In fact, Sony says its U.S. attach rate for Capcom's blockbuster sequel is better overall: with 402,919 software units sold life to date on the PS3, its attach rate is 5.5 percent, whereas with 446,435 units, the Xbox 360's rate would be only 3.1 percent.
Capcom's brawler, Street Fighter IV, sold a total of 849,000 copies in the month of February, according to video game sales figures released by the NPD Group.
Capcom has announced that it has shipped two million copies of Street Fighter IV since its release in Japan on February 12, as well as in North America and Europe on February 17 and 20.
Capcom has managed to strip away the baggage that has accumulated around the series over the years and returned to the franchise's roots. The result is a game that plays very much like a purified, simple fighter -- but with several modern enhancements to enrich the combat. If you've been playing Street Fighter for years, this game will feel like an old friend. If you're completely new to the scene, Street Fighter IV is a great place to start".
“If you’re a fan of the older games, you’ll drop right in and enjoy yourself; the classic six-button controls feel perfect, and as you take different characters through Arcade mode, you’ll unlock alumni who didn’t appear in the coin-op edition, like Cammy, Rose, and Dan. Everyone looks as you remember them, only better.
History is useful, but none of those figures apply to the current market.
Now usually I don't disagree with Capcom official, but 1.7 million seems awfully low for a COMBINED sales expectation across three platforms. We're predicting 1.2 million currently for the very washed up Tekken 6, on a single platform.
While this game too is similar to old street fighters, I wonder if the reason sales for older Street Fighter titles are because they are very much 2D in appearance. Sounds odd I know, but people really got into Tekken, VF and Soul Calibur. Maybe 3D is just what this series needs.
Joshua's comment here seems to be reflected in Capcom's sales projections which were released today. I submitted the release itself as a news article, but I'm also adding this here as a comment; Capcom expects the three versions of the game combined to sell 1.7 million units lifetime.
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