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[ROJM]

SF2 vs SFIII is really a matter of preference I find.

Street Fighter III: Third Strike is considered almost universally by fighting game fans to be one of the finest fighters ever made, but at the same time there are a lot of aspects that mean people don't like it as much as SFII or other fighting games.

And that's really the point. Fighting fans liked SF3 everyone else couldn't get into it like SF2. That game had universal appeal. SF3 was necessarly because Capcom had to make a real bonafide solid fighter as they were losing their core audience to the titles SNK was coming out with during the turbo and super SF period.
They won those guys back but they didn't get everyone else. Order wise the game made lots of money because it was the third game in the SF series so Arcade operators thought it was a guarantee money cruncher..only to find in many arcade centres that those games weren't being played which is why 3rd strike didn't make a good number with arcade operators. 

[MadeManG74]

And that's really the point. Fighting fans liked SF3 everyone else couldn't get into it like SF2. That game had universal appeal. SF3 was necessarly because Capcom had to make a real bonafide solid fighter as they were losing their core audience to the titles SNK was coming out with during the turbo and super SF period.
They won those guys back but they didn't get everyone else. Order wise the game made lots of money because it was the third game in the SF series so Arcade operators thought it was a guarantee money cruncher..only to find in many arcade centres that those games weren't being played which is why 3rd strike didn't make a good number with arcade operators. 

Yes, I agree that speaking in terms of popularity amongst the masses and general audience, SFIII isn't what SF2 was. SFII was a phenomenon that hasn't been matched by anything Capcom has done since.

I don't know if I would say they lost their fighting game core audience to SNK though. I believe Street Fighter Alpha 2 and 3 were hugely popular for example. I don't know how the Marvel licensed games were competitively until Marvel 2, which was huge.

SNK games were massive in Japan, China and South America though, bigger than Capcom by a large margin in China and SA mostly because the machines were cheap as chips/easy to bootleg.

[ROJM]

Yes, I agree that speaking in terms of popularity amongst the masses and general audience, SFIII isn't what SF2 was. SFII was a phenomenon that hasn't been matched by anything Capcom has done since.

I don't know if I would say they lost their fighting game core audience to SNK though. I believe Street Fighter Alpha 2 and 3 were hugely popular for example. I don't know how the Marvel licensed games were competitively until Marvel 2, which was huge.

SNK games were massive in Japan, China and South America though, bigger than Capcom by a large margin in China and SA mostly because the machines were cheap as chips/easy to bootleg.

No they didn't at first but SNK was making real challenges and making inroads to that market and those fans were playing those type of games. Remember Capcom went with the alpha to a game that combined their own style to an SNK look.
Even by 2000 many other smaller companies like Sammy started to make their own fighters and gain a profit. Sega and Namco OWNED the 3d fighting market which Capcom didn't get a real grasp on. Their 2d market they were under challenge at every moment. So their next SF game had to try and get that crowd back but of course 3 had the bigger order 3rd strike only got half if not a quarter of the orders. Which is probably why they concentrated on the alpha style games as it was still the best of those 2d fighters specifically the marvel or manga fighters series.

[marcoslucas]

WoW!!! I am eagerly awaiting the release of the PS4 .. Remembering the good times PS1.

[Randroid]

I agree with George. Count me in the SF3 camp. I just can't get into 4 as much after playing 3 and its variants to death. Perfect evolution of the series if you ask me and die-hards who have been with the series since SF1 should appreciate what was accomplished with that game.


SF4 is gimped by comparison, in a very successful attempt to restore the popularity of the series and appeal to the masses. It definitely worked though. I would even go as far as saying SF4 is possibly just as successful as SF2.