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Flying Wonkey · May 19, 2016

Bandai Namco's big yearly tournament for Tekken 7 has been announced with the Tekken tour making multiple stops throughout various Wizard World and Fighting Game events. Each destination will be a qualifier for the big Finals event later this year with a $20,000 prize pool.

PRESS RELEASE:

SANTA CLARA, Calif., (May 19, 2016) – Leading video game developer and publisher, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc., today announced the TEKKEN 7: The King of the Iron Fist Tournament 2016 – North America, scheduled to hit major North American cities throughout the rest of the year in anticipation of the home console release of TEKKEN 7.

The TEKKEN 7: The King of the Iron Fist Tournament 2016 – North America aims to bring together the top TEKKEN players from around the country for the largest ever TEKKEN tournament in North America for a knockdown, drag-out competition through 18 different cities across the United States and Canada for bragging rights and cash prizes. The nationwide tournament series is the only place in North America for fans to get their hands on the arcade version of TEKKEN 7.

“The TEKKEN series is a cornerstone of the fighting game community and continues to evolve and advance the genre forward with each installment,” said Katsuhiro Harada, Director of TEKKEN Project at BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. “I’m excited to see what the North American TEKKEN community is made of as they compete over the next seven months in the TEKKEN 7: The King of the Iron Fist Tournament 2016 in North America.”

“The TEKKEN 7: The King of the Iron Fist Tournament 2016 – North America series of events expands upon our tournament footprint that was set in motion earlier this year through our partnership with Wizard World Comic Cons and Gaming Tour,” said Eric Hartness, Vice President of Marketing at BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. “The added reach of the TEKKEN 7: The King of the Iron Fist Tournament 2016 – North America events will ensure that TEKKEN fans across the country will have an opportunity to experience the next chapter of the storied TEKKEN videogame franchise and compete for cash and glory.”

The TEKKEN 7: The King of the Iron Fist Tournament 2016 – North America began on February 19, 2016 at Wizard World in Portland, OR and will continue through November 6, 2016 at the Wizard World Comic Con and Gaming Tour in Pittsburg, PA.

Tournaments will be held at Wizard World Comic Con and Gaming Tour sites and key fighting game circuit cities. Each tournament event will feature a prize pool of $3,000 with a final prize pool of $20,000 at the TEKKEN 7: The King of the Iron Fist Tournament 2016 – North America finals.

For full tournament rules and regulations please visit

https://www.bandainamcoent.com/news/tekken-tour-na.

The next stop as of now for the Tekken Tour are:

Combo Breaker [May 27 - 29]

https://combobreaker.org/

Wizard World Philadelphia [June 2 - 5]

http://www.wizardworld.com/

Vital Tundra · May 19, 2016

Jesus that tournament name.

BadWolf · May 19, 2016

Sweet, we can practice on the console version.

On PS5.

Skilletor · May 19, 2016

BadWolf said:
Sweet, we can practice on the console version.

On PS5.

hahahahahahahaha

Still cool. I still remember the TTT1 and SC2 nationals Namco threw.

Whatever happened to WCMaxi?

Ivan 3414 · May 19, 2016

BadWolf said:
Sweet, we can practice on the console version.

On PS5.

This hasn't been any longer of a wait than Tekken 6 or TTT2. We'll be getting T7 on console sooner rather than later

Skilletor · May 19, 2016

Wait, did they just issue a press release for a tournament series that has already been happening?

Surely there was something earlier, so why the PR now?

pizzacat · May 19, 2016

My grandchildren gon get hyped

Justified · May 19, 2016

Skilletor said:
Wait, did they just issue a press release for a tournament series that has already been happening?

Surely there was something earlier, so why the PR now?

Yea started in February......In North America

TreIII · May 19, 2016

BadWolf said:
Sweet, we can practice on the console version.

On PS5.

Pfffffffffffffffffft.

vocab · May 19, 2016

How about you get the game out on a platform where people could practice it you sack of shits. I thought Arcsys was bad with staggered releases, but good god, Namco takes it to another level.

SUPARSTARX · May 19, 2016

But where's the PS4 and PC release dates???

KingBroly · May 19, 2016

Vital Tundra said:
Jesus that tournament name.

Isn't that the canon Tournament name? Seems fine to me.

Smooth Operator · May 19, 2016

And still no release date ?

Wtf Namco Bandai...

RK9039 · May 19, 2016

KingBroly said:
Isn't that the canon Tournament name? Seems fine to me.

Yeah that's what I was thinking, nothing strange about that.

Troubled Bat · May 19, 2016

WW Austin?? Niiiice.

DannyDanger · May 19, 2016

Vital Tundra said:
Jesus that tournament name.

???

See yourself out...

MarkMan · May 19, 2016

I think the coolest part of the tour/rule set is the fact that already qualified champions can give up their spot and compete for more!

Anti-gate keeper and ballsy! You have to be super confident in your game to risk your finals spot!

AmyS · May 19, 2016

Who thought this was about the PS4 release?

Mediking · May 19, 2016

AmyS said:
Who thought this was about the PS4 release?

LOL I did. BUT HEY... THE TOURNAMENT IS COMING TO ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI!!!

Gren · May 19, 2016

KingBroly said:
Isn't that the canon Tournament name? Seems fine to me.

I dunno, maybe it just seems a bit long-winded since they're including the "~ 2016 - North America" part everytime they mention it.

I just think it's pretty funny that they have Tekken in the tourney name twice. But everyone knows it as a brand name & not its literal translation so what else can ya do?

