Street Fighter IV to Hit PS3, 360, and PC, Not Wii

Many different sources are reporting that the new Street Fighter game will be hitting the PS3, XBox 360, and PC but not the Wii. "Expected to release this fiscal year and now confirmed for PS3, 360 and PC, the next iteration of the genre-establishing fighting series renders characters and environments in stylized 3D, while the game plays in the classic Street Fighter 2D perspective 'with additional 3D camera flourishes'. Street Fighter IV will include the original cast of Street Fighter II along with new brawlers including female super-spy Crimson Viper, lucha libre wrestler El Fuerte and mixed martial artist Abel."

Comments

What are the people at Capcom thinking?

[Lilith's Heart-shape]

I wonder how much money Capcom expects to make off of this game. 2D fighters like King of Fighters tend to end up in the bargain bin pretty fast these days, and even 3D fighters aren't much shakes. If you don't have a bunch of like-minded friends to play with, a game like Dead or Alive 4 is only good for a weekend rental. I think gaming has moved on. I don't see Street Fighter IV having any interest for people who didn't grow up on 2D fighting games and still feel nostalgic.

Re:What are the people at Capcom thinking?

[Awptimus Prime]

They'll make some money. I don't have a clue as to how much but that shouldn't be the focus as far as the consumer is concerned. As long as there are plenty of people to play online and it's a fun game, that's all I will be caring about.

DoA4, well everything in the DoA series, has been quick to the bargain bin. It's got a sloppy control system but tends to be released early in the life of consoles, so each time a new one comes out it sells because it's usually the first to utilize the console's graphical abilities. The Soul Calibur series is the only one I found that seemed to be able to balance simple controls and slop with enough depth to expand into tactical, calculating game play without spending lots of time practicing (compared to Tekken 3, VF. or SF games).

As for Virtua Fighter and Street Fighter 2 HF, I never have trouble finding a large number of people to play online. The games (unlike DoA 4) are actually fun and not some little kid riding the wave of latency to get through defenses. As for the Street Fighter 2 HF players on Xbox Live Arcade, there is a mix of old people (like me) and a ton of younger people playing it.

I think everyone was surprised at the mass appeal the 2D fighter still has. Here's some linkage regarding SF2 HF's initial sales:

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6155288.html

Additionally, I don't even have trouble finding people to play online to this day even playing Street Fighter Anniversary Edition (an old Xbox1 title people continue to play on their 360s due to the lack of a modern SF game to play, but will probably last beyond the new release dates due to them being different games, with different moves, and different characters).

Personally, I like all good fighters. So much, I raped a wireless 360 controller for parts and built a custom arcade controller using Sanwa parts with a Japanese SF button layout for the above games. It's nice to see such controls actually coming out with decent quality parts from companies like Hori, albeit, none of them are wireless and built by me!

Re:Poor wii

[phantomlord]

As a Wii-only owner, I have no interest in buying another console. In fact, the Wii is the first console I've bought since the SNES. If game publishers don't want to publish for my machine, they don't want my sale. Nintendo has already made a fortune off me (3 wiimotes, 2 nunhucks, 1 classic controller, Wii Fit, Zapper + 4 first/second party games and the 3 bundled games) and I've bought 5 third party games. I'm still having fun with the games I already have and there are plenty more that I want sitting on the shelf in the store or on the way over the next few month.

If you want my dollars, make your game work on my console. Ditto if you want my computer game dollars - make a Linux version or chances are strong I'm not buying (I've bought about 5 Linux games for every Windows game over the last 10 years since Loki first came about). They're my dollars, earn them by giving me what I want or lose them if you think I'm not profitable enough, just don't expect me to fork out tons of cash to buy another system plus accessories to give you money.

Re:Business mistake

[LWATCDR]

I think that is A lot of wishful thinking.
Yes Nintendo produces the best games for the Wii right now.
I know a few Wii owners.
Most all of them have GH3.
Most of them have Mario Galaxy. One of them is a 35 year old mother of three. She has finished it all ready. Her and her kids stayed up late many nights finishing it.
A lot of them have Mariokart. Many more want it but they can not get.
And a BIG winner is Wii fit.

If you are a publisher you may have a big problem with competing with Nintendo. They are producing some great games that are smash hits.

The real problem I see with the Wii and third party games is simply that most of them are just not very good.
The number of adults and more importantly women buying Wiis and games just blows my mind.
When I get asked by a mother of three about Mario Galaxy and where she can find Mario kart all I can say is Nintendo has opened up a huge new market.

The game publishers better start thinking about the target audience. GTA and FPS are probably not going to be big winners on the Wii.