Why is Tekken 7 considered a major success?

[Kuriishi]

It seems that everyone thinks Tekken 7 is a major success whereas Tekken 6 wasn't so much one. However, that doesn't make sense to me.

Tekken 6 Launched in October 2009 and from then until May 2011 (2 years and 2 months) it sold 3.5 Million copies. Whereas, Tekken 7 launched June 2017 and from then until July 2017 (2 years and 1 month) it sold 4 million copies.
So in roughly the same timeframe Tekken 6 sold 500,000 copies less but that's not as dramatic a difference as people imply when they talk about it.

I think Tekken 6 did really well in comparison to Tekken 7, considering it had no paid DLC (although, it didn't really need it because the game was feature complete). People talk about Tekken 7 like it's the most popular in the series but even Tekken 5 sold more with 6 Million[vandal.elespanol.com] units. The most success Tekken had was with Tekken 3; 8.5 million units and even Tekken 2 sold 5.7 million[www.eventhubs.com] and remember, this is all before DLC too.

So, is Tekken 7 really a major success when it requires DLC to keep interest in the game and increase sales when prior titles did that without any DLC?

[Sirlion]

it is a major success yes, because Tag2 sold 1.5 million and was a trainwreck of a game with awful gameplay and death combos that got its support dropped after 3 months.
It probably was the first attempt at an eSport entry for the series but it failed so spectacularly that it almost killed it alltogether.
The DLC are needed to keep the game updated and the reception is great. We have new original characters, guest characters, returning characters, new stages, new cosmetics, new music, and new gameplay mechanics + balance changes. None of that would be possible without DLC and online updates.

[Unknown]

Tekken & SF seems to be the lingering competition when it comes to fighting games. But its 2D vs 3D so they're not entirely valid competitors against each other. Both SC & DoA are a bit too distinguished for Tekken & against themselves as well. Same goes for MK & Samurai Shodown against SF. What other games have I missed?

[Kuriishi]

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it is a major success yes, because Tag2 sold 1.5 million and was a trainwreck of a game with awful gameplay and death combos that got its support dropped after 3 months.
It probably was the first attempt at an eSport entry for the series but it failed so spectacularly that it almost killed it alltogether.

Well, to be fair, the Tag Tournament games are spinoffs, and sales projections for those aren't as high as the mainline series. Tag 2 did miss Bandai Namco's target of 1.7 Million[www.eventhubs.com], yes, but only by 200,000 copies. It's not as dramatic as people make it out to be imo

Oh, and also, I think the "online pass" might have contributed to Tag 2's popularity as well. Definitely don't miss those days x_x

[Dan Smith]

DLC

[zangaz]

I believe I saw somewhere that T5 had 5 times bigger budget than T7

[Nish-Ki]

They were giving T7 away with humble bundles, those numbers are very much artificial.
For T7's sake, giving way the base game to draw in people to buy the season passes.
Want to gauge T7 success, measure their Season 2 and soon Season 3 sales.

[Dave]

Idk it's fun to punch people I think

[天佑中共🐥the light]

coz season pass and tournament hype

[Dan Smith]

Publicado originalmente por zangaz:

I believe I saw somewhere that T5 had 5 times bigger budget than T7

T8 better have 10x more budget than T7

[Mincomics]

Tekken 6 feels like Tekken missione egypt...
It's a sort of spinoff, looking at the main plot

[KrossKounter]

Tekken 7 is a major success because of support for the competitive scene.
It's a major success because the game is really good.
And due to DLC it's probably a much greater success financially as well.

[gigaturok]

Tekken 7 is considered a major success because Tag 2 almost killed the series.

[Snow]

Games cost $30-60 like they did 30 years ago, but due to inflation and the development getting way more complicated and expensive - it's basically impossible to release a really good game without DLCs.

[Wavekid]

Tekken world tour, esport scene, 2 years of support with season passes,first tekken on pc ever,evo 2019 was the biggest tekken tourney ever to date

[simon]

harada is living la vida loca rn