Is ARMS a failure, or not?

[Replicant]

Majin-Tenshinhan said:

Replicant said:

Besides Tekken and Smash, there's actually a bunch of fighting games that have sold more as well. That still doesn't make ARMS a failure though.

Best selling fighting games in the 8th generation (excluding WWE 2K and EA Sports UFC):
1. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: 20 million (link)
2. Mortal Kombat X: 11 million (link)
3. Tekken 7: 6 million (link)
4. Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2: 6 million (link)
5. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4: 5.8 million (link)
6. Dragon Ball: Xenoverse: 5 million (link)
7. Dragon Ball: FighterZ: 5 million (link)
8. Street Fighter V: 4.7 million (link)
9. ARMS: 2.1 million (link)
10. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot: 2 million (link)

No new sales updates on Mortal Kombat 11 (1.8 million in 1 week) or Injustice 2 (1.5 million in 3 months).

Edit: Updated the list with a few new numbers. I noticed that many of these games' numbers aren't updated in VGC's database but I guess that's due to lack of staff.

While I can see how games like DB Xenoverse and Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm fit the definition of fighting game about as broadly as ARMS itself does, Kakarot is a goddamned RPG lol. Having it on that list makes no sense whatsoever.

Good point. Mortal Kombat 11's first week is probably in 10th then.

You know anything about who's updating VGC's database?