Street Fighter
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Street Fighter | |
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Genre(s) | Fighting game |
Developer(s) | Capcom, Dimps (main series) Arika (Street Fighter EX series) |
Publisher(s) | Capcom |
Creator(s) | Takashi Nishiyama Hiroshi Matsumoto |
Platform(s) | |
First release | Street Fighter August 30, 1987[1] |
Latest release | Street Fighter 6 June 2, 2023 |
Spin-offs | Final Fight |
Street Fighter
Street Fighter is one of the highest-grossing video game franchises of all time and one of Capcom's flagship series, with total sales of 52 million units worldwide as of June 2023[update].[2] It is the highest-grossing fighting game media franchise of all time at US$12.2 billion, including 500,000 arcade units.[citation needed]
Games
1987 | Street Fighter Duel |
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Street Fighter 6 |
Street Fighter (1987)
Street Fighter, designed by Takashi Nishiyama and Hiroshi Matsumoto, debuted in arcades in 1987.[3][4] The player controls martial artist Ryu to compete in a worldwide martial arts tournament spanning five countries and 10 opponents. A second player can control Ryu's friendly American rival, Ken Masters. The player can perform three punch and kick attacks, each varying in speed and strength, and three special attacks: the Hadōken, Shōryūken, and Tatsumaki Senpūkyaku, performed by executing special joystick and button combinations.[5]
Street Fighter was
Street Fighter II (1991)
Street Fighter II was released in 1991 following an unsuccessful attempt to brand the 1989 beat 'em up game Final Fight as the Street Fighter sequel. It is one of the earliest arcade games for Capcom's CP System hardware and was designed by Akira Nishitani and Akira Yasuda, who also made Final Fight and Forgotten Worlds.[7]
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior is the first one-on-one fighting game to give players a choice from a variety of player characters with different moves, allowing for more varied matches. Each player character has a unique fighting style with approximately 30 or more moves, including new grappling moves and throws, and two or three special attacks. In the single-player mode, the player character is pitted sequentially against the seven other main characters before confronting the final four bosses, exclusively CPU-controlled. As in the original, a second player can join anytime for competitive matches.[citation needed]
The original Japanese version of Street Fighter II introduced an
Street Fighter II eclipsed its predecessor in popularity, eventually turning Street Fighter into a
The first official update to the series was
Numerous home versions of the Street Fighter II games have been produced following the release of the original game. The original version, Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, was ported to the Super NES in 1992, which is Capcom's best-selling game as of 2008[update].[12] A Japanese-only port of Street Fighter II Dash for the PC Engine came in 1993. That year, two home versions of Hyper Fighting were released: Street Fighter II Turbo for Super NES and Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition (Street Fighter II Dash Plus in Japan) for Genesis. The following game, Super Street Fighter II, was also ported to the Super NES and Genesis in 1994. That year, Super Street Fighter II Turbo was released for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer and for Windows, released by the now-defunct GameTek.[citation needed]
In 1997, Capcom released the
An updated version of Super Street Fighter II Turbo came to the
Street Fighter Alpha (1995)
Street Fighter Alpha 2 has all-new stages, music, and endings for some characters, some of which overlap with those from the original Alpha.[16] It also discards the Chain Combo system in favor of Custom Combos, which requires a portion of the Super Combo meter to be used. Alpha 2 retains all 13 characters from the original and adds five new characters to the roster along with hidden versions of returning characters. Alpha 2 is followed by a slightly enhanced arcade release, Street Fighter Zero 2 Alpha, released in Japan and Brazil, ported to home consoles as Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold and Zero 2′ Dash in Japan.[citation needed]
The third and final Alpha game,
Street Fighter EX (1996)
In 1996, Capcom co-produced a 3D fighting game Street Fighter EX with Arika, a company founded by Street Fighter II planner Akira Nishitani. It was developed for the PlayStation-based ZN-1 hardware. EX combined the established Street Fighter cast with original characters created and owned by Arika. It was followed by an upgraded version, Street Fighter EX Plus, in 1997, which expanded the character roster. A home version with additional features and characters, Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha, was released for the PlayStation during the same year.[citation needed]
A sequel was released in 1998, Street Fighter EX2, developed for the ZN-2 hardware. Custom combos were reintroduced and the character roster was expanded upon even further. In 1999, EX2 also received an upgraded version, Street Fighter EX2 Plus. A port of EX2 Plus was released for the PlayStation in 1999.[citation needed]
The third game in the series,
Some of the Arika-owned characters from the series were later featured in other games developed by the company. The
