Tag: EVO

‘Pokken Tournament’ Outsells ‘Street Fighter V’

by J.C. Marquez

Pokken Tournament was super effective against Street Fighter V in retail, as the fighting game from Nintendo and Bandai Namco outperformed Street Fighter V  in sales in the United States.

According to video game analyst ZhugeEX, who provides video game sales data and has access to early NPD reports, Pokken Tournament did very well against Street Fighter V here in the U.S.:

Though no specific numbers are provided, ZhugeEX does say that based from his information, more physical copies of Pokken Tournament were sold in the United States than Street Fighter V–even though Capcom released their game a full month before Pokken Tournament.

How could this be, you ask? Good question. How does the most recognizable fighting franchise in the world fail to meet sales expectations and underperforms to a game hybrid between Tekken and Pokemon? As discussed by many of us at the Geekscape Games Podcast, Street Fighter V feels more like a demo than a full retail game–especially when compared to the vanilla version of Street Fighter IV.

Suffering from a Story Mode which abandoned Street Fighter’s traditional formula, online matchmaking issues, and a number of bugs found in the PC version of the game, Capcom’s newest entry from its flagship franchise failed to become the retail juggernaut many thought it would be. Instead of selling the projected two million copies Capcom predicted, the latest entry in the Street Fighter franchise only managed to sell 1.4 million copies worldwide. Yes, Alex and Guile are in, but many fan favorites are painfully absent.

Where’s Akuma?!

Considering the 36 million people who make up the install base for the Playstation 4 far surpass that of the Wii U (which stands at nearly 13 million), it is surprising Street Fighter V couldn’t pull off the sales goal. Those who received review copies of the game reported how much Street Fighter V lacked in content, but one would assume that the name of ‘Street Fighter’ alone would move units. It should be noted that while sales for Street Fighter V are low, that doesn’t necessarily mean that the franchise is losing its popularity among the competitive fight scene. On the contrary, it’s quite the opposite.

As of April, over 4,000 Street Fighter V players have registered to compete at this year’s EVO Tournament in Las Vegas–making it the biggest tournament in the event’s history. Pokken Tournament has over 1,000 players registered at this year’s EVO as of this writing.

How can Capcom translate the game’s popularity into a financial gain? What can Nintendo and Bandai Namco do to capitalize on the success of Pokken Tournament? Let us know in the comments below and we will discuss your points on the next episode of the Geekscape Games Podcast!

Geekscape Games Podcast: Level 73 – ‘If John Cena Wear’s Camouflage, CAN You See Him?’

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This Week:

Nintendo reduces their E3 prescence.

Nintendo NX releases March 2017.

Alicia Vikander is Lara Croft in the upcoming Tomb Raider movie reboot.

King of Fighters XIV get’s a release date.

EVO get’s 4,000 entrants for Street Fighter V.

Trials of The Blood Dragon leaked.

Borderlands movie gets screenwriter and producer.

Borderlands movie exists.

From Software not making another Dark Souls game and working on new IP.

No Man Sky has no story, but it does have lore!

Asura’s Wrath devs working on new game.

Retro Studios working on Nintendo NX game, NOT Metroid, Donkey Kong or Diddy Kong Racing.

Nintendo reports 61% profit loss.

Pokemon re-releases sell 1.5 Million copies.

Miitomo get’s Splatoon gear.

Xbox One gets seven backwards compatible games this week!

Rocksmith 2014.

Quantum Break.

Nioh Demo.

Dark Souls 3.

Mickey Magical Quest GBA.

Bravely Second.

Street Fighter V.

Valkyria Chronicles.

MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune Vs. Zombies.

StarFox Zero.

VHS Player’s Guide.

Mission Objective:

“What game did you get so stuck on that you were forced to get a walkthrough for, and why?”

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The ‘Evo 2016’ Lineup And New Character Announcement Has Us Hyped!

by Matt Rodriguez

Evo 2016’s full lineup of games has been announced, and it looks pretty amazing! The games announced are: Street Fighter V, Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Pokken Tournament, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Killer Instinct, Mortal Kombat X, and Tekken 7 Fated Retribution.

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It’s interesting to note that quite a few of the games, such as Pokken Tournament and Street Fighter V are released this year, with Tekken 7 most likely to be arcade exclusive when Evo arrives.  There’s no doubt that character and strategy tiers will still be in debate by the Fighting Game Community, so it is very likely that we will see many diverse matches.  It is also worth noting that Nintendo in particular holds 1/3rd of the game lineup, beating Capcom in that regard, which is unprecedented!

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“The Evolution Championship Series (Evo for short) represents the largest and longest-running fighting game tournaments in the world.”  This year, Evo will be taking place from July 15-17 at Las Vegas, Nevada, although one doesn’t have to go in person to experience the excitement–they also to live streams on Twitch and other live stream channels. Because of the scale of this event, it is very common for companies that manage fighting game brands to announce new games and characters for existing games in the days leading up to, and during Evo.  One such character, Nina Williams, was announced yesterday.  Nina Williams is a veteran character of the Tekken series, and is most notably known for her rivalry with her sister Anna Williams.  Her fighting technique is loosely based on Assassination Arts, and even though she and Anna are related, their fighting styles are distinctly different. We are glad to have her back!  Her new outfit sports a wedding dress, so we are also curious how this will fit into Tekken’s diverse storyline!

