[News] Super Street Fighter IV

The oft-rumored follow up to Capcom's highly successful fighting game Street Fighter IV, a game that managed to revitalize interest in the ailing Street Fighter franchise, is finally materializing. Its name? Super Street Fighter IV, taking a cue right out of the Street Fighter II naming conventions. I personally like it, even though Super SFII was arguably the worst version of that game.

While there's not a lot of concrete information yet, a lot of rumors have been making rounds and several of them have already been confirmed*. Long story short, there will be several new additions to the roster, mostly from previous games but also at least one entirely new character in the form of a girl called Juri[*2], and all characters will have two Ultra moves.

UPDATE:

In a surprising move, SFIV/SSFIV creator Yoshitori Ono revealed that there would be no
arcade release for Super Street Fighter IV. I doubt anyone saw that coming, even with the arcade scene being what it is. This will be the first time that a major Street Fighter game skips the arcades and goes straight into console.

It should be noted, however, that the actual arcade version of SFIV never really solidified its place in the Japanese arcades, often not making the top-5. Perhaps the ailing arcade scene isn't really the one to blame in this case, as the console version of the game has seemingly made a lot more money compared to its arcade counterpart.

Alongside with these recent confirmations, we've gotten a few videos of Super Street Fighter IV that seem quite promising, here's one featuring SSFII alumni T.Hawk and newcomer Juri[*3]. Their Ultra moves look absolutely amazing, especially Juri's.



TL;DR version:

HYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYPE!

* For a full list, check out EventHubs.com
[*2] Don't listen to people saying she looks like an SNK character. She's a Jet Set Radio character through and through.
[*3] Is it me or does her health seem like below average? Probably a rushdown character in the same vain as C.Viper