Crossover series (1996)
Capcom produced fighting games involving licensed characters from other companies and their own properties. In 1994, Capcom released the
Capcom released a third Marvel-licensed game,
Capcom produced a series of similar crossover fighting games with rival fighting game developer
From 2003 to 2008, the Versus series of Capcom fighting games had no new releases, though Capcom and Namco produced the crossover tactical role-playing game Namco × Capcom for the PlayStation 2 exclusively in Japan in 2005. Ryu and Ken are playable in 2012's Project X Zone, a tactical role-playing game that draws characters from various Sega, Namco-Bandai, and Capcom franchises.[citation needed]
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds was released in 2011 and includes Akuma, Chun-Li, Crimson Viper, and Ryu. The game features completely new visuals and audio, three-on-three gameplay, and online play. The game was also intended to have downloadable content, but the content was disrupted due to an earthquake and tsunami in Tōhoku and was released along with additional new content in a separate game, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.[citation needed]
Street Fighter X Tekken was released in 2012, featuring over 50 playable characters from both the Street Fighter and Tekken fighting franchises. Street Fighter X Tekken was developed by Capcom, and Namco developed a crossover game, Tekken X Street Fighter.[19] Akuma has a guest appearance in Tekken 7.[20]
Beyond Street Fighter, Capcom franchises make guest appearances in the 2014 Nintendo crossover-fighting games Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, with protagonist Ryu appearing[21] alongside fellow Capcom representative Mega Man. The Street Fighter content was released as extra in-game downloadable content in 2015 and includes Ryu and Suzaku Castle, a stage inspired by Ryu's stage from the Street Fighter II series. Ryu returned in the following game, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, with Ken as his Echo Fighter.[22]
Street Fighter III (1997)
Several months after Street Fighter III: New Generation's release came Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact, adjusting the gameplay, adding two new characters, and returning Akuma as a playable character. Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, released in 1999 as the third and last iteration of Street Fighter III, brings back Chun-Li and adds four new characters.[citation needed]
The first two Street Fighter III games were ported to the Dreamcast as a compilation, Double Impact. Ports of 3rd Strike were released for the Dreamcast as a standalone game, then included in the compilation Street Fighter Anniversary Collection for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. Gill became a playable secret character in the console versions. In 2010, Capcom announced Street Fighter III Third Strike: Online Edition.[25]
Street Fighter IV (2008)
The original Street Fighter IV game concept, Street Fighter IV Flashback, never made it past the proposal stage.
The arcade version, which runs on the
Super Street Fighter IV includes ten additional characters including two characters new to the franchise: Juri and Hakan. Capcom implemented character balance adjustments and added second Ultra moves for each character. The game features an improved online experience with new modes of play. The game was released in 2010 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 at a discounted price point.[27] A portable conversion of Super Street Fighter IV for the Nintendo 3DS, Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition, features 3D stereoscopic technology, multiplayer, and all 35 characters from the original Super Street Fighter IV release.[28] Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition was released in 2010, containing all of the content from the console release, and featuring four additional characters: Yun and Yang from Street Fighter III, as well as Evil Ryu and Oni, an alternate version of Ryu and Akuma, respectively.[29]
A new update for Street Fighter IV,
Street Fighter V (2016)
Street Fighter 6 (2023)
Street Fighter 6 was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S on June 2, 2023.[37][38] The game is powered by the RE Engine and include multiple new features, including real-time in-game commentary and a single-player adventure mode with customizable player avatars.[39][40]
Other games
- The 1990 platforming game Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight is a non-canonical loose sequel for the NES in which a retired Ken (originally Kevin Striker, a cyborg police officer) becomes a scientist fighting to avenge the death of a friend in a futuristic interplanetary adventure.
- Two video games based on the live-action Street Fighter movie were released in 1995; one for arcades, the other for PlayStation and Sega Saturn. The game retains the fighting style of the main series, but uses digitized character sprites similar to games such as Mortal Kombat.
- super deformed characters from the Street Fighter and Darkstalkersseries fighting against each other by matching colored gems.
- Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo's art style was later re-used in 1997's Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix, which is a more lighthearted take on the main fighting games featuring simpler commands.
