entremet
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The arguments were asinine and I was refuting them as much as I could.
I mean, I adore SFV, but Capcom did a disservice to the game. Should've wanted for summertime. The March patch sounds great too.
Game deserved better.
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NPD: Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 outsold Street Fighter V on PS4
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I mean, I adore SFV, but Capcom did a disservice to the game. Should've wanted for summertime. The March patch sounds great too.
Game deserved better.
Blood Diamonds
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the power of believe it
and the casuals 
LordBaztion
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yes, I was pretty impressed by the second one but never finished it. I still need to play the whole series to get the complete story.
RubberLuffy
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I haven't liked or cared about Naruto in like 5+ years, but I keep buying the Storm games. So for me, yeah that last sentence is true. It's my not-so-secret shame. Like, I'm playing 4 story mode and going "oh my god this is the dumbest shit, I'm glad I checked out so long ago" and then I'm running around in Adventure mode doing dumb quests for characters I don't care about and having fun.
This is for the [tournament] players
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Tough blow for SFV. I'm curious to see if it picks up steam once more content drops. I imagine it will.
petethepanda
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Do we think this still would have happened if SFV was more fully-featured at launch? The state it released in certainly could have turned off a lot of the hardcore, but looking at the general gaming audience who don't frequent forums and such, was there maybe just not the interest there anyway?
sixteen-bit
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Harada: "Laughs"
Askherserenity
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Why would anyone be surprised? It's Naruto. A lot of people are still into it.
Naruto fans > hardcore fighting game fans
Naruto fans > hardcore fighting game fans
ãInaba Residentã
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Not surprised at all.
Naruto is still pretty big and SFV has had some bad word of mouth, no marketing ,etc.
I think the game will be fine in the long run but its definitely has had a terrible start. Only thing to blame is Capcom
Had it had more marketing and features at launch, it would have definitely done better. Still probably wouldn't have beaten Naruto because, well, its Naruto. Shit is huge.
Naruto is still pretty big and SFV has had some bad word of mouth, no marketing ,etc.
I think the game will be fine in the long run but its definitely has had a terrible start. Only thing to blame is Capcom
Had it had more marketing and features at launch, it would have definitely done better. Still probably wouldn't have beaten Naruto because, well, its Naruto. Shit is huge.
Oh, this is funny, huh? This is funny? It won't be so funny when I go cancel DMC. What a goddamn travesty this is. I knew this would happen. It's all Obama's fault. And Capcoms. And probably the Jews.
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Pump your breaks Saitama. That man's a national treasure.
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You just done took the Emperor's slogan in vain.
Pump your breaks Saitama. That man's a national treasure.
entremet
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Game got horrific word of mouth. Metacritic, YT, Amazon ratings. All mostly due to the pathetic single player content.
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Deleted member 47027
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Perhaps you should "believe it" instead.
entremet
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No. They expected 2 million by the end of the quarter.
DryEyeRelief
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That's the scarier possibility.
Ricerocket
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Naruto would still outsell SFV even if it had bigger roster, more content, stuff, etc etc... Naruto isn't some random anime.
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Deleted member 47027
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Shit, really?
That's not good. It would have been better if they had expected it to be lower. Fuck.
cj_iwakura
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I think that also says a lot here. Naruto is clearly appealing to the audience that Capcom foolishly ignored.
freeofgreed
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We're still getting DBZ games 20 years after manga ended. The Naruto train ain't ending any time soon.
Puck Beaverton
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It'll just go F2P quicker.
The Abominable Snowman
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Street Fighter V reminds me of Street Fighter III in quality and in popularity.
See you in another 8 or 9 years, SF6
See you in another 8 or 9 years, SF6
I blame Ken
It will if Sony decides to not to give more money to the Capcom Cup after this yr.
Why would they care? This won't affect them.
I never even played the previous Ninja Storm games, so I don't know the history or backstory.
But damn it hooked me. By the end, I was super invested in the characters. Cyberconnect2 really knows how to get you hyped. "NIGHT GUY!"
A bit sad to find out it seems to be the conclusion of the series. Once you figure out the combat, yeah it is a bit shallow, but everything else is great if you value story.
