Street Fighter V sales disappoint Capcom’s original estimates

Street Fighter V failed to break the top five NPD sales estimates in February, the month of its release, losing out to Far Cry: Primal, and fellow fighter Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm.
Capcom is learning the hard way that games can’t be sold on good faith alone, as Street Fighter V failed to reach its sales goals by around half a million, according to the company’s latest financial results.
Street Fighter V managed a combined 1.4 million in sales on PC and the PlayStation 4, but that number was still below Capcom’s target of 2 million before the end of fiscal year 2015 (March 2016).
Many series fans point to the lack of offline content offered on launch day, which hasn’t been helped by the continuing server issues, which at times nearly crippled the online modes in the days after release. The game’s producer, Yoshinori Ono, has also admitted that he failed to anticipate the demand for offline modes.

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