Street Fighter IV Hits 86,000 Sold On Japanese Launch Day

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samus aran rules said:

SmokedHostage said:

darthdevidem01 said:
@smokedhostage

I guess they do....

absolutely awful opening for SFIV

Tatsunoku vs. Capcom was much worse..

 

Yes that´s true, but in the light of this, sales for T vs C maybe was not that horrible after all?

I mean SF is a much bigger series  and if SF4 won´t hit it really big then that just proves that 2d fighting (sadly) doesn´t sell much anymore (in Japan at least). The arcade gaming could have something to do with it also.

 

Is SF4 a 2d fighter?  It is in the 2d plain but has 3d graphics.  Brawl is the same way and it sold fantastic in Japan.  I think most fighting fans in Japan just think Brawl is better than everything else by a large margin - at least that's what sales suggest.