9:47 p.m.
Big announcement next Friday, Japanese tournament
The official Japanese Super Street Fighter 4 blog was updated this evening. Nothing earth shaking was revealed in the post, but Shiozawa-san stated there will be a big announcement next Friday, November 6th.
Current speculation is that more of the game's roster will be revealed, but there were no hints at what exactly Capcom plans on telling the fans.
They did add a few more details for the next Japanese national tournament. Qualifiers will be held in seven cities, but a schedule and other details are still being worked out. For those of you curious about a tournament here in the United States or else where, when I last spoke with Seth Killian he said potential plans (if any) are still being determined.
Lastly, Shiozawa also added this artwork to help promote the upcoming tourney.
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Posted by Nyoronoru on October 29, 2009 at 9:48 p.m. #1
Let's see if they can improve their track record for "big announcements."
Posted by Soviet on October 29, 2009 at 9:50 p.m. #2
Watch them pull a Sakurai on us and let us know the game will work with full AND widescreen televisions.
Posted by bob on October 29, 2009 at 9:55 p.m. #3
Holy crap look at chun's thighs. I know they're big, but those proportions are ridiculous!
Posted by loldotcom on October 29, 2009 at 9:56 p.m. #4
Announcement for announcements!
Sheesh.
Posted by Random Hater on October 29, 2009 at 9:56 p.m. #5
May the inevitable baseless rumor-mongering and impatient begging commence in this thread now.
Posted by ))WoW(( NEWCHAR on October 29, 2009 at 10:18 p.m. #6
check it out nicovideo is showing some new chars Some Abelesk shape shiny guy. Wearing wierd brown shorts, He has some wierd as8 moves he has some kind of wierd boots and looks like hes gliding. And a maybe a command grab that seems like a 'rock bottom' mixed with a hand slap.
Posted by jammasta on October 29, 2009 at 10:23 p.m. #7
Abel's lower body does not fit him in that picture. I think they mixed him and Chun Li up.
Posted by PhattyMikey on October 29, 2009 at 10:29 p.m. #8
I had that artwork on the back of my strategy guide
Posted by Lolento on October 29, 2009 at 11 p.m. #9
Silly Blanka, why are you eating that tennis ball
It doesn't even fit
Posted by @9 on October 29, 2009 at 11:01 p.m. #10
Blanka obviously stole one of the tennis balls from Dhalsim, he's missing the third one
Posted by gaoser on October 29, 2009 at 11:17 p.m. #11
@ 6
do you have the link to that video?
Posted by @11 and @6 on October 30, 2009 at 12:07 a.m. #12
@11 and @6
Posted by jakamrevelealed on October 30, 2009 at 12:37 a.m. #13
jakam was revelead in the live feed at niconico by the developers he is grapler
Posted by Master Ken Chart on October 30, 2009 at 1:03 a.m. #14
You'd think Ken wouldn't save Rufus from being blown away by the 'douken.
What are your motive's Ken?
You like your yellow uni-boob physics new stalker buddy?
Vega all but invisible. One more nerf. This art was teased for a Round 2 TE right? glad to see it more clearly.
Posted by The TRUUUUUTH on October 30, 2009 at 1:33 a.m. #15
Capcom is hosting a national sf tourney next year, because they anticipate not supporting an arcade release might mean the game will not be at next year's SBO (if SBO is even still around next year), this is how the circumvent the problem.
Posted by @13 on October 30, 2009 at 1:55 a.m. #16
Pics of video of Jakam? Loose translation of our leaked "Hakan"?
Posted by gaoser on October 30, 2009 at 2:07 a.m. #17
if anyone can confirm the leak for our new character, please speak up.
Posted by Jaf on October 30, 2009 at 2:26 a.m. #18
I wonder if they sped up this announcement in light of a certain other fighting game...
November SIX
Can't be, ha.
Posted by dudley on October 30, 2009 at 3:03 a.m. #19
so maybe friday.... ?
Posted by @ #18 on October 30, 2009 at 5:34 a.m. #20
i hope u arent refering to that garbage game tekken
Posted by What's new? on October 30, 2009 at 6 a.m. #21
Capcom claims to have a big announcement every week. I have yet to see one that is truly worthy of that adjective.
This better be good. If it's not a new character, I give up.
Posted by blahblah on October 30, 2009 at 6:04 a.m. #22
I get the feeling she's gonna fake again... Again.
Posted by LOL on October 30, 2009 at 6:48 a.m. #23
@1
exactly what I was thinking..they say that sh!t every week..serious hyping nothing..and it's WORKING
Posted by Lalala on October 30, 2009 at 7:23 a.m. #24
Vega is so low on a SSFIV tierlist that he is not even on a poster?
Posted by Syg on October 30, 2009 at 7:37 a.m. #25
@24 - You can see Vega's claw on the far left next to gief and sim.
Posted by baz on October 30, 2009 at 8:23 a.m. #26
Ok guys I know what the secret news is, ...........
ROLENTO is going to be in Super Street Fighter 4
jus kiddin
Posted by amiina on October 30, 2009 at 9:12 a.m. #27
everyones on here but the shadoloo guys are in shadow
Posted by Marvelous Wong on October 30, 2009 at 9:12 a.m. #28
That cover is the artwork for the round 2 stick.
Posted by check the Yoga Cheeks on October 30, 2009 at 9:23 a.m. #29
Akuma Gouken Rose Sakura, lots not on there.
SF4 already has a ton of characters when you think about it.
Not all are going to be on every artwork just knowing there might not be space.