- Street Fighter Anniversary Collection is a 2004 compilation of two games released between the years 1991 to 1999 in the form of Hyper Street Fighter II: the Anniversary Edition (a game that allows players to choose variations of characters from SFII to Super SFII Turbo) and Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (the third and final installment of Street Fighter III) that originates from the Dreamcast but ported to PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
- Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection is a 2018 compilation of 12 games in arcade perfect form (Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike) released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam, and Nintendo Switch.
- Street Fighter characters also make cameos in the Harvey Birdman: Attorney at LawVideo Game.
- On February 17, 2023, a Miraino Aeon Mall in Toyokawa, Japan. The game is played on a HTC Vive Pro 2[42] and allows to players to take the role of an unnamed junior soldier under the recruitment under the criminal organization 'Shadaloo' as they train in a virtual environment against Ryu and Zangief of Street Fighter V to become the strongest. Assets as well as the same engine are being reused from the game, specifically with Ryu's and Zangief's character models and stages, being showcased in recent trailers with the two characters themselves as opponents with the possibilities of unlockables and plans for more characters and stages to added at later dates.[43][44]
Other media
Animation
- The first animation based on the Street Fighter franchise is an unofficial animation released in South Korea in 1992, Street Fighter (Hangul: 거리의 무법자; RR: Geori-eui Mubeopja). It follows the characters Soryong and Saeng as they travel into the world of Street Fighter to defeat M. Bison. The film was produced and animated by Daiwon Animation, and directed by Sang Il Sim. The film features unlicensed cameos from other franchises, including April O'Neil, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dracula and Frankenstein's monster. The film is largely unheard of since it was never officially released outside of South Korea.[45]
- An anime film Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie by Group TAC was released theatrically in Japan in 1994. The English adaptation, produced by Manga Entertainment, was released on home video in 1995.
- Group TAC also produced an anime TV series ADV Filmsdid produce an early English adaptation of Street Fighter II V for the UK in the 1990s.
- An American-produced animated television series based on the games, Street Fighter, was produced by InVision Entertainment and aired in North America on USA Network between 1995 and 1997. The series focused on Guile as he leads a group of "Street Fighters" to battle against Bison and his minions.
- A second OVA based on Street Fighter Alpha, Studio A.P.P.P.in 2005.
- With the publication of the Street Fighter II manga complete edition, a short educational animation film Street Fighter: Return to the Fujiwara Capital (Street Fighter Yomigaeru Fujiwara-Kyou) was also released in 2004. In it, Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li and E.Honda travel back through time and learn about Japanese history. This film contains no battle scenes and was released only in Japan, originally on video in 1996, then re-released on DVD.
- The OVA Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind was released by Studio 4 °C in 2009. Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind is an animated movie directed by Jirō Kanai that was featured in a bonus disc included in the Collector's Edition of Street Fighter IV for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.[46] The film adaptation was part of Capcom's multi-platform launch for 2008 that also launched video games and a potential TV series in 2008.[47]
- In Asia, a downloadable voucher for a Super Street Fighter IV movie featuring Juri was given in the Collector's Edition of the Xbox 360 version. The 35-minute feature serves as an origin story to Juri and a canonical precursor to the game. Although having been fully dubbed in English, the film was not released outside of Asia until its inclusion as part of the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Collector's Set in 2012.[48]
- There are four original animated trailers for Street Fighter IV that serve as prequels for its storyline.
- The 2012 animated film Wreck-It Ralph (featuring sentient video game characters inhabiting an arcade's electrical system) includes, in some brief scenes, Street Fighter and characters from the series.
- The 2018 film Ready Player One includes cameos of multiple animated Street Fighter characters, serving as avatars for humans inhabiting a virtual reality environment.[49]
Live-action
- An American-produced live-action film, console game, both titled Street Fighter: The Movie. It inspired an American-produced animated TV series Street Fighterfrom 1995 to 1997, with two seasons of 13 episodes each.
- The live action film Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li was released in 2009 starring Kristin Kreuk as Chun-Li. It is considered to be one of the worst films ever made.[citation needed]
- Actor and filmmaker John Foo as Ryu and Christian Howard as Ken who co-wrote it with Ansah who also appear as Akuma.[50][51] That year, Capcom confirmed more Street Fighter films in development.[52]
- After Legacy, Ansah and Howard created the TV series,
- The web miniseries, Street Fighter: Resurrection, aired on Machinima in 2016 with Moh and Howard as Ryu and Ken.
