10 Most Profitable Arcade Games That Made BILLIONS
9. Mortal Kombat II - Midway (1993)
Revenue To Date: $1.068 billion
Unsurprisingly, Midway released a sequel to its popular Mortal Kombat game just one year after the first one. The new title featured the same roster of fighters but included five new ones. Additionally, the gameplay was given an upgrade, and the graphics also received a boost.
Fans of Mortal Kombat were quick to play the new game, which outperformed the first in every way possible. The game featured Fatalaties once more but added to the intensity and gore of the original with multiple options for each character. Additionally, a non-lethal version what introduced, which was called a Babality.
While the introduction of Babalities may have been done to placate the concerned parents around the world, most of the players thought it was hilarious. This sequel was just the first of many, and the franchise would grow to become the most successful fighting series of all time with more than 10 Guinness world records.
Mortal Kombat II sold more cabinets than its predecessor, with a total of 27,000. In less than a decade of sales, it racked up $600,000 in profits, amounting to an adjusted value of $1.068 billion in 2019.