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RoboFu
One of the green rats
Yeah it deserves more really. I recently got back in the world tour mode and it's pretty great the further you get into it.
I was also thinking how SF2 is one of those special games that just nailed it the first go. Street fighter one doesn't count it was a different team, but SF2 was so perfect that it's still the basis for street fighter today and still the best characters.
I was also thinking how SF2 is one of those special games that just nailed it the first go. Street fighter one doesn't count it was a different team, but SF2 was so perfect that it's still the basis for street fighter today and still the best characters.
Miyazaki’s Slave
Gold Member
Yeah...a quarter of a B is great number!
Game is fantastic and their community support has been stellar for the title.
Game is fantastic and their community support has been stellar for the title.
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Jinzo Prime
Member
I guess that's pretty good for year 2 of this game, but it can go much higher. I think it needs a Switch 2 boost.
SyedDanishAnwar
Member
Just 4 million a year after release? The game definitely deserves to sell 10+ million. Tekken 8 sold 2 million copies in its first month alone. MK1 has sold nearly 3 million copies in less than two months.
But the guys at Capcom seem to be pretty pleased about it. So, I guess it should be Ok.
Personally, I have been a SF/Tekken fan since childhood, three decades ago. So, I bought them both - SF6 and T8 - as the characters bring nostalgia to me.
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thicc_girls_are_teh_best
Member
Put your characters into a game that sells over 30 million copies, don’t release your game on the same console as that, don’t sell close to 30 million copies.
They're waiting for Switch 2 before bringing it to a Nintendo system, that should be obvious.
Anyway this is really good numbers and we need to stop thinking games that don't do Black Myth Wukong/TOTK/COD/Elden Ring/Hogwarts/GOW etc. numbers are failures. That's such a limited perspective on game sales to have.
Though, I will also point out the games media giving SF6 its deserved props for sales success, yet they rushed to call FF XVI a sales failure when it did 3.4 million in a few weeks and probably reached 4 million many months ahead of SF6 despite being on one platform.
Then again we know why the games media pushed that narrative for FF XVI (SE sure played right into it though, and SIE were meek as usual in telling them to stop the FUD).
You have a very skewed POV on game sales, letting the top 1% performers in the market set yours expectations for the other 99% of titles on the market.
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SyedDanishAnwar
Member
My POV was based on EVO tournaments where SF attracts the most members and viewers as compared to Tekken and MK.
MC score of SF is also better than Tekken 8 and MK1.
So, I am a bit surprized MK and Tekken surpassed SF in sales.
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mayham2199
Member
Square Enix would be cancelling the series right now.
Rocco Schiavone
Member
Numbers aren't impressive. Just like the shitty character design since Street Fighter IV.
Draugoth
Gold Member
In the same time period, yes
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
FGC popularity =\= sales. MK and to a lesser degree Tekken attract a large casual audience who just wanna play through the story and chuckle at the fatalities.
Kacho
Gold Member
Yep. Very good.
Icymanipulator
Member
It looks about a thousand times better SF5. That game was ugly and looked too similar to 4.
At least 6 has its own identity and look. SF6 is also one of my favorite looking versions of Ryu, Chun, and Cammy
Yamisan
Member
I just happened to be reinstalling it at this very second, such great timing to come across this thread. 4 million since launch is horrible for Street Fighter honestly. I got the game at launch, only 3 hours into story mode. I can't remember why I dropped it as I was having fun. Either a RPG came out around the same time that pulled me away or IRL happened.
Saber
Member
Thanks. So that means is abit underwhelming, considering that SF5 was exclusive to PS.
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Icymanipulator
Member
I have almost 400 hours in SF6
Around 50 of that is world tour mode tho
I’m terrible at the game and never practice consistently enough to git gud, and I rarely stick with 1 character for long, but whatever. I just like playing for fun these days. I’m too old now to take it too seriously anymore. Ahhh, miss those college days hahahaahaha
Around 50 of that is world tour mode tho
I’m terrible at the game and never practice consistently enough to git gud, and I rarely stick with 1 character for long, but whatever. I just like playing for fun these days. I’m too old now to take it too seriously anymore. Ahhh, miss those college days hahahaahaha
amigastar
Member
Exactly, thats my playstyle also these days.
