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Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls shows early signs of popularity, soaring up tournament entry leaderboards
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, the upcoming tag-team fighting game from Marvel, Sony and Arc System Works, is drawing strong tournament sign-up numbers ahead of its release later this week. Early registration figures from major fighting game competitions suggest healthy interest from the genre's core community, though such data offers only a partial picture of the title's likely overall popularity.
At the American tournament CEO, 1,054 players registered for the Marvel Tokon bracket, close behind Street Fighter 6's 1,111 and ahead of Tekken 8's 783. The game also placed third for registrations at Evo France, a newer European major taking place in October. The article cautions that tournament entrants are a self-selecting group skewed towards genre enthusiasts and that new releases often see inflated sign-ups from casual players trying them out, though it notes this follows a well-received July open beta that was hampered by PC technical issues and a PSN outage.
In short
- Marvel Tokon draws strong tournament sign-ups ahead of launch
- 1,054 entrants at CEO, near Street Fighter 6's 1,111
- Came third for registrations at Evo France in October
Explained simply
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is a team-based fighting game featuring Marvel characters. It is being made by Arc System Works, the Japanese studio behind Guilty Gear and Dragon Ball FighterZ, with Marvel and Sony.
Fighting games are often played in organised competitions, where players enter brackets and compete in matches. Games such as Street Fighter 6 and Tekken 8 have established tournament scenes, so their entry numbers offer a point of comparison for a new title.
Tournament sign-ups reflect interest among people who choose to compete, rather than the wider gaming public. They can show how a game is being received by dedicated players, but do not by themselves predict how many people will play it after release.