Sources: EVO Home (shoryuken) page, Shoryuken Evo 2016 Details Revealed

EVO 2015: Necalli Claws His Way Onto The ‘Street Fighter V’ Roster

by Josh Jackson

It looks like Blanka won’t be the only savage fighter this time around.

Remember that tease at the end of Ken’s reveal trailer? Some thought the painted face was E. Honda, while others guessed it could be a new character altogether. It turns out it was the latter.

Introducing Necalli, the animalistic fighter who looks and fights like the love child of Iori Yagami and Heavenly Sword‘s Nariko. Serving as an in your face rush down character, Necalli uses aggressive clawing and grab attacks to pressure his opponents into submission. When his V-Skill and V-Trigger come into play, he’s able to attack from afar with a controlled ground explosion, or will channel a powerful energy that changes his appearance respectively, with the latter altering his move set, frame data and Critical Art! With what could be considered two different move sets, opponents will have to be on their toes when going against this new threat.

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As one of 16 characters debuting at launch, four of which will be brand new, it’ll be interesting to see how players take to Necalli when Street Fighter V launches next year. If these aren’t enough, all future DLC will be potentially free as well! Make sure to sign up for the PS4 beta by pre ordering before July 23rd, and let us know what you think of the game’s progress below.

EVO 2015: All DLC Can Be Unlocked For Free In ‘Street Fighter V’!

by Josh Jackson

As one of the biggest perpetrators when it came to nickel and diming in their games with downloadable content in the previous generation, it looks like Capcom is working towards regaining some goodwill.

At EVO, the team behind Street Fighter V revealed that the copy you buy early next year will be the only copy you ever need to own. In lieu of the “Super” or “Ultra” versions that have become a running joke over the years, (so much so that the company teased itself when it released Super Ultra Dead Rising 3 Arcade Remix Hyper Edition EX,) the team promised that all content would be rolled out over time as its completed, which can potentially extend the life of the game for years to come.

But how much will this cost? According to Capcom, it’s free if you want it to be! While the option to purchase these characters with Zenny, (which is bought with real money,) the hilariously named Fight Money can be earned through regular play. Fight Money can be cashed in to buy the new content in game, allowing players to travel back to ten years ago and actually unlock new fighters just by playing the game. Exactly how difficult it will be to accumulate this currency has yet to be detailed, but the fact that everything can be used in game without paying an extra dime is definitely a step in the right direction.

To me, this is the best case scenario of what DLC can be. When it was first promised all the way back in the original Xbox days, it was advertised as a type of PC expansion set for consoles, which would expand our games for years to come with huge amounts of content. What we ended up with, was disc locked content that was already completed and planned before development, content being pulled out of games to sell later, and releasing bare bones titles that would later sell the same kinds of items that would have been unlockable only a few years prior. If this model proves successful for Capcom, we can only hope more of the industry will follow suit.

Don’t forget to pre-order in time to join the PS4 online beta on July 23rd! Let us know what you think of the news, then get your games ready and throw down with us later this week!

Source: IGN.com

Jamie Lee Curtis Invades EVO!

by J.C. Marquez

And just like that, it became that much easier to love Jamie Lee Curtis.

It is not uncommon to find a wide variety of fans cosplaying as their favorite video game fighters, but what is uncommon is when a cosplayer happens to be one of the most recognizable actresses on the planet.

Jamie Lee Curtis, the award-winning actress and author, was with her family and walked the floor of EVO in full cosplay–dressed as Vega, Makoto, DeeJay, and Dr. Boskonovich from Tekken (how awesome is that?!). Once leaving the venue, Jamie Lee couldn’t resist but let it be known it was her behind the mask!

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Does this surprise appearance mean we can expect Jaime Lee Curtis DLC in Street Fighter V? Probably not. Her ability to dodge sharp objects would make her such an unfair matchup, anyway.

Which celebrities would you want to see cosplay as fighting game characters? Let us know in the comments!

‘Tekken 7’ Coming To Current Gen Consoles!

by Josh Jackson

During Evo 2014, the massive fighting game tournament in Las Vegas, it was announced by Namco Bandai that Tekken 7 is in development, coming to current generation consoles by way of Unreal Engine 4.

Longtime series director and occasional Heihachi cosplayer, Hatsuhiro Harada, is planning on taking advantage of the updated hardware to create the best version of Tekken his team possibly can. After the announcement, he explained what would be possible with the development of the next entry in the long running series.

“With Unreal Engine 4, we could rapidly achieve visual quality expected on next-gen platform and go beyond it… Not only is Unreal Engine 4 powerful and easy to use, but it allows us to immediately bring Tekken 7 to any platform we desire.”

In recent years, the once prominent 3D fighting franchise has taken a bit of a backseat, not having released a core title in seven years. While Tekken Tag Tournament 2 was a hit amongst fans, the fourth and sixth games in particular polarized fighting game enthusiasts. This, in addition to the tepid reaction to Soul Calibur V, Namco’s other popular fighting franchise, makes it looks like the company has been looking to regroup while assisting with development of the upcoming Smash Bros title before it stepped back into the arena. It’s looking like this will be Harada’s aim, assuring fans that the development team will “focus our efforts on making Tekken 7 the best possible game.”

Are you on board with the return of the King of Iron Fists Tournament?

Source: ign.com