It’s been a while since I’ve seen an honest to goodness fighting game rivalry. There was the faux trash talk between theTekken 6andStreet Fighter IVdevs from late last year, but that was all just to promoteStreet Fighter X Tekken. I don’t think I’ve seen fighting game devsreallytalk smack about each other’s game since theEternal Champions/Mortal Kombat II/Street Fighter IIdays.
Maybe it’s the nostalgia talking, but I’m happy to see the genuine return of fighting game developers dogging each others games. It’s far from bloodthirsty, but to hear Team Ninja’s Yosuke Hayashi say…
“(Street Fighteris) originally and now a 2D fighting game. But, for us,Dead or Aliveis a 3D fighting game – so [Capcom has] a limitation withStreet Fighter. As a 3D fighting game we have a lot of possibility, and it is natural to convey it to 3DS…(Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition) has a figurine battle. We are in the fighting game genre, and they’re not fighting!”
… still has me smiling. I wonder if he thinks that statements like that will actually convince some people to buyDead or Alive DimensionsoverSuper Street Fighter IV 3D?
Are you convinced?
Team Ninja has no issue with 3DS battery life, trash-talks Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition[GoNintendo]