Xevren · May 19, 2016

AmyS said:
Who thought this was about the PS4 release?

I know I did, so tired and my spirits lifted....then got crushed. Really like Tekken but the wait is just too much at this point.

Mediking said:
LOL I did. BUT HEY... THE TOURNAMENT IS COMING TO ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI!!!

Didn't that already happen?

Dereck · May 19, 2016

The most meticulous and sluggish form of milking a release's utility I've ever seen.

No rush at all and it's been made clear. Never change Namco.

MarkMan · May 19, 2016

Smooth Operator said:
And still no release date ?

Wtf Namco Bandai...

The arcade version of TEKKEN 7 (Fated Retribution) is still in development. The TEKKEN team is focusing on that release first then will shift focus to console.

We should be thankful that even though the ROW (rest of world) gets T7 later, that it'll be a complete game, with sound netcode and extras.

DryEyeRelief · May 19, 2016

MarkMan said:
We should be thankful that even though the ROW (rest of world) gets T7 later, that it'll be a complete game, with sound netcode and extras.

lol

Mediking · May 19, 2016

Xevren said:
Didn't that already happen?

!!!! Whoops....

ThoughtsOfSpeaking · May 19, 2016

I think at this point, not even harada knows when this game will release on console.

Smooth Operator · May 19, 2016

MarkMan said:
The arcade version of TEKKEN 7 (Fated Retribution) is still in development. The TEKKEN team is focusing on that release first then will shift focus to console.

We should be thankful that even though the ROW (rest of world) gets T7 later, that it'll be a complete game, with sound netcode and extras.

Yeah Markman i'm a little bit salty because i really want to play Tekken 7, i know they want to give us the best product possible... But i'm still salty

Something like the Guilty Gear XRD Revelator pre-order would be nice (a "demo")

cordy · May 19, 2016

MarkMan said:
The arcade version of TEKKEN 7 (Fated Retribution) is still in development. The TEKKEN team is focusing on that release first then will shift focus to console.

We should be thankful that even though the ROW (rest of world) gets T7 later, that it'll be a complete game, with sound netcode and extras.

DON DEMARCO! DEMARCO!!

Dereck · May 19, 2016

ThoughtsOfSpeaking said:
I think at this point, not even harada knows when this game will release on console.

That arcade money got him in a coma.

DriftingSpirit · May 19, 2016

I just want to play it on my PS4.

*weeps*

Rajang · May 19, 2016

Dereck said:
That arcade money got him in a coma.

lol pretty much.

Hyun Sai · May 19, 2016

Heeh, at least the game already got an arcade mode before the console release...

NoKisum · May 19, 2016

To me this sounds like when Microsoft was doing that national tour to show off the Xbox One, and then released it right after. So, expect the game mid-late November?

AAK · May 19, 2016

Final Round counts as a qualifier?

Congrats to Saint on the 20k.

Neonep · May 19, 2016

So at E3 we should get a date. It's about time.

cordy · May 19, 2016

NoKisum said:
To me this sounds like when Microsoft was doing that national tour to show off the Xbox One, and then released it right after. So, expect the game mid-late November?

That Namco report hinted at T7 potentially so we'll see. Personally since Murray said they were already working on the console version (he's seen it running apparently) we'll see.

At this point I'm like on a T7 blackout though. Wiping it from my mind so when it releases it'll be fresh.

Warxard · May 19, 2016

MarkMan said:
We should be thankful that even though the ROW (rest of world) gets T7 later, that it'll be a complete game, with sound netcode and extras.

Markman

why Markman

don't hurt em b

Inuhanyou · May 19, 2016

The wait has become physically painful.

Xpliskin · May 19, 2016

Hyun Sai said:
Heeh, at least the game already got an arcade mode before the console release...

Daaaaamnnnnn

nicanica · May 19, 2016

Winner gets thrown into a volcano.

atomic moth · May 19, 2016

Skilletor said:
hahahahahahahaha

Still cool. I still remember the TTT1 and SC2 nationals Namco threw.

Whatever happened to WCMaxi?

Last time I saw him he was bitching at Tekken players on Zaibatsu for not being SC players. That was a long time ago.

Inuhanyou said:
The wait has become physically painful.

Have you consulted with a doctor or maybe a nurse of some sort?

Sumio Mondo · May 19, 2016

Dereck said:
That arcade money got him in a coma.

These games still do that well in arcades? I thought arcades were on the decline though? I genuinely do not know.

MarkMan · May 19, 2016

AAK said:
Final Round counts as a qualifier?

Congrats to Saint on the 20k.

Only NA/SA residents can qualify. So Anakin is the qualifier from Final Round.

MarkMan · May 19, 2016

Sumio Mondo said:
These games still do that well in arcades? I thought arcades were on the decline though? I genuinely do not know.

It's been stated that the revenue generated by TEKKEN games through the arcade division will often be as profitable as the console releases themselves. So that tells you something about how vital it is to their ecosystem.

Manbig · May 19, 2016

ZTS taking it for free!

Neoxon · May 19, 2016

Nothing for Houston. ;_;

SarusGray · May 19, 2016

No Julia Chang no tournament for me. :-( My main and I can't use any other character LOL

Hot Coldman · May 19, 2016

I like how "complete game" is a sick burn now

and by "like" I mean kill me

YoungOne · May 19, 2016

Neoxon said:
Nothing for Houston. ;_;

It's always Austin.

Saven · May 19, 2016

AmyS said:
Who thought this was about the PS4 release?

Me. Come on Namco, what's the hold up?

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