Surely you have heard the endless (and I do mean endless) complaning from fanboys about how Mortal Kombat is the "true" rival to Street Fighter and how Tekken is garbage.

Japan doesn't give a shit about Mortal Kombat and never will.

Also MK has way too many balance issues.

Of course Street Fighter only exists due North America and Europe at this point. 60% North America, 30% Europe, and 10% Asia and Japan:

http://www.siliconera.com/2011/10/25/north-america-accounts-for-60-of-street-fighters-fanbase/

@zoner: Nobody gives a shit about Japan,but how is that rellevant?

@zoner: Nobody gives a shit about Japan,but how is that rellevant?

@Juicebox: It's a Japanese game...

@zoner said:

Japan doesn't give a shit about Mortal Kombat and never will.

Also MK has way too many balance issues.

The game would be developed by Capcom though, who would care a bit more about the balance.

And yeah.. considering the main audience isn't Japan, I don't see how them not liking Mortal Kombat matters. Regardless, MK is still about a thousand times more relevant than Tekken in any part of the world. It's always been Street Fighters biggest rival, a cross over would make sense. How does throwing Tekken in there appeal to anyone?

@Juicebox said:

@zoner: Nobody gives a shit about Japan,but how is that rellevant?

zing!

King of Fighters and Tekken are much bigger rivals to SF than MK.

Japan is obviously relevant, for one the game is developed in Japan, and by far the best players live in Japan.

Fanboys are annoyed with SFxT for a number of reasons (the gem system and chain combos), nobody gives a shit its not SFxMK.

I frequent Test Your Might and have heard none of this.

i think people are complaining more about how where gonna run tournaments with this gem system then about mortal kombat.

Tekken is garbage? They must have never played Tekken 3.

I have no interest in SF vs MK and I love both franchises. SF X Tekken, though, I am pretty psyched about. MK's biggest draw has always been the fatalities. The idea that it was a competent competitive fighter never even entered the discussion until the latest game came out and they started taking steps to get it prepped for competition in EVO. Street Fighter and Tekken have always appealed to a die hard group of fans that like them for their technical merits. Mostly, though, it's because SF and Tekken are the two biggest fighter franchises in Japan.

@Juicebox said:

@zoner: Nobody gives a shit about Japan,but how is that rellevant?

The idiocy is astounding.

@Plasma said:

King of Fighters and Tekken are much bigger rivals to SF than MK.

Yep.

The only moaning I have heard about the game is about the gem system.

I've not heard any of that. There were people that said that MK and Street Fighter make sense but not that Tekken was complete garbage.

I like Tekken and MK.

People are really pissed about the idea of pay to win. By that i mean having to buy certain gems because they give you an edge on people. There is no problem with trying to help new people the problem is those new people wont learn the fundamentals that they need to play alot of other fighting games. They should have just done better tutorials and update the tutorial as people learn more things about the game.

@Napalm said:

@Juicebox said:

@zoner: Nobody gives a shit about Japan,but how is that rellevant?

The idiocy is astounding.

@Plasma said:

King of Fighters and Tekken are much bigger rivals to SF than MK.

Yep.

idiocy -__-

Oh no don't offend my dear Nippon.

Tekken was relevant, but not anymore. KOF even more so.

if you payed any attention to the FGC you would know that most people are complaining about the GEM system than who is crossing over. I ahve no idea where you heard this

@Brodehouse said:

Tekken was relevant, but not anymore. KOF even more so.

You could say the same thing about every single 3D MK game

I learned a long time ago that "fanboys" don't exist. There are only trolls and nine-year-olds who don't know any better.

Miyazaki will make an anime starring Hulk Hogan and the Insane Clown Posse before SF x Mortal Kombat happens.

@FreakAche said:

I learned a long time ago that "fanboys" don't exist. There are only trolls and nine-year-olds who don't know any better.

You are overselling the internet way too much here.

Fanboys will be angry at anything no matter if it's good or bad.

I like Tekken more than MK. Street fighter is cool too. I'm interested in this game.

@WinterSnowblind said:

@zoner said:

Japan doesn't give a shit about Mortal Kombat and never will.

Also MK has way too many balance issues.

The game would be developed by Capcom though, who would care a bit more about the balance.

And yeah.. considering the main audience isn't Japan, I don't see how them not liking Mortal Kombat matters. Regardless, MK is still about a thousand times more relevant than Tekken in any part of the world. It's always been Street Fighters biggest rival, a cross over would make sense. How does throwing Tekken in there appeal to anyone?

Tekken has always outsold MK in Europe. Nobody gives a shit about MK outside of America.

And Ryu having his head pulled off by Sub Zero is fucking dumb.

@august said:

Miyazaki will make an anime starring Hulk Hogan and the Insane Clown Posse before SF x Mortal Kombat happens.

That might be the turning point to get me into Miyazaki films. So clearly, they need to make SF vs MK for this to become a reality.

Hey guys, just cause the games are made in Japan doesn't mean they need Japan to be made. If everyone in Japan except the developers of Street Fighter dropped dead, Street Fighter would still get made and sell extremely well. That's because Japan is tiny compared to the American and European markets. 127 million people live in Japan; 312 million in the US.

@scarace360 said:

i think people are complaining more about how where gonna run tournaments with this gem system then about mortal kombat.

This. Who gives two shits about Mortal Kombat.

Most people are complaining because you can not turn of the gem system and the game will have no balance at all. That is why people are mad.

Really, the fanboys are actually upset with themselves.
 
But they'll notice once they grow out of puberty.

I think that people are mad about the gem thing and how there is a possibility of getting worked online or at a tournament because you didn't have the gem that allowed you to auto-block because that gem was a pre-order only bonus or something. Capcom better start explaining this system much faster and clearer than they have. This game's press has been people saying how cool it is and juggles into everything being fun and now when its getting closer to the end of the cycle Capcom is like, .....also there are gems that modify the game and you have to buy them and enter them and also some are pre-orders only BYE.

Sigh Fanboys, you just wanna pet them on the head, hold them close, and then kill them. Or is that just me?

Nobody is complaining about this, what fantasy parallel universe do you reside in? Must be like 1993 there.

@Brodehouse said:

Tekken was relevant, but not anymore. KOF even more so.

You could say the same thing about every single 3D MK game

@lordofultima: such a pitty your not a mod anymore, i remember when the SF boards where patrolled with an iron fist (you get it like in tekken) and this shit got mopped up quickly.... :'(

I'm not sure what your talking about I haven't heard this from anyone.

I though this was going to be about the ridiculous gem system (which is a totally legit complaint, gameplay affecting pre-order bonuses would ruin the game). I haven't heard anyone complain about it not being mortal combat vs street fighter.