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[Nirolak]

Namco was aiming for 2.1 million copies by the end of the fiscal year, which should be March 31st, 2018.

https://twitter.com/Harada_TEKKEN/status/917737223461539841

Katsuhiro Harada‏Verified account @Harada_TEKKEN

Over 2 million now (2017 June to September).
RT@NightmareSteam How many copies has Tekken 7 sold on consoles so far?

 

[BadWolf]

Guess this makes it the best selling JP fighter this gen.

 

[cordy]

Welp, they'll make their endgoal then. They've got 5 months left to sell that little amount.

Proud of them.

 

[DriftingSpirit]

I still need to pick this up.

 

[secretanchitman]

That's great! Tekken has a healthy life ahead of it.

Still need to purchase this though.

 

[Zalman]

Happy to see that this series is still doing well.

 

[Jawmuncher]

I wonder where MVC:I is at currently even with just shipped🤔

 

[ethomaz]

They will reach their expectations but...

It looks so low for the best selling fighting franchise.

 

[WhatWeLeftBehind]

Hooray for games that include all content in the base game becoming succesfull!

They will reach their expectations but...

It looks so low for the best selling fighting franchise.

Considering the fighting genre has been having a rough year, you take what you can get. Besides, it took Tekken 6 almost 2 years to get to 1,5 million sold units. Eventually getting up to 3,5 million sold. I can see T7 getting 4 million with this level of succes.

 

[Instro]

I guess that doesn't count PC?

 

[Generalpsyduck]

Is that more than street fighter 5?

 

[Dre3001]

Well deserved, complete series revival from TTT2 and T6.


Now can Namco give us another Soul Calibur?

 

[KillerMan91]

Welp, they'll make their endgoal then. They've got 5 months left to sell that little amount.

Proud of them.

Not to mention holidays are part of that remaining 5 months. Will easily surpass that 2.1 million goal.

 

[VLQ]

Guess this makes it the best selling JP fighter this gen.

psst... Smash

 

[EhoaVash]

Guess this makes it the best selling JP fighter this gen.

cough cough smash is a fighter /runs

 

[Nirolak]

I guess that doesn't count PC?

I would guess it does and he was just answering with the overall number, but I don't have proof.

 

[Raysoul]

Good to hear that a good game, with good content, is selling well. *stares at Cacpom*

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

Hooray for games that include all content in the base game becoming succesfull!

Almost all.

 

[BadWolf]

Is that more than street fighter 5?

SFV is at 1.7 million iirc.

 

[Instro]

I would guess it does and he was just answering with the overall number, but I don't have proof.

Yeah you're probably right, just hard to tell given the original question. I suppose it would be weird for him answer so specifically, rather than just give the total sales.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

psst... Smash

cough cough smash is a fighter /runs

Not out on Switch.

Spoiler

Yet.

 

[PantsuJo]

Happy to read this.
Tekken 7 is really cool and it deserves more love (and more Mishima husbandos and waifus too).

Now gimme dat Tekken Force and Tekken Ball DLCs.

 

[Nirolak]

Yeah you're probably right, just hard to tell given the original question. I suppose it would be weird for him answer so specifically, rather than just give the total sales.

He might also think the user is trying to differentiate from the mobile game that released recently.

 

[Oregano]

Is that more than street fighter 5?

Probably more than Street Fighter and Marvel Vs Capcom combined.

 

[Line_HTX]

Harada the Vindicated.

 

[Neoxon]

Congrats to everyone involved. Tekken 7 is fun & I'm glad to see that it did well.

 

[Crazy Diamond]

Great game and a mostly bad season pass. Classic Bandai Namco. Love it tho.

 

[PantsuJo]

Harada the Vindicated.

Harada Senpai, please make the Idolm@ster DLC for Tekken real.
Please, make it real.

 

[Reset]

Is that more than street fighter 5?

Pretty sure SFV hasn't reached 2m yet... lol.

