Where is the Gears / Uncharted / Tekken 3 of this generation?

[TimCliveroller]

Hiku said:

TimCliveroller said:

You do not buy console for tekken, you want to buy console for Soul Calibur... even if you switch sides - that is the game that made you do it. You too are too picky about my examples (SC)... Have you seen SC when it came out?

Tekken 3 was, as of Feb 2014, the second best selling fighting game of all time, with 8.3 Million sales worldwide.

「3」からの人は多いですね。家庭用「3」は全世界で836万本(日本では140万本)なので最大 RT@bassyoi 俺が初めてやったのは鉄拳3だったなぁ RT RT History of - Tekken (1994-2014): http://t.co/mNgT3FLoTA

— Katsuhiro Harada (@Harada_TEKKEN) February 18, 2014

That was the biggest fighting game of the generation. So I'm sure it sold some consoles.
However, on such a successful platform as PlayStation 1, with games like Final Fantasy 7 and Metal Gear Solid, it's more difficult to be "the game that sells a console".

And yes I did see, and play, Soul Calibur when it first came out. I did the same for it's predecessor, Soul Edge (Blade). Are you trying to pull the age card again? Or are you looking for my impression of it?
Since I had already played Soul Edge, along with other fighting games with a focus on weapons such as Bushido Blade, and Samurai Showdown, I was already quite familiar with the concept. However, it's never been to my liking to block using a button instead of holding back, and I prefer fighting games without a strong focus on weapons like this. Though I did still enjoy playing it, and SC2 and 3 as well.

I'm not being picky about it. It's just that Tekken 3 set the benchmark for 3D fighting, and is still today the best selling 3D fighting game.

You may very well be right, well live google; but you see it is not strictly about a number (it is not a single dimensional threshold, spark threshold is hyperspace territory), it may have sold even better than other classics - I acknowledge its quality.(Kinect sold... how many units?)