HD Remix sells a quarter million

By Oli Welsh Published 19 December, 2008

SFII update breaks download records.

Capcom has announced that Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix has sold 250,000 copies.

That's pretty impressive considering the downloadable scrapper has only been out for just over three weeks, and only on Xbox Live Arcade - the PSN version hasn't turned up yet, and there's no further word from Capcom on when it might.

Capcom reckons that the brisk sales represent a record for digitally-distributed games. "HD Remix has shattered both day one and week one sales records and will most likely break 30 day sales records as well.  It's on its way to becoming the highest grossing digital title ever," said the Capcom post.

Congratulations, Capcom. Why don't you celebrate be re-reading our impressively technical review.

Picture of Oli.

About Oli Welsh

Oli is Eurogamer's acting deputy editor and reviews editor and likes to take things one word at a time. He is among the best dressed people in South London.

Read more articles from Oli by visiting the Oli Welsh archive page.

You may also like...

Comments (40) Latest comment 3 years ago

Comments threads automatically close after 30 days, but please feel free to continue chatting on the forum!

  • Mugwum Verified Operations Director, Eurogamer Network #1 3 years ago

    Testing. (Yes, this is pretty testing).

  • dudefella #2 3 years ago

    Chalk one up to me! Loving it.

  • DFawkes #3 3 years ago

    Time to gloat, no time to release on PSN (Euro, at least). Nah, you can leave.

  • optimusprym8 #4 3 years ago

    why don't they celebrate by releasing it on PSN EU! FFS!

  • stepneg #5 3 years ago

    So it should it should along with Braid I was happy to pay the 1200pts, finally beat Akuma last night after 3 hours of trying!

  • strelok #6 3 years ago

    Actually, it's been out on PSN everywhere except in Europe...

  • mingster #7 3 years ago

    It is on PSN but only in the US..amazingly playing multiplayer even on US servers works really well and wasn't laggy at all

  • Santino #8 3 years ago

    good stuff, although i want to buy on the psn as well so my friend can play with a dpad that works BUT I CANT.

  • IronCladChicken #9 3 years ago

    > Capcom reckons that the brisk sales represent a record for digitally-distributed games.
    Higher than Half-Life episode sales?

  • Santino #10 3 years ago

    how do you go about getting US psn points mingster? i've heard you get a code sent to you from somewhere online but wasnt sure if it was trustworthy. i mean 3 weeks and no word on pal release is beyond a joke

  • The_Inquisitor #11 3 years ago

    I was set on buying it on the PSN, though now I've lost my enthusiasm so if it finally does come out, I'll pass it by.

  • NHDavid #12 3 years ago

    It won't matter because when it comes out on the PSN it will sell about 3 copies...like everything else...

  • chessboxer #13 3 years ago

    SCEE said the release delay is down to Capcom but neither side will comment officially on what's happening. I hope a bug free version is released on PSN EU after all this time.

  • KrispyBacon #14 3 years ago

    Good job Capcom.I might get this today.

  • Fodder #15 3 years ago

    "It's on its way to becoming the highest grossing digital title ever"

    Surely it's got a long way to go before beating games like Peggle or Bejeweled?

  • skillian #16 3 years ago

    Capcom reckons that the brisk sales represent a record for digitally-distributed games.

    I see Capcom are using the"console-only" definition of games.

    Or perhaps I am being unfair and they mean games whose distribution is exclusively digital. Anyone know?

    edit: actually seeing the Peggle/Bejeweled comment above, I assume they (and EG apparently) have just neglected to mention PC games and cut them out of the equation.
    Edited by 1 at 19/12/08 @ 12:17

  • mingster #17 3 years ago

    Santino: I bought a $20 psn network code from this guy just email him. alan.online@comcast.net
    Paid via paypal and he emailed me the code within 30mins.

  • Vice.Destroyer #18 3 years ago

    @Fodder,

    at 1200MS points, they may not be far off being the highest grossing digital download game in time. Personally, I am constantly deciding whether or not to buy it, and I keep thinking that I have bought so many Street Fighter games over the years, I don't know whether to spend the money on this one again.

  • Fodder #19 3 years ago

    1200 points is about 10 quid isn't it? Given that Peggle costs 15 quid, I'd still be surprised if it's beaten that.

  • cherryuk #20 3 years ago

    Well you know my thoughts on this issue! - just release it already on PSN, before i go and panic buy a 360!!!

  • muscleblade #21 3 years ago

    @cherryuk

    Buy a 360. Its worth it. You will never look back i promise you that.

  • Vice.Destroyer #22 3 years ago

    @ Fodder.
    At current exchange rates, 1200MS points is probably more in the region of £12. But who knows. Essentially, this is just again corporate hyping. Unfortunately, our hobby has been taken over by the money men, and a game seems a lot more desirable if it has broken some sort of industry record. It gets tiring, but there you have it.

  • Velios #23 3 years ago

    And well deserved - Easily the best fighting game ever made. Can't wait for SFIV in Feb!

  • TommyUnderwear #24 3 years ago

    This is becomming a joke to be honest. Am sick of looking at good reviews, great videos and comments from people saying it's so good. I want it on the PSN - NOW (childish rant I know)

    I have a 360, but there is no way I am gonna play with those controllers.

    Please release it soon, please.

  • Velios #25 3 years ago

    Get a hori fighting stick to play this game anyway - fuck the PS3, I have one sat under my TV next to the xbox, and it's covered in dust. I got tired of inferior PS3 games some time ago, and not just use the PS3 to watch the odd bluray, totally disgruntled with it tbh. Wipeour HD, MGS4 and Drakes are the only games that were decent.

