Despite initially receiving an official worldwide release date of 23rd April, it would appear that Mortal Kombat 11 has been delayed until 10th May in Europe.
Several European retailers have simultaneously updated their product listings for the Switch version of the game, changing the expected release date from 23rd April to the new May date mentioned above. Only the Switch edition of the game has seen any change, and the North American release appears to be going ahead as planned in April.
Retailers include Amazon, which has changed the date on its UK and French stores, for example, and even the official Warner Bros. store (the company responsible for publishing the game). We haven't received any official word from Warner Bros. on the delay, and we'll make sure to update you if anything comes to light, but this certainly suggests that the game has definitely been pushed back.
Are you sad to see this one get a small delay? Are you thinking of picking this one up when it does launch on Switch? Let us know in the comments below.
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[source shop.warnerbros.co.uk, via nintendosoup.com]
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I have 9 to finish yet, and X on Xbox One unplayed. No rush then.
But this time, and if it's a good port, I might buy it on Switch. I already have too many fighting games on home consoles, and on Switch only Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Why though??? I don't get it
I want/need to see how this is going to look on the Switch before I can even care about it!
What's a few weeks when you've got a pretty decent collection of fighters already available?
Just no more of the Dark Souls type of delays kthnx.
Yikes. That sucks
Nobody saw that coming 🤔
Never would have guessed that would happen, next it will be download only in the West.
These delays are sometimes due to manufacturing of the cartridges.
Man that sucks. At least it's not a Dark Souls-sized delay, but even such a slight delay will still probably be terrible for the Switch version's sales.
Should be no sad, it only couple of days from its original release date.
Would be pretty sad to see it delayed in one territory by just ~2 weeks, but it's not the end of the world.
Probably because of Germany. The most sensitive European country. Also, Nintendo of Europe has its headquarters in Germany, so they may have ordered Netherealm Studios to tone down the violence, because they can't handle a little blood.
It's always something...
@penamiguel92
I am German and it sounds right, unfortunately.
Otherwise a lot of WB games (Injustice, DC Lego games etc) seem to be delayed at least one week on Nintendo consoles here in Europe without any reason. MK is not a WB game but still especially Amazon.de has sometimes a different release date for a multiplatform game for the Switch - I've always wondered why
Eh.
North America is still on track, and even if not, what's a couple weeks anyways. That's basically just paperwork submission issues there.
It's only one month late, I'm sure they had a reason. Mortal Kombat 11 will have a story mode and Europe had many countries which had multiple languages that needs to be translate in able to release for all and the Switch platform had minimal storage for that so I guess that may be it.
@jswhitfield8 You can blame Brexit, but at this point no one wants to hear about it.
@westman98 No, it’s not the end of the world. Just the end of Europe
@Bunkerneath more like the other way round, europe gets digital only and we are forced to import.
this has to be a language issue as to why they are delaying imo.
No problem waiting, I want to be able to play this game as much as possible and that means getting the portable version over any other.
To be honest I'm surprised that this one is launching so soon, as it's kinda crept up on me, so I have no problem holding out a little longer. I love the Mortal Kombat series, it's great that the recent games went back to 2D. The 3D games never held my interest.
I’m sad for delays because sometimes I worry it’s a precursor to cancellation.
@jswhitfield8 I heard 'Brexit' is one of the new fatalities. The most painful one yet: instead of a brutal but swift kill, your enemy will be forced to live in a country seperated from the world, getting poorer and poorer due to insurmountable debt and border regulations. One by one, your family members will die from starvation and/or Claude Juncker deficiency.
The delay might seem negligible but in a third party game like this it might translate in reduced sales on Switch. That’s sadly unavoidable.
One of my most anticipated games for 2019. Hope it doesn't get delayed until Christmas. But also don't want a rushed product either
@jswhitfield8 Yes, it's still cool to blame Brexit, just like it is to BLAME CANADA!
Not that long of a wait so I'm not too mad
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