I really wish I could have made a poll, but the overwhelming support for injustice 2 actually had me worried we know gaf doesn't have the pulse of the average gamer
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So what sells more Injustice 2 or Marvel vs Capcom: Infinity?
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Haha, right?
Thread: So what sells more Injustice 2 or Marvel vs Capcom: Infinity?
"As far as tournament play is concerned..."
I mean... how difficult was the question?
Mass Effect
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Obviously...
but seriously, do we have any indication of how the original Injustice sold? All we know is that it was in the NPD top 10 3 months in a row when it originally released. And both versions of MvC3 sold over 3 million combined.
And SFIV outsold MK9 as far as I'm aware... so this idea that Netherrealm games have always been bigger seems unfounded. Yes MKX did insanely well, far better than SFV, but that's one instance and doesn't necessarily dictate how Injustice vs MvC:I will go.
BronsonLee
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I'm gonna buy Marvel in a heartbeat. I have no interest in Injustice 2 whatsoever.
Injustice 2 will still sell significantly more.
Injustice 2 will still sell significantly more.
So yeah, 2-3 years. Though there have been instances of NRS games dying out before that, as shown by Injustice 1. But NRS has gotten better in terms of getting their games to last, though I hope that they don't go crazy with the knee-jerk balance changes.
Salty Rice
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People who think Marvel will sell more must also think Street Fighter 5 has sold a shit load.
The fact that it looks like a 60 dollar mobile game doesnt help. You can get Contest of Champions for free.
The fact that it looks like a 60 dollar mobile game doesnt help. You can get Contest of Champions for free.
Street fighter 4 only sold better when you count all the different iterations which were most likely the same core people buying multiple versions as sells went down with most version iirc
Mk9 was the best selling Mk until mkx not sure on the numbers
Edit: for reference
https://www.google.com/amp/s/gamerant.com/mortal-kombat-9-sales-3-million-vivas-104879/amp/
pretty done
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Pretty sure MK9 sold more than any ONE version of SF4. Of course when you rehash the same shit 6 times you're gonna get more sales in the long run.
RayearthRob
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Ultra Street Fighter 2
Despite the Marvel brand, it's still a fighter and that alone will probably be off-putting of those who want some interactive AAA Marvel action.
NetherRealms, overall, seems to have a stable repertoire and have been the most successful fighting developer for some time now. I'll choose Injustice 2.
Though, isn't this Disney vs Warner Brothers or Capcom vs Warner Brothers?
NetherRealms, overall, seems to have a stable repertoire and have been the most successful fighting developer for some time now. I'll choose Injustice 2.
Though, isn't this Disney vs Warner Brothers or Capcom vs Warner Brothers?
Mass Effect
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Never said always.
Troubled Bat
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As much as I absolutely love the Marvel series, Injustice is obviously going to win that by a long shot. There's really no doubt about that.
3.5+ million > 3.4 million
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
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Yeah I just watched the Darkseid intro that's probably half a million preorders right there
pretty done
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He said it's closer to 4 million and that was 4 years ago (2 years before MKX released) so it definitely sold more after that tweet. Either way it outsold any version of SF4, which is supposed to be the game that "brought back" the genre. Impressive for a game with bad mechanics (according to FGC experts)
I kind of think Marvel vs Capcom. I'm surprised more people think Injustice 2 will do better.
MvC is like a nostalgic franchise and marvel movies are in the height of popularity.
I thought Injustice 1 was prettt mediocre too.
Edit- I haven't really been following either game so far...
MvC is like a nostalgic franchise and marvel movies are in the height of popularity.
I thought Injustice 1 was prettt mediocre too.
Edit- I haven't really been following either game so far...
DR2K
Banned
MVCI will have single player content.
BronsonLee
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This isn't intended as a knock on Capcom, but NRS's been best in class when it comes to single player content for a fighter even going back to MK9 (I could throw MK vs DC in there since it did similar stuff).
They absolutely do not skimp on it
beyond_death
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Likely Injustice. NRS has a good track record on that front.
LFMartins86
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Really doubt MvCI story mode will be half as good or big as Injustice 2.
DR2K
Banned
Right. Capcom is learning it's lesson, so it's not going to be SFV version 2.0.
Mass Effect
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It seems strange that we're just discounting all the other versions of SFIV. Penty of new people bought into the updated versions, so not all of Super/AE/Ultra sales were rebuyers...
I didn't buy SFIV until Ultra... does that not count since it's not vanilla?
I don't think it necessarily needs to be better than Injustice, just good enough to at least generate positive word of mouth.
Yet still, it's almost certainly not going to be anywhere near the level of Injustice 2. I doubt they have that kind of budget even if they had the vision.
NRS has already cultivated a casual fanbase that knows what it's going to get from their fighters.
