Pinkie_pie said:
It was probably the most popular fighting game if not the most popular game of the 90s therefore it deserves to be in the top 10. We are talking about of all time right not just recently. Sf2 was as popular if not more popular than fortnite, LoL and PUBG |
These three have all been significantly bigger and more popular for a longer time than Street Fighter's high in the early 90s and make much more money even relatively to today's market size compared to back then.
SF2 sold across all versions less than 15mil copies with a lot of repeated buyers. SF4 didn't reach 10mil after several versions. If Smash Bros. is just an honorable mention Street Fighter shouldn't be in the top 10 either.
Donkey Kong and Pacman in the early 80s were even bigger than Street Fighter ever could have hoped to be. One high point followed by being irrelevant for almost 15 years until SF4 doesn't make it one of the biggest franchises ever. Staying power is important. None of these franchises managed to stay big.
