Last Call for Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars
Have you gotten your hands on 2010′s Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars for the Wii? If not, you might want to go ahead and do so– the clock is now officially ticking down.
Siliconera reports that a recent post by Capcom Senior Vice President Christian Svensson states that “Our rights with Tatsunoko have lapsed fairly recently (so we’re no longer allowed to sell the title physically or digitally).” So what you see out there now is pretty much it; if you want a copy, then be sure to grab it.
And why wouldn’t you? In addition to the Capcom fighting game quality we’ve come to expect (barring the whole downloadable content aspect of late), it features a nice variety of Mega Man characters as well: Roll from the Classic series with a new move set, Zero from Mega Man X, and the one-and-only fighting game appearance of MegaMan Volnutt from Mega Man Legends, complete with a Gesellschaft stage occupied by Servbots. Plus, Frank West dons his X-flavored duds for the occasion as well.
Matthew Green on Press The Buttons also adds this insight:
Capcom’s discontinued fighting games hold their value long past their expected expiration date. Prior to Marvel vs Capcom 2 returning for the Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3 a few years ago, used copies of the game for older consoles still commanded absurdly high prices, for instance.
Svensson added that he didn’t foresee anything new to come from their involvement unless Japan forges a new deal, and who knows when that could happen? So if you want to enjoy the game, now is the time to buy… even if you just want to hold on to it until you get a Wii U, or just a good deal on a Wii. After all, it took a decade before Marvel vs. Capcom 2 became easily-affordable and accessible again.
Tags: Capcom, Capcom Unity, Mega Man Classic, Mega Man Legends, Mega Man X, MegaMan Volnutt, Roll, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, WHAT AM I FIGHTING FOR??, Zero
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This game is really good. Definitely worth getting if you’re a fighting fan and/or remotely into classic anime and games, not to mention the fairly decent MM influence. It was hard for me to track down a copy, but I’m glad I did.
Yatter 1 + Chun-Li Bombs is the best ending.
I bought my copy a couple of years back, though I’ve yet to get around playing it. While I’m sad it won’t be more copies around, I’m still happy that we got a release in the States at all: This is the game that every critic said wouldn’t come over except on a cold day in Hell, and now I wonder what they have to say now.
Wow. . . Has it really been 2 years since I played that game non-stop?
Buy it. Zero is actually his proper height here… and his Dark Hold looks amazing. Oh, the gameplay is good too.
Bought it 3 days after launch. No regrets. The random online is basically dead, unfortunately, but the game’s cheap, the community still exists in some form, and with the right assist Zero is lolbroken. Definitely as easy pick for anyone who still enjoys their Wii (or wants to find a reason to use their Wii)!
And, naturally, it’s different enough a beast from Marvel vs Capcom 3 (Which copied most of it’s design, I must add) to merit owning them both.
I can see it: People trying to sell their copies in worn, broken boxes and scratched discs like they were in flawless conditions at ridiculously excessive prices only because “it’s collectors’ stuff”. Something like that happens in my country often…
Aside that, I also think it’s a good game.
Already got it in 2010. It’s a really good fighter, and there isn’t any stupid DLC or needless 2nd versions. Maybe the Wii, in it’s simplicity is the better console…
Went and found a copy today. Been wanting it for a while, but this news just forced my hand.
I’m glad I got this game back during it’s original launch date.
To this day, it’s still one of my top 5 favorite fighters of this generation.
My team, from back in JP Cross Generation of Heroes, to this day, is still Rock Volnutt and Batsu.
Shame that people dismissed it so quickly, just because of it being on the Wii. >_>
@ NP
Ultimate All-Star WAS the second version of the game. It’s just the way content was updated or dropped, the original Cross Generation of Heroes ended up having a fair amount of exclusive content, so it didn’t become almost entirely pointless the way MvC3 did.
But yes, I really think people are going to have a lot more respect for the Wii in the future for being the last console not having games cut down for the sake of DLC (Even though the Wii had the capacity for it!)
Ah, I take issue to the line ”Capcom Fighting game quality”. Um..not really. The game wasn’t even developed by Capcom. Neither was Street Fighter IV or MvsC3, I believe. Capcom doesn’t produce games anymore. They produce SOME, but they exist as a company that whores out its franchises to third party developers nowadays. They lost all their top talent when they decided to put it all into one studio, then subsequently shut down the studio and provoke everyone to leave.