I loved KI when I was younger but I think there are some people who are put off from this game for a few reasons. First, it's only going to be a partial game when it launches. Six characters, an online mode, and a practice mode. Granted, it's pricetag will reflect that and that's certainly a good thing. However, it's hard for people to get excited about an upcoming game that is so bare bones. I, for example, am much more interested in how the game will be a year from now.
There's also the fact that some people who are old KI fans are disappointed that finishing your opponent has been gutted down to either just smacking them until their health runs out or trying to pull off an ultra combo. Where are the ultimates? Where are the No Mercy kills? Where are the humiliations? How about a new way to finish the fight? They've only said they're looking into it but so far, as far as I know, nothing has been said about it. Of course this is a minor concern to most but for some older KI fans it's rather disappointing.
Then, as Jazz pointed out, fighting games just are not as popular as they used to be. Fighting games are already difficult enough to get sales for but now you're talking about an exclusive. Unless this game turns out to be something truly spectacular I would expect way more people to be looking at games like Titanfall or any open-world games. Those are pretty much the hotness anymore. That being said, I myself will be keeping an eye on this game and seeing how it progresses as more is added to it.
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