 

[GitarooMan]

That's cool. I just really hope they follow through with the Xbox One X enhancement. Game looks rough on Xbox

 

[Vital Tundra]

Guess this makes it the best selling JP fighter this gen.

You've done it now!

 

[Beartruck]

Ono am cry.

 

[Celine]

Guess this makes it the best selling JP fighter this gen.

Depend if you consider Smash 4 a fighting game or to be part of "this gen":
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U: 5.24M
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS: 8.81M

Total Smash 4: 14.05M (as June 2017)

Best selling fighting game ever.

 

[WhatWeLeftBehind]

Almost all.

 

[voOsh]

Is there any chance T7 or DBFZ (if similarly successful) could become Evo main event? Does Capcom have too much influence?

 

[AAK]

I still need to pick this up.

Still need to purchase this though.

Whatever you do make sure it's on PC. Stay far far away from the PS4 version.

 

[Neoxon]

Is there any chance T7 or DBFZ (if similarly successful) could become Evo main event? Does Capcom have too much influence?

Tekken 7 was already a pretty successful Sunday game this year, & DBFZ will likely follow suit. That said, SFV still has more EVO entrants than Tekken 7 (or any other game at EVO 2017, for that matter), so having T7 or DBFZ take over as the main event is unlikely (more so Tekken 7, as DBFZ is currently an unknown quantity due to it not being out, yet). You also need to factor in that it's basically tradition to close out EVO with a Street Fighter game.

In short, at least on the esports side of things, Capcom's leading the pack. Either way, I fully expect both Tekken 7 & DBFZ to be Sunday games at EVO next year (unless Toonami wants to air DBFZ Top 8, which would make DBFZ a prime-time Saturday game).

 

[BadWolf]

Is there any chance T7 or DBFZ (if similarly successful) could become Evo main event? Does Capcom have too much influence?

When it comes to esports presence and tournament numbers, Capcom still runs circles around the rest.

 

[Reset]

Whatever you do make sure it's on PC. Stay far far away from the PS4 version.

What's wrong with the PS4 version?

 

[SoundLad]

Email Harada brew

 

[Renekton]

When is Geese arriving?

 

[AAK]

What's wrong with the PS4 version?

The worst loading times and input latency in the history of fighting games,

 

[DR2K]

Is there any chance T7 or DBFZ (if similarly successful) could become Evo main event? Does Capcom have too much influence?

About zero. More people play SFV than T7 at evo, and that’s not even getting into the history of series as the main event.

 

[Dark Ninja]

Only 2 million.. I guess ARMS did really amazing at 1 million for a fighter. A new Smash needs to be made to elevate this poverty genre.

What's wrong with the PS4 version?

Really bad loading times.... I had to stop playing on PS4 I couldn't put up with it.

 

[Nirolak]

Is there any chance T7 or DBFZ (if similarly successful) could become Evo main event? Does Capcom have too much influence?

Sales usually don't drive what gets picked up in fighting game eSports, at least in a major way.

Otherwise it would be Smash followed by Netherrealm fighters with everything else far behind.

 

[Mass Effect]

That's good. Hopefully it also means we'll get a Tag Tournament 3 this gen?

What's Injustice at? Anyone know?

Not out on Switch.

Spoiler

Yet.

Wii U is still this gen tho

 

[Celine]

They will reach their expectations but...

It looks so low for the best selling fighting franchise.

Tekken 6 sold slightly more than 3M on PS3/Xbox 360.
I doubt Tekken 7 can outperform Tekken 6.

 

[Nirolak]

Only 2 million.. I guess ARMS did really amazing at 1 million for a fighter. A new Smash needs to be made to elevate this poverty genre.

Injustice and For Honor are plausibly both 5+ million by now. Mortal Kombat X did hit that amount quite early in its lifespan.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

Is there any chance T7 or DBFZ (if similarly successful) could become Evo main event? Does Capcom have too much influence?

Could they maintain a Sunday spot? Yes.
Could they get good a good time? No.

 

[PantsuJo]

The worst loading times and input latency in the history of fighting games,

Hyperboles, my dudes.