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Friday20th Aug 2021
News Street Fighter II Doc 'Here Comes A New Challenger' Gets New Trailer And Crowdfunding Drive
Now available to pre-order on Indiegogo "due to demand from fans"
Street Fighter II documentary Here Comes A New Challenger raised over £27,000 when it was crowdfunded on Kickstarter recently, but the team behind the project have now announced that another funding dr
Friday11th Jun 2021
News Phew, Ultra Street Fighter II Has Returned To The US Switch eShop
Update: It's back!
Update #2 [Fri 11th Jun, 2021 10:55 BST]: We've had confirmation from Twitter user drewjcostello that Ultra Street Fighter II is once again available for download on the eShop. Phew! Update [Sat 5th Jun, 2021 05:25 BST]: It turns out Ultra Street Fighter II is also currently unavailable for purchase on the eShop in Canada - so...
Saturday25th Apr 2020
News Street Fighter Producer Says He's Open To More Entries On Nintendo Switch
"we do see Switch as an important platform"
In the first month of this year, EB Games Canada tweeted news about Street Fighter V: Champion Edition coming to the Nintendo Switch. It caused quite a stir on social media until it was confirmed as an error. Street Fighter's executive producer Yoshinori Ono even joked how it was news to his own team at...
Saturday26th Oct 2019
And Blanka hasn't been considered for Smash
In the same interview at EGX 2019 recently, Capcom and Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono responded to a fan question asking if there were any plans to bring the fourth or fifth entries in the series to the Nintendo Switch. Here's Ono's reply, courtesy of his translator: Can you go over to the...
Wednesday9th May 2018
News Capcom Says Ultra Street Fighter II And Monster Hunter XX Enjoyed Hit Status
Imagine if they released Monster Hunter outside Japan
Capcom’s support of the Nintendo Switch has been a little spotty to say the least, with many calling out the company for ho-hum ports of old games and its strange omission of a Switch version for new ones, like the Disney Afternoon Collection. Nonetheless, the company has brought some solid...
Wednesday31st Jan 2018
News Capcom Sees 36.9% Operating Income Surge, Ultra Street Fighter II On Switch A "Smash Hit"
Rolling in Bison dollars
Capcom's financial report for the nine months that ended on 31st December 2017 are in, and they make for some interesting reading - especially if you're a Street Fighter fan and a Nintendo Switch owner. The company posted some impressive figures, including a substantial increase to its operating income of ¥7 billion...
Monday25th Sep 2017
News Ultra Street Fighter II Had A Better UK Debut Than Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite
New crossover could only make it to 12th in the UK chart
Ultra Street Fighter II might be considered a lazy (if fun) piece of Switch software, but it would seem that the all-important Street Fighter brand is more powerful than you might assume. According to the latest retail sales figures in the UK, the Switch title had a stronger debut than...
Thursday3rd Aug 2017
News Capcom Reveals Ultra Street Fighter II Sales Figures, Is Still "Evaluating" Switch Support
"The Nintendo Switch seems to be doing very well"
Capcom has already stated that it is pleased with the way Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers has performed on Switch, but in the company's officially-translated first-quarter financial results conference call Q&A summary, it has given
Friday28th Jul 2017
News Ultra Street Fighter II Was A "Smash Hit" On Switch, Says Capcom
But it won't divulge actual sales figures
Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers was Capcom's first major release for the Switch, but it came as something of a disappointment. Recycled content and a laughably poor first-person mode made it an unconvincing debut, despite the presence of that tried-and-tested Street Fighter magic. While the...
Sunday23rd Jul 2017
News You Can Unlock Shin Akuma In Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers
We Shin You Not
We were wondering what the tiny new update for Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers did, but it looks like Capcom didn't want us to be in the dark for long. Revealed at this year's currently ongoing edition of SDCC, here is the lovely (now not so) secret code that will allow you to control Shin Akuma: - Select Ryu, stay...
Friday23rd Jun 2017
News Soon You'll Be Able To Wear The Street Fighter II Jeans You've Wanted Since You Were 11
"The Worlds of Raw Denim & Street Fighter 2 Collide!!"
Jeans are pretty cool. They're fashionable - despite being invented many years ago - and hard-wearing. But you know what's really cool? Street Fighter II jeans. In a move that we're shocked hasn't happened sooner, clothing line Naked & Famous Denim is teaming up with Capcom to create a line...
Friday9th Jun 2017
Random Yoshinoro Ono Recreates Iconic Moves from Ultra Street Fighter II
Well, sort of...
A lot of video games are silly, when you really think about it, but that's part of what makes them a lot of fun. When people try to recreate what characters do in games, of course, the absurdity becomes clear. The rather cool Street Fighter series producer, Yoshinoro Ono, demonstrates this nicely in an enjoyable...
Monday5th Jun 2017
News Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Holds Top 10 UK Spot as Street Fighter II Tumbles Down
Evergreen 3DS titles miss the top 40
The UK charts have brought some better news for Nintendo over the past few months, after an extended period of very limited successes. Nevertheless ARMS can't arrive soon enough, with recent Switch and 3DS releases struggling to make an impact. The highest-placed Switch title is once again Mario Kart 8 Deluxe,...
Wednesday31st May 2017
News Ultra Street Fighter II Debuts at Third in Japanese Charts as Switch Leads Hardware
New 3DS LL still selling well, too
It's Media Create charts time, once again, giving us some insight into what's hot and not in the Japanese market. This week's results brought a handful of new releases, while hardware sales stayed relatively solid. Kicking off with software, Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana is a newcomer on PS4 that took top spot,...