Posted by Glesga Ned on October 30, 2009 at 9:27 a.m. #30
I think the announcement is going to be that they will have something really big to tell us in December... so please stay tuned!!
Posted by Machineking1313 on October 30, 2009 at 9:45 a.m. #31
New artwork? I got that poster back when SFIV came out for the Xbox 360....
I bet next week they will just announce the new C. Viper artwork they revealed a few weeks back....
Posted by nuhu on October 30, 2009 at 9:48 a.m. #32
where is the big news. I mean, if they dont want to talk about the new characters or is it returning, they should talk about the gameplay improvements with the known characters, simple, does anyone share this view. Let our voice be heard.
Posted by freekill on October 30, 2009 at 9:58 a.m. #33
@29
The Artwork only shows the arcade version characters.. so obviously sakura rose etc are missing.. Only one who really isnt there is Akuma :/
Posted by bossman on October 30, 2009 at 10:19 a.m. #34
agree with NUHU
i want to hear more about the chars update from sf4.
my suggestions on a few:
ryu - can't link ultra into lp dp anti air i play ryu and i think this is a bit cheap considering how many ways we can link his ultra already... and it doesnt involve much skill
sagat - take aways his f.hk link
guile - easier link into his ultra
ken - needs something not to much tho maybe more links into his half scaled ultra more corner links ??
dhalsim - maybe more combos? to have a solid punishment tool i have problems with s.mk yoga flame lol but thats just me!
i feel balrog, akuma, bison, viper (you need to be good), gief (nice and cheap), are all pretty well balanced
blanka - maybe more combos and more confirm hit ultra (scaled)
rufus - maybe a damage scale his double anit air kick into ex snake fist! wow its like ultra damage! lol maybe take away his easy ultra links
honda - ex headbutt soaks a hit and stops example
honda ex headbutt ryu fireballs honda's head hits the fireball and he stops... no energy lost and he can close in. balances him with his command grab
sakura - ? i think shes alright her ex hurrican is a big part of her game and has lots of links into it shes like the female ryu! lol
dan - dan is dan best ive ever seen him!
gen - nice! maybe... nothing to be honest he is a high skilled player you got the skills he;s got the tools
fei - needs a little something maybe links into full ultra
vega - he;s alright nice and cheap its nice to have that in the game i know so many people that have problems against him but serious players can fly through him he;s kinda kool
abel - nice! he's a skilled player needed
el ferute - he;s mad fun nice and cheap lol good mix up infitite combo dizzy string! great!
chun li - maybe more solid ultra links but her game is good!
overal i think the easy ultra links should be out shoto chars should have to fadc to ultra or have the player in the corner
charge chars should be able to link into ultra without fadc but requires maybe more skill on your timing
focus attack might need a littl work just to get it a bit tighter light tweeks
these are my ideas! feedback let me know what you think
bare in mind ima ryu player
Posted by ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ on October 30, 2009 at 10:34 a.m. #35
tl;dr
Posted by jakamvid on October 30, 2009 at 10:41 a.m. #36
i am from japan sorry time link here
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm2519744
Posted by hUH ? on October 30, 2009 at 10:49 a.m. #37
@36
I don't see anything !
Posted by al2k on October 30, 2009 at 11:09 a.m. #38
me too, maybe capcom blocked it.
Posted by gaoser on October 30, 2009 at 11:21 a.m. #39
lol guys, its just clips from the old street fighter cartoons.
i guess we'll just have to wait for capcom to show us something :p
Posted by Drunomi23 on October 30, 2009 at 11:41 a.m. #40
Hey Uh,Where's Dan?Ha ha ha justing kidding.
Posted by dreadl0000rd on October 30, 2009 at 11:45 a.m. #41
That artwork is off the back of the SF4 Strategy guide.
Posted by gaoser on October 30, 2009 at 11:59 a.m. #42
lol, as for the artwork, there's been a picture of the artwork hanging outside our local arcade for quite a while now...
Posted by Ace on October 30, 2009 at 12:28 p.m. #43
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k33...
Posted by mikey on October 31, 2009 at 2:53 a.m. #44
all i want to change from the SF4 characters is Guile. the rest seem ok to me, I mean in real life thats how it supposed to be,Sagat being the strongest and Dan the weakest. In my opinion is ok as it is. Just fix Guile and maybe Dhalsim too.
Posted by blahblah on October 31, 2009 at 4:40 a.m. #45
.... @mikey
There are green monsers and stretchy-limbed yoga masters. The last thing SF is going for is realism.
Posted by shizowasucks on November 1, 2009 at 5:57 a.m. #46
Shizowa's being a prick seriously. I understand the need for the company to keep the hype ridiculously high up, but between the entries written by 2 different sides, one by her, and another by tech/art/game directors; her's is unbelievably teeth-gritting, like you'd wish you could pull her out of the screen and slap the daylights out of her.
I tried posting a polite flame post in her articles to tell her to cut the crap and just tell fans what they want by letting 1 or even half a character out, but the post never got out. Guess someone in there knows their english...
Posted by @bossman on November 1, 2009 at 7:10 p.m. #47
no one needs nerfs.
just make others better.
Posted by Lenin on November 3, 2009 at 5:24 p.m. #48
No, Sagat/Balrog/Rufus all need to have their damage reduced a bit. Sagat needs a priority cut too. For the most part, the game is pretty balanced.
Posted by Lenin on November 5, 2009 at 8:42 p.m. #49
...So, it's Friday in Japan I believe right now, any news yet?
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