, and then be surprised when that game tanks. Our best hope is that MK2's development won't be so far along by the time they learn from their mistakes. Knowing WB though they'll probably just chalk it up to Injustice not being something anybody is interested in, and continue with these terrible business practices. That's very WB now that I think about it.

[Voodoo Voorhees]

Originally posted by Mewsha:

I'm pretty sure you've been told this, but that's not really an indicator of a game's health.

That's good if you're a WB investor, but for players it means ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, and actually will lead to more problems in our case.

MK beat SF6 and Tekken 8 in sales on name alone, true, but the pro scene and content creation around the game is dying. Player count is falling off a cliff. Everyone agrees that they want to love MK1, but WB and NRS are making it so hard to.

What WB sees when they see that they've outsold the competition is that they don't need to change their ways. Releasing a subpar product that is still not optimized is fine. Stuffing a Fortnite-esque microtransaction shop into a game priced at $70 USD works. A content-lite game will not be punished in today's market.

What's going to happen is they're going to do the exact same thing with Injustice 3, a much less popular IP, and then be surprised when that game tanks. Our best hope is that MK2's development won't be so far along by the time they learn from their mistakes. Knowing WB though they'll probably just chalk it up to Injustice not being something anybody is interested in, and continue with these terrible business practices. That's very WB now that I think about it.

exactly the hype and the name sold this game, the indicator of how well this is received won't be seen until later and the silence for mk2 could be deafening

[Randerson112]

Here in lies the MAJOR DIFFERENCE! MK 1 can sell ultimately incredibly and by word of mouth. It's a dead game in the tournament scene. Well let us look at the next scene! Actually there won't be a next scene. The FGC will literally KILL MK 1 and although it will sell very well, it will become a gimmick.

[Randerson112]

I don't know who to blame on either side........ But I will say this... Take the win for this amount of sales! Do NOT IN ANY WAY REMOTELY EXPECT IT NEXT TIME!

[soul like that be capable of]

MK 1 is like diablo 4 . sells alot and then once people finish story they dont stick around for main gameplay. Tekken is like path of exile less players but most of them stick around and play for years. sadly for MK Tekken has more depth. MK is just spammy ♥♥♥♥ it took me like 30 hours to realize it once playing online and ranking up .

[Realigo Actual]

They've righted the ship before and they can do it again. There is still the expansion. MK1 is not done by any means.

They need to fix the SP for the casuals. They need to overhaul Invasions into something not simply better but actually good at a bare minimum, probably bring back Krypt/full Konquest, and do a good Kameo tutorial, that's if they even keep Kameos.

I get that they use the armour to try and teach these strings and string gaps, but it's not fun gameplay shoving random armour up in somebody's face. Somebody starts a combo, the armour comes out, they drop. You just punished someone for trying to learn the game. They brought the rando buttons thing back. Does anyone like this?

The game still looks and sounds incredible. Story mode was great despite getting a bit contrived toward the end. Credit where it's due.

[Many-Named]

Dunno about other fans but I am never buying another MK title ever again.

Too much greed.

[Randerson112]

Oh yeah! The Aftermath DLC coming? That's a good point! Count me out. I won't pre-order it or anything.

[wpykdg]

Originally posted by popsicle:

Last time Tekken 7 got a 5 year head start on MK11. And MK11 still outsold Tekken 7 by 2x the units in the end. This is despite Tekken being super popular in pakistan, middleast and is uncensored.

This time SF6 got a 6 months head start and looks like sales has already died off.

Anyone else agree that MK1 sales should again surpass Tekken 8 and SF6 combined in all platforms?

The game isn't even finished! It's too early to tell. Same with Tekken 8 and SF6. We don't know if these games will surpass their previous titles or not.

[wpykdg]

Originally posted by Actual Vinkle Taters:

They've righted the ship before and they can do it again. There is still the expansion. MK1 is not done by any means.

They need to fix the SP for the casuals. They need to overhaul Invasions into something not simply better but actually good at a bare minimum, probably bring back Krypt/full Konquest, and do a good Kameo tutorial, that's if they even keep Kameos.

I get that they use the armour to try and teach these strings and string gaps, but it's not fun gameplay shoving random armour up in somebody's face. Somebody starts a combo, the armour comes out, they drop. You just punished someone for trying to learn the game. They brought the rando buttons thing back. Does anyone like this?

The game still looks and sounds incredible. Story mode was great despite getting a bit contrived toward the end. Credit where it's due.

What this game needs, is a "No Man's Sky" miracle!

[Maître Yoda is back]

he doesn't deserve to be in front of online mode too rotten full of lag because no server and guy on wifi