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[sixteen-bit]

Once upon a time, the internet was laughing at USFII, wondering who will buy that overpriced decades old game in 2017. Turns out it is the more bankable fighting game for Capcom than MVCI lol.

And I mean it's got to be way more profitable too, right?

I predict more Ultra editions of classic games like SFIII and SFA3 and fewer built-from-the-ground-up fighting games from Capcom in the future.

 

[Nairume]

I have a feeling that we're going to be seeing even more "enhanced" ports of older games like USF2 instead.

Enhanced ports that inexplicably skip the Switch.

 

[PantsuJo]

What happens when Arika's game sells better?

We will celebrate, in the name of Justice.

 

[Kanann]

My Vampire and Rival School.....;~;

 

[Sesha]

MvC was never big in Japan, and things have changed market-wise even more since six years ago, but that is not good. A pity that things would end up this way.

Posted in the other thread but I'll reiterate here:

Capcpom stays losing and they honestly deserve the L. This entire generation has been nothing but failure and mistakes for them that they still apparently aren't learning from.

That's not true. The remasters have largely been successful, USF2 was successful, Monster Hunter 4, 4U and X were mega successful, Revelations 2 was successful, and RE7 was mostly successful.

 

[Piers]

Just imagine if MVCI wasn't so bad, Pokken would of outsold it only five times over!

 

[Minsc]

If an old, poorly repacked, overpriced Nintendo test game whose purpose is to pat you on the back for your decision to ignore supporting the platform outsells a big name game like this, built on a super successful franchise (Marvel makes hundreds of millions if not billions), well you've done screwed up, I think.

 

[E_Darkness]

how many "MvCI is a bomba" threads will we have?

For every female character.

 

[goldenpp72]

Good, Capcom needs to learn how to conduct business.

 

[CharminUltra]

 

[Zukkoyaki]

Bummer. Especially since according to pretty much everyone in the OT and FGC the game is actually very, very good. Just couldn't overcome the roster woes, terrible marketing and unimpressive presentation.

 

[Chessr]

I predict the next SF remaster thing is for everything but switch

 

[Windforce]

Honestly Chun-Li was the reason why I didn't even look at anymore previews of this game. I don't even care if they tried to fix her, they should never make an iconic character like Chun-Li look this fucked up in public.

As a fan, this offended me.

 

[soundtest]

Well, hopefully this means that when they actually put a 4 in the title of the next game they'll also make a better effort with it.

 

[Gai Murakumo]

I think we understand MVC:I bombed. Other than just comparing sales I do not see the need of constantly beating a dead horse.

 

[DJwest]

Have the MvC games ever been great sellers in Japan?

 

[cw_sasuke]

Those results are exactly the reason why people bitched about Capcom not profiting more from the Switch launch by throwing Mega Man and co. on the console.

I mean how cheap can you be that porting a NES collection to Switch isnt in the budget lol.

Good luck selling those 2m copies.

PS. Even Marvel bombed....Pokken itself is doing much better than i expected on Switch. Thats good to see.

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

Marvel needs to let xmen in the game, like right now.

 

[18-Volt]

I wonder if a live action Pokémon movie would perform better than Disney's Marvel movies at box office?

 

[Sesha]

Capcom's next investor meeting is going to be a riot.

When will it take place?

Their Q2 results release in a month.

 

[The Omega Man]

Time to bury MvC: Infinite copies in New Mexico next to Atari's E.T.

 

[TheDinoman]

Marvel needs to let xmen in the game, like right now.

It's far too late for that to have any meaningful effect.

 

[Ridley327]

One thing is certain at this point: Monster Hunter World will have to set the entire world on fire in order for Capcom to be able to salvage anything out of this year. The pressure it has to be a smash hit is beyond tremendous.

 

[SatoAilDarko]

After Street Fighter V I wonder what happens?

Do they continue to support both games for a while?

 

[IntelliHeath]

It had zero marketing period i think >_>

Capcom mishandling the franchise hugely ever since Jan 2017, and they actually have no marketing toward to casual in general (worldwide)

Capcom will not change their strategy at all for any games. They pulled same tactic with DmC. When games get bad impressions so they would stick their heads under the ground and acting like nothing happened. I'm pretty sure they think it would sell based on the branding and Marvel.

They wouldn't learn from their mistake and we will see same things again in the future with other products.

 

[muteki]

I'm sure this will in some way impact other Cap games I actually care about.

 

[Piscus]

Once upon a time, the internet was laughing at USFII, wondering who will buy that overpriced decades old game in 2017. Turns out it is the more bankable fighting game for Capcom than MVCI lol.

Woah, spoiler tag the ending, bro. Some people may not have heard that story yet

 

[jett]

After Street Fighter V I wonder what happens?

Do they continue to support both games for a while?

Turning SFV into a waifu dress-up simulator seems to have brought moderate success for the game, as far as continued support goes.

Seriously though, I think Marvel is way too much of a failure for continued post-launch support. I don't see how it makes financial sense with such a small userbase.