- A scene in the 2018 film Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween shows Slappy the Dummy using magic to bring actions figures of the Street Fighter characters Ryu and Ken to life.[56]
- On April 3, 2023, Legendary Entertainment announced that they acquired the film and TV rights to the Street Fighter franchise with Danny and Michael Philippou in talks to direct the film.[57][58]
Manga and manhua
- Masaomi Kanzaki's Street Fighter II manga was one of the few Street Fighter mangas translated into English, titled Street Fighter II in the US. Originally released by Tokuma Shoten in three volumes,[59] the US version has been released in 8 issues by Tokuma comics (U.S. imprint of Tokuma Shoten) and rearranged in left-to-right reading format.[59]
- Karin Kanzuki(from Sakura Ganbaru), have been integrated into the Street Fighter video games.
- Super Street Fighter II: Cammy Gaiden (1994) – A manga revolving around Viz Communicationsas Super Street Fighter II: Cammy. The seventh chapter was printed in September 1994 as a bonus supplement in Takayuki Sakai's comic adaptation of The Animated Movie as Gekijouyou Animation Street Fighter II, but was never officially translated.
- Street Fighter III: Ryu Final (1998) – A manga adaption to the Street Fighter III series in two volumes. In 2008, a translated version was released by UDON.
- Street Fighter: Sakura Ganbaru! (1996) – The story follows Sakura Kasugano in her quest to become a street fighter and meet Ryu. It has two volumes.
- Street Fighter Zero (1995) – A manga about the Street Fighter Alpha series. Translated and released in English as Street Fighter Alpha.
- Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie Official Comic Adaptation is a manga adaptation of the 1994 anime film, authored by Takayuki Sakai and serialized in the monthly CoroCoro Comic in 1994, later republished in a single tankōbon collected edition. An English adaptation of this manga was published by Viz Communications as six issues in 1996.
- There is a broad selection of Street Fighter manhua comics published in Hong Kong and Taiwan in booklet format. The first one, based on Street Fighter II, was released in 1991 by Jade Dynasty.[61] Street Fighter EX 2 Plus is a manhua by a Hong Kong artist who drew the previous Street Fighter II adaptations since 1992. Street Fighter Zero 2 HK is the original comic was only printed in Hong Kong and was prevented by Capcom from being released in Japan.
Comics
- Malibu Comics launched a Street Fighter comic series in 1993, but was canceled after only three issues due to Capcom's disapproval.[62]
- Editora Escala published satirical stories released in 1993. The comic book featured Japanese
- Street Fighter: The Battle for Shadaloo based on the 1994 Street Fighter live action movie was released by DC Comics.
- Street Fighter Zero 3 is a comic based on Street Fighter Zero 3 by Erica Awano (art). It has four issues (1998–1999).[64]
- fan-fictionand non-official sources. In 2005, UDON released Street Fighter: Eternal Challenge, the first Capcom series history and art book to be translated into English. UDON continued from its original Street Fighter series (based on Street Fighter Alpha and Super Street Fighter II Turbo) with Street Fighter II and Street Fighter II: Turbo. Three separate Street Fighter Legends mini-series and a Street Fighter IV mini-series were released, followed by more comics, including a Darkstalkers crossover series.
- Street Fighter characters appear in the Sonic the Hedgehog/Mega Mancrossover event Worlds Unite, which also involved other characters from Sega and Capcom games.
- In 2016, IDW Publishing published a crossover with G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero titled Street Fighter × G.I. Joe. It was written by Aubrey Sitterson with art by Emilio Laiso, and ran for six issues.[65][66]
- Two motion comics were released based on Street Fighter: Round One – Fight! (issues 0–6) and Street Fighter Volume 2: The New Challengers! (issues 7–14) arcs. They were made by Eagle One Media and released in straight-to-DVD format in 2009 and 2011 respectively.[67][68] It was released on Hulu for free in 2014,[69][70][71] and later also released on Viewster for free.[72][73]
- In May 2023, IDW Publishing published a five-issue crossover with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles titled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vs. Street Fighter.[74]
Third-party games
- Irish software company CryptoLogic released a Street Fighter II slot machine themed after the series.[75]
- In 1994, White Wolf released Street Fighter: The Storytelling Game based on the series and featuring characters from Super Street Fighter II. The system used many of the game mechanics of the World of Darkness games.
