Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Sells 2,814 Japan Units in Week 1, Worst Arc System Launch
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Updated · EventHubs · Aug 22
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Sells 2,814 Japan Units in Week 1, Worst Arc System Launch
3 articles · Updated · EventHubs · Aug 22
Summary
Just 2,814 retail units were sold in Japan in the game's first week after its Aug. 6 launch, according to Game Data Library, marking an unusually weak debut for a new Marvel fighting title.
That total makes it Arc System Works' worst fighting-game launch in Japan outside niche exceptions such as DNF Duel, trailing series like Guilty Gear, BlazBlue and even Under Night In-Birth.
Marvel fighting games also outperformed it in the market: reports cited by MauroNL said even Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite—widely seen as a flop—opened better in Japan.
The result undercuts a project that leaned into Arc System Works' anime style at Marvel's urging, despite hopes that approach would better fit Japanese tastes than past Marvel crossover fighters did.
Phoenix Cyclops is still slated as the first DLC fighter, with three more characters planned, but the weak start may cloud prospects for a second season.