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Mortal Kombat 2 wins Ed Boon's naming poll

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Ed Boon ran X polls on November 6 where Mortal Kombat 2 received 45.3% of the votes for the next game's title and Marvel vs. Capcom 4 won the Marvel fighting game poll with 85.1%.

NetherRealm chief creative officer Ed Boon ran two polls on X on November 6 to ask fans for input on upcoming titles. In a poll regarding the name of the next Mortal Kombat game, Mortal Kombat 2 received 45.3% of the more than 52,000 votes. Mortal Kombat 13 received 31.3% and Mortal Kombat 12 received 23.3%. Boon noted that the winning title will not determine the direction of the story.

Mortal Kombat 2 wins Ed Boon's naming pollMortal Kombat · official art via IGDB

Boon also polled fans on which Marvel fighting game they would like to see next. More than 38,000 people voted, with Marvel vs. Capcom 4 receiving 85.1% of the vote and Marvel Tokon 2 receiving 14.9%. Reports say Mortal Kombat 1 has sold 8 million copies.