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Mortal Kombat heads to Wii

Nintendo's next-gen system to play host to final current-gen installment of violent fighter early next year.

From day one, Nintendo's strategy with the Wii has been to make games accessible to everyone. Apparently, "everyone" also includes bloodthirsty brawlers.

Next year, the seminal violent-fighting series Mortal Kombat is set to make its first appearance on a Nintendo system since 2004's Deception. A Midway representative has told GameSpot that Mortal Kombat: Armageddon will arrive on the Wii in the first quarter of 2007. The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions of the game are still slated for release later this year.

Midway has already announced its support for the Wii with adaptations for the feature films The Ant Bully and Happy Feet, but Mortal Kombat: Armageddon is the first confirmed Midway title to target an older audience. A Wii version of Rampage: Total Destruction from the publisher has also been rumored, but its existence has not yet been confirmed.

For more on Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.

246 Comments

  • Caseusx

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 11:37 am GMT

    YEAH! i've seen reviews of MK Armaggedon on other consoles and it looks awesome. I didn't think ti was coming to Wii. This is gonna be legendary. Its also gonna finally shut up those damn fanboys going on about how the Wii is childish. I really can't wait. No seriously i need it.Now

  • monkkito

    Posted Oct 27, 2006 6:12 pm GMT

    I'm gonna wait and get this game for the Wii

  • rstyles22

    Posted Oct 2, 2006 11:46 pm GMT

    Rstyles22

    Finally, A great game...A good way to start climbing back to the top, I am definitely getting this

  • Razorpunkk

    Posted Sep 30, 2006 7:40 am GMT

    I think that is the best idea Midway and Nintendo have ever had!!! I can't wait to get it for my future Wii!

  • firebreathing

    Posted Aug 26, 2006 9:07 pm GMT

    You don't have to use the Wii remote to play games, it has been mentioned that you can use a regular controller >_>

  • gearman77

    Posted Aug 22, 2006 2:25 pm GMT

    how would you play mk with the wii?

  • MKF30

    Posted Aug 18, 2006 9:04 pm GMT

    Hey Megaman, that's the point of MK man lol.If you don't like it, don't play it or buy it lol.Look at the the GTA series?lol talk about fake man, you punch a guy he won't die right away lol.

    Anyway, I'm a huge, huge MK fan and belong to the best MK sites.I know MK.This is a great move and the wii version will be better then the other two for sure.I'm getting it for all 3 consoles, the xbox will offer the best online play no doubt since I have live now, it'll rock for sure.Nintendo knows what they're doing and so does Midway. ; )

    Long live MK!!

    M.K.F.30

  • stanislavski86

    Posted Aug 17, 2006 8:23 am GMT

    Wii needs all types of M titles to prove that it ain't only a kid's thing!

  • hsmyth

    Posted Aug 15, 2006 3:26 pm GMT

    this sounds like such a cool idea for a Wii game

  • bigplaya2000

    Posted Aug 12, 2006 3:59 pm GMT

    Wow, I never thought it would come out for wii, but it did.

  • i_love_my_ds

    Posted Aug 10, 2006 9:09 pm GMT

    got my fingers crossed

  • SaKHeD

    Posted Aug 9, 2006 4:58 am GMT

    i think it is a fantabulis idea i know thats not a word but it is when im talking about mortal kombat and i will have it on the day of its resurection

  • Kyanzaki

    Posted Aug 9, 2006 4:14 am GMT

    .....I may be looking forward to it...but I'm still waiting for a Soul Calibur for the Wii

  • kingofsymphonia

    Posted Aug 8, 2006 8:08 pm GMT

    i really could care less about mortal combat never cared for it much never will now if they got the soul caliber series back to ninten do than i would be all on it

  • Monchie

    Posted Aug 8, 2006 7:33 pm GMT

    That is great news man i cant wait for it i am a big mk fan that i still have my snes to play the originals

  • loopy_101

    Posted Aug 8, 2006 4:06 am GMT

    I'm actually confused by MK Armageddon appearing on Wii. It was said that Ed Boon made some quite negative comments on it