Capcom is trying to do that now, but we'll see if they succeed. It's the inverse of their cinematic universes. Marvel built up the fanbase over years, DC tried to shoehorn it.
That's what it looks like, imo. Maybe marvel fans will make up for it. I seriously doubt it, though.
Capcom is trying to do that now, but we'll see if they succeed. It's the inverse of their cinematic universes. Marvel built up the fanbase over years, DC tried to shoehorn it.
That's what it looks like, imo. Maybe marvel fans will make up for it. I seriously doubt it, though.
Better than Capcom sure, but below Namco.
But then you need to add the numbers of the Komplete Edition of MK2011, Ultimate Edition of Injustice and XL to MKX.
Injustice UE did 900k on Steam alone, add PS4, Vita, PS3, 360...then add that, to the around 2 million of the first game on 360/PS3/Wii U.
MKX was at over 5 million before XL and MK2011 was at 3+ million before KE (which also added Vita as a platform, were it apparently sold quite well).
Then the games go back to the top charts digitally every time they are on sale.
So it is easier to just focus on one version.
DR2K
Banned
Being able to use UMVC3 as a base frees up resources so they couldn't before. SFIV, V, and MVC3 were both made from the ground up.
BronsonLee
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Tekken 7's story mode looks good because I can toss a child into volcano, but before that they haven't done anything worth their salt since Edge Master Mode
If anything ArcSys fighters would be up there because they go all in with a visual novel style story mode, but they bitched out on dubbing a BlazBlue game so Idunno
What did he mean by this?
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Whatever it sells, Capcom will say it underperformed
But Ultron AND Sigma AND Ultron Sigma!
Injustice.
It's something like Japanese action games ( the likes of Bayonetta / DMC ) against Western action games ( Shadow of Mordor ) etc. The mainstream audience looks at the gameplay of Marvel Vs Capcom and goes nah.
This has been the trends for years, it's only a matter of time before it hits the fighting genre. This is also why I advocate Japanese companies concentrating on Asia. The Korean and Chinese sure much more similar preferences to their domestic audience.
It's something like Japanese action games ( the likes of Bayonetta / DMC ) against Western action games ( Shadow of Mordor ) etc. The mainstream audience looks at the gameplay of Marvel Vs Capcom and goes nah.
This has been the trends for years, it's only a matter of time before it hits the fighting genre. This is also why I advocate Japanese companies concentrating on Asia. The Korean and Chinese sure much more similar preferences to their domestic audience.
phantasmic_glaive
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Marvel. Batman has a lot of pull in the US, but injustice is not Mortal Kombat and won't do it's numbers. I see this being the best selling Marvel yet. It will definitely have longer legs with dlc and all.. and I think it will be a better game even if you don't get everything you wanted from the previous games.
Now that being said.. warner bros. may slaughter Disney/ Capcom in the Marketing arena. MvC3 was made a lil bit after the Marvel acquisition, so with their new focus on the games division, we'll see how many dollars they put behind it.
That's seems to be the real battle, how they handle dlc, reviews, marketing and the community (just straight up awareness).
Now that being said.. warner bros. may slaughter Disney/ Capcom in the Marketing arena. MvC3 was made a lil bit after the Marvel acquisition, so with their new focus on the games division, we'll see how many dollars they put behind it.
That's seems to be the real battle, how they handle dlc, reviews, marketing and the community (just straight up awareness).
DryEyeRelief
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I could see it being difficult for some to grasp.
Someone highly invested into competitive fighting games likely doesn't have much of a life outside of that.
wtf lol
Hell the reveal trailer was worse than MvC3.
theres no reason to believe them, SF5 came as barebones as possible and what they added in was pathetic. SF5 has sold unbelievably bad, while MKX sold 5 million in 7 months. General public > vocal fanbase, always.
LFMartins86
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Just out of curiosity, the MvsCI reveal that come out a couple of days ago has 332K views on it's most viewed channel, Injustice 2 Darkseid video that come out 4h ago has 201K.
Then, using that logic the complete version of MvCI is $90.
Subbed.
Regardless of quality, Injustice 2 will sell a lot more copies.
The crappy DC movies don't matter, since the game isn't based on them, and it would take much, much worse movies to make a dent in Batman's popularity in other mediums.
The Juggernaut that is the MCU might help MVC a little bit, but the game doesn't have a good enough presentation for mass appeal, and Capcom's reputation for single player content is in the shitter.
Regardless of quality, Injustice 2 will sell a lot more copies.
The crappy DC movies don't matter, since the game isn't based on them, and it would take much, much worse movies to make a dent in Batman's popularity in other mediums.
The Juggernaut that is the MCU might help MVC a little bit, but the game doesn't have a good enough presentation for mass appeal, and Capcom's reputation for single player content is in the shitter.