In an update to Capcom’s 2016 financial report on Thursday night, it has been revealed that less than 100,000 copies of Street Fighter V have been shifted between May and September 30th. During the release of the initial financial report in May of this year, Capcom revealed that it had shipped 1.4 million units of their latest fighter, which was way under its initial target of 2 million units to be sold by March 2016. While the September update saw other figures change, the Street Fighter V sales figures has remained at 1.4 million.
It seems that even with the release of the cinematic Story Mode, the Evo finals of Street Fighter V being televised on ESPN 2 and the continued success of the Capcom Pro Tour, the company has failed to properly deal with the initial negative press of Street Fighter V’s barebones February launch and its confused DLC plan. While Capcom did promise that they would not release a “Super Street Fighter V”, it may be their only way to increase sales figures outside of the core FGC audience and account for its rocky launch, which was styled after other esports titles like League of Legends but was not priced accordingly to match its main console market.
Source: Capcom