  • buckincrazy

    Posted Aug 7, 2006 9:47 am GMT

    ehhh MK was good back in the day. What i'm looking forward to is red steel now that game looks badass

  • MegaManX9101

    Posted Aug 7, 2006 8:31 am GMT

    SIgh... Mortal Kombat...
    Although I'm sure it will bring alot of other people to the Wii, I really dont care for any of the MK Series really. They just take all of their blood and gore effects way to far... seriously! Its like you tap someone on their shoulder and their arm randomly explodes and they start bleeding profusely.
    Oh well... MK won't keep me from getting my Wii. XD

  • juanfraino

    Posted Aug 7, 2006 7:54 am GMT

    w007! this turnes out good,... im totally getting it.

  • Gamingcucumber

    Posted Aug 6, 2006 1:09 pm GMT

    This is extreamly great news!!

  • _Sam_

    Posted Aug 6, 2006 12:52 pm GMT

    I'm glad. I'll probably be getting this game

  • chrisp1

    Posted Aug 4, 2006 6:23 pm GMT

    jono128:
    I understand where you're coming from with that. If Wii has an alternate "main" controller then that may take away from the focus of revolutionary gameplay. However, and I hope you can agree, I would hate to see terrible versions of Wii games just because the Wii-mote/attachments do not work well as the only means of control. I wouldn't want to see developers becoming nervous about creating a "standard" control schemed game just because the mechanics may not translate well. I strongly applaud Nintendo for creating the opportunity for a new type of gameplay but just because one door opens does another have to close?

  • painstation2

    Posted Aug 4, 2006 4:44 pm GMT

    Most excellent, having MKA for Wii.
    And as for the record I will be downloading MK Trilogy for my future Wii, that is if it will be available for download.

  • Kbs64

    Posted Aug 3, 2006 8:50 pm GMT

    This will be interesting how they make use of the Wimote. They could just use the gamecube controller instead. Who knows?!?!? Only time will tell

  • Super-Mario-Fan

    Posted Aug 3, 2006 7:28 pm GMT

    Pass. I think I'll go with Smash Bros. Brawl instead.

  • kilgore456

    Posted Aug 3, 2006 6:00 pm GMT

    I disagree with jono128. While I am completely excited of the possibilities of the wiimote. I don't know if it will translate well into the fighting genre. For years we have seen arcade sticks made specifically for fighting games.
    Most newer fighting are still arguably with a D-Pad as opposed to analog sticks. I believe MK may be a flagship to show how the Classic Controller
    can still be relevant and a worthy purchase.

  • jono128

    Posted Aug 3, 2006 1:02 pm GMT

    Chrisp1, that idea would not be beneficial; a sleu of different controllers, especially traditional ones such as the GC controller, completely undermines Nintendo's goals with Wii.

    I can understand having to play SSB3 with a traditional controller, since the series' fighting mechanics have centered on how far you tilt the analog stick, but developers cannot have such a closeminded approach to developing fighting games.

    If you don't like the new controller, don't get the system.

  • Gobo666

    Posted Aug 3, 2006 12:33 pm GMT

    This is going to be AWSOME. C'mon it's going to be a blast with the wiimote.

  • krazykone12

    Posted Aug 3, 2006 11:41 am GMT

    Wii-mote Fatalities, and teh Shell

  • chrisp1

    Posted Aug 3, 2006 11:39 am GMT

    neoand12
    Not with that Controller!, No way midway I have to pass

    -----------------

    You do realize not all games will use motion sensing as the sole means of interaction. Nintendo will probably be releasing other types of controllers (you can use GC controllers so maybe thats how this will work). but that aside, maybe there will be some sort of power glove/power boot control system....that would be cool.

    EDIT: apologies if someone already suggested this btw, i didn't have time to read all these comments...

  • _TheJoker_

    Posted Aug 3, 2006 6:16 am GMT

    Since MK Ultimate, I didn't enjoy MK anymore, and MK U wasn't as good as MK II.
    Anyway, it's good to see more games coming for the wii, but where the hell is Killer Instinct????