- In 2006, Sabertooth Games released a Street Fighter set for its Universal Fighting System(UFS) collectible card game.
- Another trading card game, the now-discontinued Epic Battles (released by Score Entertainment), also features Street Fighter characters, as well as characters from other fighting game franchises, such as Mortal Kombat.
- In 2018, Jasco Games launched a successful Kickstarter campaign for Street Fighter: The Miniatures Game, which was to be delivered in 2019, but was ultimately delivered in 2021 after being delayed.[76]
Characters
The main games have introduced a varied cast of around 90 characters into video game lore, plus around another 30 in spin-off games. Each of the international characters in the playable roster have a unique fighting style.
Reception
Achievements
Since the release of the first Street Fighter game in August 1987, the series had total home software sales of 35 million units by 2014,
The
Commercial performance
In 1994, Capcom referred to Street Fighter as "the most successful video game series of the decade" while promoting Super Street Fighter II.[82]
Title | Year | Platform(s) | Software sales (est.) | Gross revenue (est.) | |||
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Worldwide | Japan | Overseas | Japan | Overseas | |||
Final Fight (Street Fighter '89) | 1990 | SNES |
1,480,000[83] | 860,000[84] | 620,000 | ¥8,041,000,000[85] | $37,193,800[86] |
Final Fight One (Final Fight) |
2001 | GBA |
56,137+ | 56,137[84] | Unknown | ¥296,403,360[87] | Unknown |
Street Fighter II | 1991 | Multi-platform |
15,500,000[88] | 6,515,373[b] | 8,984,627 | $10,610,000,000[89][c] | |
Street Fighter: The Movie | 1995 | Saturn | 62,375+ | 62,375[84] | Unknown | ¥397,952,500[90] | Unknown |
PS1 | 121,765+ | 38,427[84] | 83,338+[91] | ¥245,164,260[92] | $4,996,113[93] | ||
Street Fighter Alpha (Street Fighter Zero) | 1995 | PS1 | 494,076+ | 350,267[84] | 143,809+[91] | ¥2,234,703,460[94] | $8,627,102[95] |
1996 | Saturn | 291,362+ | 291,362[84] | Unknown | ¥1,858,889,560[96] | Unknown | |
Street Fighter Alpha 2 (Street Fighter Zero 2) | 1996 | PS1 | 721,276+ | 604,957[84] | 116,319+[91] | ¥3,859,625,660[97] | $6,973,324[98] |
Saturn | 403,405+ | 403,405[99] | Unknown | ¥2,573,723,900[100] | Unknown | ||
SNES | 77,853+ | 77,853[84] | Unknown | ¥667,978,740[101] | Unknown | ||
Street Fighter Collection | 1997 | Saturn, PS1 | 150,311+ | 150,311[84] | Unknown | ¥958,984,180[102][103] | Unknown |
Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Street Fighter Zero 3) | 1998 | PS1 | 1,000,000[83] | 503,562[84] | 496,438 | ¥3,212,725,560[104] | $21,341,870[105] |
Street Fighter Alpha 3: Saikyo Dojo | 1999 | Dreamcast | 120,561+ | 51,510[84] | 69,051+[106] | ¥328,633,800[107] | $3,106,604[108] |
Street Fighter Alpha 3↑ |
2002 | GBA | 30,000+[109] | 5,025[84] | 24,975+ | ¥26,532,000[110] | $724,025[111] |
Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX |
2006 | PSP | 410,894+ | 10,894[84] | 400,000+[112][113] | ¥57,520,320[114] | $11,996,000[115] |
Street Fighter Alpha Anthology | 2006 | PS2 |
27,328+ | 27,328[84] | Unknown | ¥144,291,840[116] | Unknown |
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo | 1996 | PS1 | 75,122+ | 11,594[84] | 63,528+[91] | ¥73,969,720[117] | $1,905,840[118] |
Saturn | 11,742+ | 11,742[84] | Unknown | ¥68,103,600[119] | Unknown | ||
Pocket Fighter (Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix)
|
1998 | PS1 | 149,137+ | 105,607[84] | 43,530+[91] | ¥673,772,660[120] | $1,871,355[121] |
Saturn | 19,026+ | 19,026[84] | — | ¥121,385,880[122] | — | ||