    Anyway, no point in opening up this argument for the billionth time, but I feel your pain.

  • Miths #26 3 years ago

    Has it become impossible to find a means of payment for new US PSN accounts? I can still use my EntroPay account (and I bought SFIIHDR when it was released), but I do seem to recall some people saying a few months back that Sony had blocked that option for new accounts?

  • TommyUnderwear #27 3 years ago

    To be perfectly honest, I don't have the money or the space to buy a proper fighting stick. Will see how I feel when SF4 comes along, but at the moment I can't make that sacrifice.

  • Robyrt #28 3 years ago

    This game definitely deserved its 250k sales. It's excellent, it's an established franchise, and the online play is way better than previous fighting game efforts. Seems like many of the people I meet on Xbox Live are British, too - and the ping over here to America is not that bad.

  • mcwildcard #29 3 years ago

    As much as I want this game, I think I might pass on it, simply because I'm sick of being dicked on for living in the EU.
    This announcement takes the piss somewhat, they could've waited until the EU release to drop this 'great' news.
    Do they thing Europe is a third world continent or something?

  • haldier #30 3 years ago

    Since Europe is the biggest market for Sony (except for Japan), M$ probably paid Capcom to alienate us. Meaning, think twice before buying a Capcom title in europe the support for it may be a little so so.

  • Khanivor #31 3 years ago

    Highest selling digital download?

    Only around 10 million more to go before they equal Bejeweled. They must really expect things to pick up once it goes on the EU PSN.

  • cawley1 #32 3 years ago

    Whenever I read these comments about a title not on the Euro PSN, I want to go and bang my head against a wall.

    When I really wanted Puzzle Fighter on PS3, I went to the trouble of setting up a Wirecard account (that did not work), then an Entropay account (that did work), give Entropay a try if you can be arsed, but if they have indeed blocked that, try this.

    type http://www.ebay.com into your browser of choice, type 'PSN Card' into the search, find a seller who will email the code to you (most do) and click 'Buy It Now', then pay via PayPal. Wait a few hours (not normally that long) and you will see the code appear in your email. Set up a fake US PS3 account using an address you find on the net (try a hotel). Redeem the code on the PS3, buy SSF2HD and STOP FUCKING MOANING!

    A piece of piss - back in the late 80's, early 90's we actually had to worry about rip off mail order companies running off with our £200 when we wanted an import Megadrive, or the like - what has happend to the resolve of gamers these days to put themselves out to get something early, and not sit around moaning in a forum about it???
    Edited by 1 at 19/12/08 @ 16:55

  • Vice.Destroyer #33 3 years ago

    Khanivor

    The devil is in the details. He said highest-grossing, not highest selling. Clear difference.

  • septimus #34 3 years ago

    Would have had more if they released for a console with decent dpad.

  • Amoebalove #35 3 years ago

    @cawley1

    I’m not trying to start an argument but when I read comments like yours I want to go and bang my head against a wall! Most of us know how to buy from the U.S psn store but the point you’re missing is that we shouldn’t have to.

  • rotmm #36 3 years ago

    @haldier, "Since Europe is the biggest market for Sony (except for Japan), M$ probably paid Capcom to alienate us. Meaning, think twice before buying a Capcom title in europe the support for it may be a little so so."

    I assume that's a joke or an attempt at irony?

    Just on the off-chance that it's not, if Sony have taught us in Europe anything over the last three generations, it's that they care little for us. If you honestly believe that the reason the title isn't on PSN in Europe is because MS paid Capcom, then you're a fool and obviously very, very new to Sony and the Playstation brand.

  • cawley1 #37 3 years ago

    @Amoebalove

    >Most of us know how to buy from the U.S psn store but the point you’re missing is that we shouldn’t have to.

    As far as I am concerned, the fact that we 'shouldn't' have to is irrelevent - anyone who has been serious about gaming for any length of time (i.e. those who visit this site) will be aware that all of the big game corporations have always treated Europe as second class, so it should come as no surprise at all.

    I 'shouldn't' have had to import all those 16-Bit games and systems to play them on back in the day, because if I didn't, they might not get released, and even when they did they would be crippled with borders and speed issues in PAL terretorties. I 'shouldn't' have had to pay £400 for an N64 shortly after Japanese release because I wanted to play Mario64, and not wait years for Nintendo to get around to releasing it here at 50hz. I 'should't' have had to by NTSC Dreamcasts and PS2's to play games at full speed, at the turn of the Millenium, even when I had owned a TV that would have supported 60hz for years. You get the point.

    We always get screwed in Europe, but what has 20 years of moaning and pleading got us from Nintendo/Sony/Sega/Microsoft (in order of poor support, IMO) - absolutely nothing, and when we FINALLY get region free home systems, we then get screwed over downloadable content or store release dates...

    Just do what anyone who really wants whatever unreleased game has always done - figure out how to import it, at least these days you can do it from your chair at home, and not have to trek to Tottenham Court Road, or rely on some dodgy mail order company to get it fo you!

  • Michael1406 #38 3 years ago

    I'm interested in buying from the US store. But how does paying via paypal work regarding the currency difference? I don't have a PayPal account either. I've heard that you can pay without an account - is this true?

    Actually, screw it. eBay sellers charge upwards of $25, which ATM is £16. It won't be more than that when it comes to UK PSN, so I'll just wait. I have enough games anyway.
    Edited by 1 at 20/12/08 @ 15:10

  • Ryze #39 3 years ago

    Well deserved sales. Now release the bloody SFII 360 control pad!

  • deathdealer619 #40 3 years ago

    just create a jap or usa psn account some of you guys are idiots at times, how hard can that be!