  • gamepunk86

    Posted Aug 3, 2006 3:10 am GMT

    i wonder how they're gonna use the controller for a fighting game

  • Scottman2005

    Posted Aug 3, 2006 3:01 am GMT

    Wow - how cool is that! Hope its better than Deception. Shows Nintendo is listning.

  • TrueIori

    Posted Aug 3, 2006 2:26 am GMT

    come people i want to see iori kicking butt on the Wii. King of Fighters XI would be the perfect start. We all know ps2 does not want 2-D games,Xbox is dead, and 360 is the same as ps2 i dont think they will want 2-d games. So the Wii is the perfect system for King Of fighters XI

  • YearoftheSnake5

    Posted Aug 2, 2006 9:45 pm GMT

    Cool; I wonder how the controller will be used.....

  • ATOMB

    Posted Aug 2, 2006 9:23 pm GMT

    All I can say is . . .SWEEEETT!!!!!!

  • RedG375

    Posted Aug 2, 2006 8:42 pm GMT

    This is great news, and just what the Wii needed. It seems like they get more 3rd party support all the time, which is fantastic. I still wonder how they'll make good use of the conroller, though. Special fatality motions, mabye?

  • edgemtz

    Posted Aug 2, 2006 8:28 pm GMT

    Finally, the reason i`ve been waiting to buy a wii.

  • LorenaLarue

    Posted Aug 2, 2006 8:18 pm GMT

    I remember Mortal Kombat Deception, I thought it was funny a character could spill 2-3 times their weight in blood in a single round.

  • t-bag11

    Posted Aug 2, 2006 7:52 pm GMT

    i can't wait to get my hands on this game

  • flamingice45

    Posted Aug 2, 2006 7:15 pm GMT

    This is great! But I just don't see how this might sell well when it is being released around the same time as SSBB.

    Oh, and all to you people who say Nintedno is 'kiddie', you are too easily put under peer pressure...

  • Dymedropp3r

    Posted Aug 2, 2006 6:45 pm GMT

    So,PS2 is getting premium packs.

    Wii/Nintendo is getting this.

    Don't tell me you're leaving Xbox/360/MS out,Midway.

  • neoand12

    Posted Aug 2, 2006 6:28 pm GMT

    Not with that Controller!, No way midway I have to pass

  • Valen_Ca

    Posted Aug 2, 2006 6:18 pm GMT

    Alright! Another 3rd party game for Nintendophiles to ignore and then leave them wondering where all the 3rd party games are!

  • Sherwinb

    Posted Aug 2, 2006 5:06 pm GMT

    JB approves

  • EvanO_O

    Posted Aug 2, 2006 4:55 pm GMT

    FATALITY1!?!!1!

  • xeidog69

    Posted Aug 2, 2006 4:44 pm GMT

    well in all honesty I believe street fighter really put the fighting game genre on the map more then anything, however mk took it even further and the shock value in mk was far greater then any other game, however I kinda wished that the final mk game would have gone back to more of the 2d fighting game, thats when mk games were good, as 2d platformers. well im sure they will do the 3d much better this time around regardless of that, so cant wait to play it, as far as the wii goes itll probably use the classic gamepad style insteasd ogf the wiimote

  • FortuneC00kie

    Posted Aug 2, 2006 4:40 pm GMT

    I never enjoyed a Mortal Kombat game.

  • smbius

    Posted Aug 2, 2006 4:37 pm GMT

    Mortal Kombat was a decent franchise but none of its games had no balance or depth whatsoever. Most the games were mostly fun to watch but not really fun to play. It went downhill once people were used to seeing players get decapitated. I still remember when stupid kids would bring paper sheets of their character moves to the arcade. I agree with some people here knowing that MK didn't really stick to me.

  • blannthum

    Posted Aug 2, 2006 3:53 pm GMT

    I think thats cool. Almost every game I've seen so far the Wii were sorta kiddie. But now one of the best fighting games ever along with TEKKEN and other few is coming to spice it up. It would be cool how or if they implement the motion sensitive controller to the game. Man, thats something to think about.

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