Tekken 6's Harada-san pleased at Street Fighter IV success
- Posted July 3rd, 2009 at 16:51 EDT by Mike Harradence
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Katsuhiro Harada, director of upcoming Namco Bandai brawler Tekken 6, has expressed his delight over the success of Capcom’s Street Fighter IV, having previously been disappointed over the decline of the venerable franchise in the arcades.
Speaking to VideoGamer.com, Harada commented, “I’ve been a fan of Street Fighter in general, and I was kind of sad to see it die out in the arcades,” adding, “So I was very happy to see it make a comeback – especially with that new look it returned with while staying true to the original formula. I believe a lot of fans were very happy with that.”
He went on to highlight the success of the game in North America alongside veteran beat ‘em ups Mortal Kombat and Soul Calibur, which lead to somewhat of a global resurgence in popularity of the genre.
“Although it wasn’t a huge success in Japanese arcades, it was kind of good to see that come on top in several continents, doing particularly well in America. And also Soul Calibur IV and Mortal Kombat did really well in the US, so there was an overall effect of several successful fighting games coming together.”
Tekken 6 will be hitting stores shelves across North America on October 27. A European release date has yet to be announced.
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MassiveKrabs |
RealMadrid88R9- 4:54pm BST - July 3rd, 2009
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Street fighter is better in my eyes. Jus cuz i've been playing it forever lol. I will still pick up Tekken 6.
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Tetsu |
Tetsumura- 5:11pm BST - July 3rd, 2009
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It's hard to figure Street Fighter fans who stuck it out through SF III. That was just weird. I know about trying new things, but the makers of Virtua Fighter and Tekken did it right: EXPAND THE ROSTER. Don't dump just about everyone and add a bunch of misfits.
While I'll be picking up SF VI at some point, I consider VF and Tekken to be better games, personally. Oh, and Soul Caliber. But welcome back Street Fighter.
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BOZTRADAMUS |
BOZTRADAMUS- 5:11pm BST - July 3rd, 2009
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Street fighter did loose me 4 a while but street fighter 4 has brought it all back.
A true Arcade beat em up at its best!
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jamesobachand |
sNaKe2112- 6:05pm BST - July 3rd, 2009
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I like fatalities, so for me it's Mortalllll KKoommbbbaaaaatttttt.
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jack2pot
- 9:53pm BST - July 3rd, 2009
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well i got street fighter 4 and this was the first time i ever played street fighter :)
but really im a big fan of tekken always was always will be and while playing street fighter i dont know its just not right to me .. cause all the players have about 8-10 moves i mean seriously ?
look at hwarang in tekken who has about 400 moves :) you may not know themall or need to know them but you get to choose the best moves that suit your style
so i think imma return street fighter casue i didnt get into it that much .
TEKKEN 6 here i come
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blackbullet
- 11:48am BST - July 6th, 2009
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I got bored of SF4, it doesnt have the hold the previous street fighters have on me.
I still play Tekken 5:DR, never gets old for me.
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