How many arms do you recognize?
Capcom has proudly announced that recent release Street Fighter 6 has hit the one million sales mark.
The scrapper sequel, which launched on PC and console platforms on June 2, had an enormously successful weekend, with over one million players passing through its Fighting Ground, Battle Hub, and World Tour modes. SF6 received positive reviews across the board for its great visuals, exciting new mechanics, and magnetic roster of new and familiar World Warriors. The response to three previous betas helped pave the way for the title’s launch day success.
Capcom released a new image that sees series veteran Ryu fist-bumping with many recognizable roster stars, including Ken, Blanka, Chun-Li, Dhalsim, Elena, R. Mika, Cammy, and others.
The Street Fighter series has sold over 50 million copies! Thank you for all the support over these years.
Ryu to Chun-Li: "We've known each other for so long, yet I still learn something new every time we fight." pic.twitter.com/5RZ0RFGkFF
— Street Fighter (@StreetFighter) June 5, 2023
With these new figures, the Street Fighter franchise now boasts a mighty 50 million lifetime sales, a deserved number for a series that, ultimately, wrote the blueprint for the fighting game genre. While the success of 1991’s Street Fighter II can be considered the de facto release in the franchise’s storied history, later games such as Street Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter III: Third Strike, and Ultra Street Fighter IV are similarly important in keeping the lifeblood of the series pumping from generation to generation.
Street Fighter 6 is available now on PlayStation, PC, and Xbox platforms. Be sure to check out our guide hub for the title, as well as my thoughts on which characters should arrive via the DLC train.