 

[HotHamBoy]

Holy shit, Capcom is incredibly mismanaged. How long has this been going on now? They need a huge shake-up at the top.

Capcom's handling of their fighting games this gen:

Okay, this is better.

 

[Puruzi]

I expected low but DAMN !

So Capcom about that new pocket fighter in cell shading for switch and ps4 going after the smash crowd... ?

why would smash fans want pocket fighter

 

[PantsuJo]

One thing is certain at this point: Monster Hunter World will have to set the entire world on fire in order for Capcom to be able to salvage anything out of this year. The pressure it has to be a smash hit is beyond tremendous.

MHW will have decent numbers in the West (good = 2 millions and nothing more, imo).

Without a Switch port, Japan is lost.
Forever.

 

[MUnited83]

how many "MvCI is a bomba" threads will we have?

At this rate, more than copies sold.

 

[LordRaptor]

One thing is certain at this point: Monster Hunter World will have to set the entire world on fire in order for Capcom to be able to salvage anything out of this year. The pressure it has to be a smash hit is beyond tremendous.

Unfortunately the gaming press and gaming community have a tendencey to smell blood in the water, so if there is any element of jank or disapproval of monetisation it will get a critical mauling

 

[Lightning_Roller]

MARVEL IS FUCKING DEAD!!

HOLY SHIT, THOSE SALES.

 

[Zukkoyaki]

After Street Fighter V I wonder what happens?

Do they continue to support both games for a while?

Contrary to popular belief, V is chugging along just fine.

MvCi will probably receive at least one or two seasons of support considering most of that would likely be in development now anyway.

 

[entremet]

Marvel not allowing X-Men/FF (well DOOM lol) was a terrible idea. They're practically icons with the series at this point.

 

[Jawmuncher]

It’s stull crazy seeing such low numbers for a game carrying the marvel brand on it.

 

[Ridley327]

Turning SFV into a waifu dress-up simulator seems to have brought moderate success for the game, as far as continued support goes.

Seriously though, I think Marvel is way too much of a failure for continued post-launch support.

I can see them doing at least one more season's worth of DLC, but beyond that, I don't see the business argument for anything further.

 

[BadWolf]

I remember seeing someone post that Itsuno was fighting for this internally. I hope it happens.

He has been talking publicly about wanting to make Rival Schools 3 for years now, even said that he has a scenario already written iirc.

Said he wanted to redefine fighting games like SF2 did.

 

[Nairume]

Have the MvC games ever been great sellers in Japan?

Not to the point of breaking 100k, but they mostly did fine and have otherwise never dipped this low for a new game.

 

[Piscus]

I think we understand MVC:I bombed. Other than just comparing sales I do not see the need of constantly beating a dead horse.

We will continue to beat the horse until Capcom does better.

 

[fortunato]

That's not true. The remasters have largely been successful, USF2 was successful, Monster Hunter 4, 4U and X were mega successful, Revelations 2 was successful, and RE7 was mostly successful.

Indeed.

Capcom is living off the legacy of its old games, and was getting huge profits from the handheld audience (Resident Evil VII underperformed, though). Problem is, legacy titles will be over sooner or later, and Monster Hunter moved away from its traditional audience.

 

[Ridley327]

Unfortunately the gaming press and gaming community have a tendencey to smell blood in the water, so if there is any element of jank or disapproval of monetisation it will get a critical mauling

Agreed. One false move with the DLC plans and they're going to be torn apart. They're already on some shaky ground as it is with cosmetic DLC being an element to the game, and that's before we've gotten any semblance of their content pipeline post-launch.

 

[Platy]

why would smash fans want pocket fighter

smash like pocket fighter
basically smash bros with capcom characters in sd

Smash even adapted ryu and megaman already just follow the pattern =P

 

[Boss Doggie]

My Vampire and Rival School.....;~;

would you rather modern capcom make them

 

[BiggNife]

The "MvC never sells in Japan" excuse doesn't exactly hold up when UMvC3 sold like five times the amount MvCI did in its first week

Yeah, Japanese Marvel sales were never going to be great, but it's still a REAL bad look.

Also Pokken DX is a great game and I'll never understand why the FGC has a weird stigma against it

 

[Sesha]

He has been talking publicly about wanting to make Rival Schools 3 for years now, even said that he has a scenario already written iirc.

Said he wanted to redefine fighting games like SF2 did.

The latter was for a new fighting game he wanted to make.

 

[Toxi]

This isn't just surprising for what a massive bomb Marvel vs Capcom is. Those Pokken sales are really good.

 

[HotHamBoy]

Marvel not allowing X-Men/FF (well DOOM lol) was a terrible idea. They're practically icons with the series at this point.

It's true that it doesn't help but there's much more involved here.

As for why MvC:I did so terribly in Japan, well, THEY DIDN'T PUT SPIDER-MAN ON THE FUCKING BOX.

(The box art is the same in all regions)

 

[Arion]

Capcom is really taking their fighting game audience for granted.