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street fighter 6 is shaping up to be a powerful follow-up to its predecessor, and it seems Capcom’s The president has high hopes for how many copies it will sell.
As much as fighting gamers like to think that fighting games are the biggest hit since sliced bread, for the most part it’s a very niche genre. Assuming the game is good, the genre generally does a good job of retaining players, but in terms of pure units, it mostly struggles compared to other genres. That doesn’t matter to Capcom president Haruhiro Tsujimoto, though, as he hopes the upcoming Street Fighter VI will sell 10 million copies.
Tsujimoto recently spoke with Famitsu about a range of topics, such as the industry in general, and what’s next for Capcom (thanks PCGamer). Referring to Street Fighter 6, the president said Capcom invested in the fighting game “without hesitation.” In terms of sales targets, Tsujimoto noted that “if we can leverage our experience in the digital field, we should be able to reach the target of 10 million units.”
While this is a large number, it seems like it should be possible. Arguably its biggest rival, Tekken 7, sold 10 million copies last year, but that was a good time five years after its release — a number Tsujimoto wanted to hit even faster. In contrast, the only modern fighting games to break into the top five sales are Super Smash Bros. with more than 30 million units sold, and Mortal Kombat 11 with half of it sold at 15 million. . As such, it remains to be seen whether Street Fighter VI can hit those sales figures.
Tsujimoto does point out that games like Monster Hunter and Resident Evil have managed to hit such numbers, though horror in particular is a niche genre.
Alex of iGamesNews, who got hands-on with the final preview of Street Fighter 6, wrote: “The world tour is impressive. Like the rest of Street Fighter 6, it seems to be well thought out and well designed for the market response, and to the past decade or so. The only question left now is how tightly all these elements will come together in the final game. If Capcom can stick to the landing. I’m optimistic – I’m more excited than ever Find it out—within a few weeks.”