X-Men vs. Street Fighter | 1997 | Saturn | 193,970+ | 193,970[84] | — | ¥1,237,528,600[123] | — |
1998 | PS1 | 244,511+ | 119,017[84] | 125,494+[91] | ¥759,328,460[124] | $6,273,445[125] | |
Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter | 1998 | Saturn | 93,701+ | 93,701[84] | — | ¥597,812,380[126] | — |
1999 | PS1 | 180,620+ | 60,724[84] | 119,896+[91] | ¥387,419,120[127] | $5,154,329[128] | |
Street Fighter EX Plus α |
1997 | PS1 | 837,052+ | 203,803[84] | 633,249+[d] | ¥1,300,263,140[130] | $31,656,118[131] |
Street Fighter EX2 Plus |
1999 | PS1 | 147,177+ | 66,052[84] | 81,125+[91] | ¥421,411,760[132] | $2,839,375[133] |
Street Fighter EX3 | 2000 | PS2 | 183,974+ | 183,974[84] | Unknown | ¥1,376,125,520[134] | Unknown |
Street Fighter III: Double Impact |
1999 | Dreamcast | 106,008+ | 51,510[84] | 54,498+[106] | ¥385,294,800[135] | $2,342,869[136] |
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike | 2000 | Dreamcast | 116,987+ | 56,741[84] | 60,246+[106] | ¥362,007,580[137] | $2,589,976[138] |
2004 | PS2 | 49,088+ | 49,088[84] | Unknown | ¥313,181,440[139] | Unknown | |
Slotter Up Core 7: Dekitou da! Street Fighter II | 2005 | PS2 | 15,700+ | 15,700[84] | — | ¥81,169,000[140] | — |
Street Fighter IV | 2009 | Multi-platform | 9,709,113[e] | 810,405[e] | 8,398,708[e] | ¥4,715,097,284[e] | $401,843,119[e] |
Street Fighter X Tekken | 2012 | PS3, X360 | 1,800,000[83] | 101,129[84] | 1,698,871 | ¥740,567,667[141][142] | $101,915,271[143] |
Steam | 188,453[144] | — | 188,453 | — | $11,305,295[143] | ||
PSV | 13,550+ | 13,550[145] | Unknown | ¥70,839,400[146] | Unknown | ||
Street Fighter V | 2016 | PS4, PC | 7,200,000[83] | 135,362[84][147] | 3,964,638 | ¥1,189,696,618[148] | $237,518,767[149] |
Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection | 2018 | PS4, Switch | 2,000,000 | 31,653[84][147] | Unknown | ¥173,743,317[150][151] | Unknown |
Steam | 20,000+[152] | — | 20,000+ | — | $799,800[152] | ||
Total | 47,000,000[78] | 12,343,134 | 31,656,866 | ¥39,952,847,086+ ($496,152,884+)[f] |
$902,974,397+[f] | ||
$12,009,123,687[g] |
Esports
Daigo Umehara, known as "Daigo" or "The Beast"[153] in the West and "Umehara" or "Ume" in Japan, is the world's most famous Street Fighter player and is often considered its greatest.[154] He currently holds a world record of "the most successful player in major tournaments of Street Fighter" in the Guinness World Records.[155]
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Mike "BrolyLegs" Begum is also a well known "disabled" player who has been ranked as high as 378 in the world and has been featured on ESPN E:60 for operating the game controller with only his mouth.[157]
In popular culture
Street Fighter influenced
Street Fighter II has been
Notes
- ^ Japanese: ストリートファイター, Hepburn: Sutorīto Faitā
- ^ See Street Fighter II § Commercial
- ^ Including Street Fighter II arcade game revenue and home software sales.
- ^ a b c d e See Street Fighter IV § Sales
- ^ a b Not including Street Fighter II, which has grossed an estimated $10.61 billion worldwide as of 2017[update].[89]
- ^ Including Street Fighter II, which has grossed an estimated $10.61 billion worldwide as of 2017[update].[89]
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External links
- Capcom USA's official Street Fighter website
- Street Fighter group – all the games and related characters and platforms
- Fighting Street – original artwork
- Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Tribute – character artworks for 88 Street Fighter characters
- Eurogamer Retrospective: Street Fighter
- SRK Data Street Fighter 5 World eSports Rankings: Street Fighter