I have 71 hours in Street Fighter V i know not much but i think i will play Street Fighter VI again some time but like you said no pressure.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Yeah, not sure why some folks are disappointed by these numbers.
This is better than Tekken, MK etc easily.
TheBomb
Member
Sales-Age - Street Fighter 6 Tops Over 3 Million Units Sold Worldwide
Capcom Co., Ltd. (Capcom) today announced that Street Fighter 6, the latest title in the storied Street Fighter series, has sold over 3 million units worldwide (as of January 3, 2024). The first title in the Street Fighter series was released as an arcade game in 1987, followed by the global...
TheBomb
Member
This was seven months ago.Sales-Age - Street Fighter 6 Tops Over 3 Million Units Sold Worldwide
Capcom Co., Ltd. (Capcom) today announced that Street Fighter 6, the latest title in the storied Street Fighter series, has sold over 3 million units worldwide (as of January 3, 2024). The first title in the Street Fighter series was released as an arcade game in 1987, followed by the global...www.neogaf.com
Nydius
Member
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
Nice sales for a non niche fighting game.
Yamisan
Member
Mk1 came last Sept and reached over 4 mill last month, SF6 just caught up and came out before it. MK11 also outsold MK1.
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aclar00
Member
Never thought id say this, but i miss the Capcom that released multiple disk editions of games. Ive skipped 6 partly for this reason (and the demo feeling too much like 5 as opposed to 4).
I dont want to buy the game 2 years after release only to have to spend a year to grind fucking characters.
I dont want to buy the game 2 years after release only to have to spend a year to grind fucking characters.
yurinka
Member
As reference, as of June 30th 2024 the LTD sales are:
Even if doing that, launch aligned this is the time they took to reach 4M players:
It is also worth mentioning that SFV was console exclusive, unlike SF6 or the SFIV series. So it was more difficult for that series to sell beyond the issues it had on its rocky launch.
- Street Fighter V 7.6M
- Street Fighter IV 3.6M
- Ultra Street Fighter IV 2.2M
- Super Street Fighter IV 1.9M
- Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition 1.2M
- SFIV+SSFIV+SSFIVAE = 8.9M
Even if doing that, launch aligned this is the time they took to reach 4M players:
- SF6 15 months (was released in June 2, 2023, 4M have been announced today)
- SFV 46 months (achieved 4.1M in December 31, 2019)
- SFIV 16 months (assuming it was achieved in the June 30, 2010 report thanks to the SSFIV release late April 2010. That report isn't stored in the Wayback Machine. WBM has stored March 31, 2010 -was 2.9M- and in September 30, 2010 was 2.9M for SFIV and 1.4M for SSIV)
It is also worth mentioning that SFV was console exclusive, unlike SF6 or the SFIV series. So it was more difficult for that series to sell beyond the issues it had on its rocky launch.
In the leaked Capcom roadmap it was mentioned that Capcom plans to re-release SF6 with codenamed "Super SF6" and "Ultra SF6" editions. But pretty likely as they did in SFV, these editions would be the same game SKU with some DLC code.
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Klosshufvud
Member
All those attempts to streamline and culturally "adjust" these games all just to be met with the same sales figures as previous entries. Maybe these games should just play to their strengths instead of desperately gunning for non-fighting game fans with trashy new character designs and gameplay mechanics?
Seems like only Guilty Gear has expanded substantially on its base audience this gen, and that by just improving what the series already excels at. Capcom loves to brag endlessly about its tournament turnouts but that seems to have little impact on overall popularity.
Seems like only Guilty Gear has expanded substantially on its base audience this gen, and that by just improving what the series already excels at. Capcom loves to brag endlessly about its tournament turnouts but that seems to have little impact on overall popularity.
ToneyJ
Member
Same here. Should have kept it more cartoony and anime.
TrueLegend
Member
These are great numbers. What stuff everyday is on.
Rhazer Fusion
Member
I actually feel that’s great sales for a fighting game imo especially since fighting games are a very niche genre.
Hookshot
Gold Member
If anything that might be what’s hurting it. If it’s seen as too serious or only for Pros the casual masses that play Mk, Tekken and Smash might be wary to get involved.
To anyone old enough SF is iconic, the SNES days through to 3 were crazy. 4 actually got a lot of people in my friend group playing it again but it seems since that little resurgence the wider world hasn’t really cared for it