If you look at the recent Media Create survey, you're going to see that Japan is going crazy over SEGA's latest version of their arcade classic, Virtua Fighter 5. Here's the list of the top ten games sold in Japan for the week of February 5 to 11, 2007.
* Virtua Fighter 5 (PS3) - 48,346 / new
* Wii Sports (Wii) - 45,897 / 1,004,555
* Wii Play (Wii) - 36,090 / 879,432
* More Brain Age (DS) - 32,800 / 3,963,712
* New Super Mario Bros. (DS) - 29,026 / 4,118,078
* Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2) - 27,519 / 304,113
* Wario: Master of Disguise (DS) - 26,815 / 185,695
* Harvest Moon: The Island I Grew Up On (DS) - 26,804 / 106,212
* Luminous Arc (DS) - 25,676 / new
* J-League Pro Soccer 5 (PS2) - 24,468 / 131,541
Plus celebrate Sonic’s 30th anniversary with a trio of titles: Sonic Mania, Team Sonic Racing and Sonic Forces.
Although fighting games are entering a new Golden Age, there's a number of franchises that deserve to be brought back.
I think licensing is one of the major reasons Fight for NY hasn't been ported, since its original release. Def Jam had a poll on their Twitter a year or two ago asking if people would be interested in a new entry to the series. A surprise next gen release with AKI developing it would be cool
Definitely yes to Weaponlord, Bloody Roar, Rival Schools, Power Stone, Bushido Blade, Darkstalkers, and the Def Jam games. I was really big into fighting games when I was younger. I would Like Primal Rage, B.A,T., and Eternal Champions to come back as well.
It’s been a while since we got a new Virtua Fighter game. What’s going with the series?
Ask Sega. All of Yu's games haven't gotten updates. And they aren't helping to bring Shenmue 3 to console and PC. Spent most of their time on Sonic and Yakuza. Like they forgot the man that got them started. He was the "Miyamoto of Sega." Too many hits under hits belt.
VF is one of the best if not the best, technical fighters around based on real fighting styles. No supers, no finishers,etc. I wish there wasn't any juggling. It was fun as a videogame mechanic but I would like full realism for a fighting game. It's like adding nos to Gran Turismo. Would be fun. Just doesn't fit the realism Kaz wants in his game of winning through skill and perseverance.
I'm hoping for a new Sega surge of games in and out of VR and more respect for Yu and his properties. It's just not the same Sega I grew up with though.
As a side thing, Sega could have even updated Last Bronx to a modern fighter like Namco did with Soul Blade to Soul Calibur.
https://youtu.be/Wl8qIQKMsb...
But they've sat on that too.
Loved me some VF wish they would update the game i still remember my first Jeffery power bomb on VF 1.
nicccee....
So much for all the posts saying VF5 was'nt selling in Japan.
after nearly 4 months (4) of being released, this is the Ps3's first No.1 selling game, that's pretty POOR :[
wii sports has been out ages, and has sold just 3,000(also just past the 1 million mark) copies less!
Dead or Alive 4 sold 80,000 copies (we all know the japanese dont favour the 360 much) in its first week :]
so, when you put things into perspective, it's NOTHING to shout about really :]
MEH
I posted one of those articles just to show how everything "pro-Sony" does not get a chance to flourish. Its attacked and bashed right out the gate. No one ever gives anything on sony anytime. I guess thats what happens when your on top.
NINTENDO'S on top in a BIG way!
360 > U.S
Europe is Sony's last hope!
http://nexgenwars.com/
DEAL WITH IT