Tuesday30th May 2017
News Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers Scraps Its Way Into UK Top 10
Disgaea 5 Complete struggles to make top 40
Last week brought two diverse new retail releases to the Nintendo Switch, with the sprawling strategy RPG Disgaea 5 Complete and the 'new retro' of Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers. As is often the case in the UK charts it's not the darling of fans and critics that always wins the day...
Friday26th May 2017
News Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers Gets a Full Digital Foundry Breakdown
The full storyuken
Not many games have prompted gamers to argue about pricing quite as much as Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers. It delivers a fun edition of a flat-out classic, but has a few sloppy 'additions' that don't do it too many favours. Now that we've played a bit of online we've added a score to our own review, which...
Thursday25th May 2017
Nintendo Download 25th May (North America)
Disgaea 5 Complete! Ultra Street Fighter II! The Girl and the Robot! More!
It's that time again, dear readers, for the North American Nintendo Download update; the official update press release came a little later than normal, but the details below are now fully up to scratch. This week we have two retail arrivals on the Switch along with another...
News Capcom Continues to Explore and Plan Nintendo Switch Support
Updated translation brings some reassurance
Update #2: Nintendo Everything has now fully translated the interview: I can see that consumers are buying the Switch because they are interested in the Switch itself. Even my younger daughter in grade school, who had never played console games, decided she wanted one. As a software company, it is...
Wednesday24th May 2017
Nintendo Download 25th May (Europe)
Disgaea 5 Complete! Ultra Street Fighter II! Retro Rayman! Much more!
Update: UK prices added! Here's a little early treat for our EU readers, the Nintendo Download Update details. Due to the upcoming Ascension Day public holiday in a number of European countries the press release has been sent a day early in some territories, and the ever-generous...
Tuesday16th May 2017
Video Street Fighter's Way Of The Hado Is A Hell Made Of Motion Controls
No one wanted this
It's not an uncommon opinion to believe Street Fighter II is a game that's been re-badged, milked, and dead-horse-beaten to the point that it's beyond a joke. That's not to say it's not worthy of its legendary status amongst not only fighting games but video games as an art form, but sometimes enough's enough. But that's not...
Tuesday9th May 2017
News Check Out the HORI Real Arcade Pro V Fight Stick for Switch
Perfect for Street Fighter
Now that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is out in the wild, the next big release we have to look forward to is Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers. Though it’s another enhanced port, this promises to be the definitive version of the game which essentially kicked off the fighting genre as we know it today. The game will...
Friday28th Apr 2017
News Capcom Wants You To Know That It's Taking The Nintendo Switch Very Seriously
Also has a "major" unannounced title on the way this financial year
Capcom's latest financial presentation contains some pieces of information that should be of considerable interest to Nintendo fans. First up, the company is aiming to push multiplatform development in as big way over the next financial year, and that includes supporting the...
Thursday27th Apr 2017
News My Nintendo Adds an Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers 'Calendar'
It's actually just a wallpaper with dates on
Buried within Nintendo of America's download update press release today was the following nugget on a new My Nintendo reward available in the region - a calendar designed with Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers in mind. My Nintendo in North America is offering a May calendar featuring the...
Tuesday18th Apr 2017
Video Check Out This New Trailer for Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers
Looks like it's shaping up nicely
Street Fighter II was a pivotal moment in the game industry when it released in 1991, arguably acting as the catalyst that would bring the fighting genre into mainstream appeal. After that initial release, the game received approximately ten bazillion ports, and a special edition is naturally due out on the Switch...
Wednesday12th Apr 2017
Video Capcom TV Shows Off a Whole Lot of Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers
Including crazy colour customisation options
Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers is one of a few enticing titles due in May, and will hopefully make a mark at retail for the Nintendo Switch. Capcom's retro reimagining / remaster / sequel-thing looks rather fun, and could certainly appeal to gamers old enough to remember the 'original' and...
Wednesday1st Mar 2017
News Ultra Street Fighter II Is Punching Its Way Onto Switch On 26th May Worldwide
Violent Ken approves
Update: The May 26th release date for Japan now also applies to Europe and North America! Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers looks set to please old-school fighting fans when it launches on the Switch later this year. We liked it in our hands on impressions anyway. While the exac
Tuesday21st Feb 2017
News Ultra Street Fighter II Will Let You Play As Green Ryu, If That Takes Your Fancy
And monochrome Chun Li
Ultra Street Fighter II continues to give up its secrets, with details regarding its gallery and colour edit modes joining the news of a first-person, motion-controlled section known as Way of the Hado. The first-person mode sees you fighting against waves of Shadaloo thugs, using certain motions to defeat them. Success earns...
Wednesday15th Feb 2017
Video Ultra Street Fighter II's First Person Mode Looks Like A Throwback To Wonky Motion Controls
Motion emotion
The latest episode of Capcom TV has revealed footage of Ultra Street Fighter II's recently-confirmed first person mode, as well as video of Monster Hunter XX in action on 3DS. The first-person mode in Ultra Street Fighter II was hinted at in the game's initial trailer, but its existence was only officially confirmed by a photo of
Tuesday14th Feb 2017
News Japanese Box Art Confirms First-Person Mode for Ultra Street Fighter II
Putting the "do" in Hadoken
A few weeks ago, some of you may remember that Capcom released a new Ultra Street Fighter II trailer which seemed to include footage of some kind of new first person fighting mode. No more details were forthcoming, but the idea seemed to fit well with the Joy-Con controllers that the Switch will be sporting. Now, a...
Tuesday24th Jan 2017
News Ultra Street Fighter II's Online And Ranked Modes Get Detailed
Taking the fight online
Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers may not be in quite the same league of importance as Street Fighter V, but it should scratch that one-on-one fighting itch neatly when the Switch arrives later this year. We've known from the start that the game would feature online conn