It's easily a 'recommend' so positive buzz and word-of-mouth gets around. As for SFV, that is not a 'recommend' at it's current price, unless you are in the hardcore and those guys bought that game regardless.
But damn it hooked me. By the end, I was super invested in the characters. Cyberconnect2 really knows how to get you hyped. "NIGHT GUY!"
A bit sad to find out it seems to be the conclusion of the series. Once you figure out the combat, yeah it is a bit shallow, but everything else is great if you value story.
It's easily a 'recommend' so positive buzz and word-of-mouth gets around. As for SFV, that is not a 'recommend' at it's current price, unless you are in the hardcore and those guys bought that game regardless.
Yeah they sure made a pretty game. I'm impressed, seriously.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSRQIWmimlc
Someone get Platinum to do the combat, and have CyberConnect make it just look super pretty. I'd buy that game.
but the last fighting game Platinum made was garbage
entremet
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It affects them indirectly. Less content and support for the genre. It's still very early, but if the sales don't improve, I could see Capcom just doing season 1 and cutting bait.
cj_iwakura
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Which one do you mean? If that's a jab at Anarchy Reigns, I'll fight you.
Blackleg-sanji1
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People are really sleeping on naruto to shit om sfv some more. These games always sell great. Naruto is a popular anime over here onky behind dbz add to the fact it was the last storm game. Capcom screwing up was just icing on the cake
yanipheonu
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Eh, i'd say just drop the pretense of a fighting game and go full character action on the big Asura's Wrath fights.
This game's never gonna be a competitive fighter or anything.
The Silver
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Im a very casual SF fan and I was never going to get it at launch but I would have considered it in the coming weeks if the WoM was good. With so much stuff missing this game doesn't exist to me until it's "complete".
I have never play any of these Naruto games, and yet I'm convinced this game offers more content and a more complete package than Unfinished Fighter V. SFV may play nice, and I have put 60 hours of my time in it, but the game as it is currently sold deserves to fail, period.
Capcom is simply ran by dumbasses.
Capcom is simply ran by dumbasses.
More like Dimps making the combat.Yeah they sure made a pretty game. I'm impressed, seriously.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSRQIWmimlc
Someone get Platinum to do the combat, and have CyberConnect make it just look super pretty. I'd buy that game.
nephilimdj
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You mean get 8ing to make it?
I wish they would make a actual game, instead of working on stages in street fighter, VS games, smash brothers, whatever
Coin Return
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That's a hell of a bomb you dropped, Capcom.
chicagocubsfan
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cj_iwakura
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It's pretty common for them to have less than the competition, even Ultra had less than, say, an ArcSys fighter. This is the first time they pretty much released just an online fighter, though.
It's a full on body blow to that garbage game
If they wanted to make a game about big Asura's Wrath fights then.... CyberConnect would make it.
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MaximumSpider
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I never mind the gameplay in CC2 Naruto games. It's simple, fun, and easy to pick up and that's all it really takes for me ti get interested.
cj_iwakura
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I don't even know what this means, but I can tell it's something bad. I can't balee you would say something like that to me.
The core will still be playing/watching it and I would expect the game to still receive support.
ãInaba Residentã
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If you consider a large part of the cast having the same exact moveset from 3 or 4 games ago fine, then idk. I find the games fun, but CC2 could definitely use some help in that department. May not be necessary considering its a fan service game but I think the gameplay should have improved more than it has considering how many games have been released.
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Slamtastic
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It's interesting to see the two opposite ends of the spectrum.
A fighter that focuses entirely on multiplayer balance, depth, etc. at the expense of its content
versus
A fighter that would never make it into a major offline tournament
You look at the sales and think about, what approach will be seen as better from the perspective of a company looking to sell units and get money?
A fighter that focuses entirely on multiplayer balance, depth, etc. at the expense of its content
versus
A fighter that would never make it into a major offline tournament
You look at the sales and think about, what approach will be seen as better from the perspective of a company looking to sell units and get money?
Not everyone can be NRS and make a top class tournament game that's also filled with content and worth it as a single player story experience
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