According to MK fans, the series have had such HUGE impact but all of the entries in the series sold less than SF4, and SF2 separately. Why?

Because MK is banned in some countries because it's a risk-taking series! It is crazy how the MK series has still outsold the SF series though with less titles

It's even funnier how those extra sales haven't helped MK to earn more than Sf series

Because MK is darker edgier and targeted to adults while SF is the kids friendly version. Cartoon unrealistic graphics, no storyline or basic one at that, colorful, basic combo system. Bash some buttons and your bound to something.

A better question would be MK movie outgrossed all Street Fighter movies, why?

The SF movies were a joke so i'm not going to defend those.

But a better question would be why even with the MK movies, the series as a whole have yet to earn more than the Sf series

The multimillionaire earnings say otherwise, sorry

I'm confused. Don't you love the MK series?

This thread seems very pointless tbh

But what i'm asking has nothing to do with my liking for the series So please stay on topic!

I, personally, believe it's because MK focuses on innovating their storyline, characters, etc. to make better games so they don't get as much revenue while SF constantly re-releases their titles to rob their customers! Look @ this list at the amount of re-releases!

Have sold less and have more impact?

What kinda reverse warholian tea?

The fact that all those re-releases still sell a bunch of copies and get capcom such HUGE earnings! I mean, no wonder why the MK guys don't do updates very often since the Komplete Edition and Vita edition from their latest release sold peanuts! My opinion is that Street Fighter team focuses on quality, so wether they release a brand new entry or update the GP knows it'll be a quality fighter, unlike MK which had negative press and was critically panned and shunned during the whole PS2 era + the beggining of the PS360 era (MKvsDC) so people do not take the risk to buy the updates! SF's LOYAL fanbase + GP

MK borrowing everything from the Sf series is what i call impact but that's just me MK did have impact though, gotta give credit where it's due! Too bad the controversy didn't help the series to earn more than the Sf series some pop girls should learn that lesson! Controversy doesn't always win!

http://vgsales.wikia.com/wiki/Best_s...ame_franchises

World-wide Sales:
TEKKEN > Street Fighter > Mortal Kombat

TEKKEN = 41 million
Street Fighter = 34 million
Mortal Kombat = 32.5 million

*Street Fighter has the most games included in the sales. Mortal Kombat has the least amount games included in the sales AND has had titles banned in certain countries.

All of this is off topic, but since you wanna go there, SF is the fighting game series to earn the MOST money of all time!

Now, please stay on topic, since i asked why SF2 and SF4 separately sold more than ANY MK game, so please answer that or youl'll get warned for being off topic!

What kinda blatant lies. You having to makeup things now is kinda pathetic.

MK Deadly Alliance has 79 on Metacritic
MK Deception an 81
Mk Shaolin Monks a 77
MK vs DC U has a 76 and now
MK 2011 has a 86

The only MK games (from the main series) that have been critically panned are those released around there transition to 3D in the late 90's. But they got through that rough patch.

And SF doesn't really take chances they just add more specials and polish things up with each release. MK introduces new characters with every game, new kombat styles, improves graphics, new modes (konquest mode, challenge tower, MK chess etc...) they update character costumes, make adjustments according to fanbase demand (Bringing back certain characters, going back to a 2D plain field, Aerial combat making a return,etc...) they do it all, SF remains more accessible though.

I didn't make up anything, there's a reason as to why nobody in the competitive scene wanted to touch a MK game until MK9 came out. And MESS () @ you being proud of MK adding joke modes like MKart instead of fixing the BROKEN gameplay the series had in MKDA-MKA

Girl there you again spewing garbage and relegating your lousy and poorly dictated opinion to fact. MK didn't have a "broken fighting system". Do you even know how tournaments work? The games with a more accessible gaming approach are the ones which become more popular. MK didn't have that until MK9. You had to know the game in order to play well. You couldn't just pick up a controller and mash some buttons and hope an aduget comes flying out. \

MK had a more complex one including the ones in MK and MK:A where each character has 2 fighting styles and a weapon. The combo list were long and hard to memorize and on top of that remembering each characters specials. Who the hell is gonna play those competitively. MK9 re-did everything from the ground up. no more fighting styles and now players get to make up there own combos. The last time its been present in an MK game since MK2 in the mid 90's. MK4 had a broken fighting system. And I wasn't gloating about MK:kart. But little mini games like that are a nice addition to a game.

Literal and HUGE @ you thinkinh the gameplay from the PS2 MK games wasn't broken