Tekken 7’s arcade cabinet, like most newer Japanese releases, is connected to the internet. This allows Bandai Namco to be able to collect all kinds of data about how the game is being played, such as which characters are the most popular.
On the Japanese Tekken-Net website for Tekken 7, Bandai Namco recently shared character usage data for the month of April. While viewing the site requires a Tekken-Net account, the folks over at Avoiding the Puddle have taken screenshots of the pages for those who don’t have one.
The data shows some interesting things about character choice. Tekken veteran King is currently the most used cast member, but newcomer Claudio comes in at second. In fact, most of the new faces are pretty popular with the exception of Lucky Chloe, who’s ranked about halfway down the list.
Meanwhile, recently added Josie Rizal is near the bottom – an expected outcome considering that she became playable only last week. That said, she still beat out Mishima patriarch Heihachi.
The full rankings have been included below.
1. King
2. Claudio
3. Kazuya
4. Paul
5. Dragunov
6. Katarina
7. Shaheen
8. Bryan
9. Jin
10. Asuka
11. Lili
12. Lars
13. Feng
14. Lucky Chloe
15. Devil Jin
16. Leo
17. Hwoarang
18. Steve
19. Law
20. Xiaoyu
21. Alisa
22. Josie
23. Heihachi
Also, please keep in mind that these rankings do not reflect the recent addition of Gigas to the playable roster.
Source: Tekken-Net via Avoiding the Puddle
