Good bye Darkstalkers?

Folks, it's been awhile since I posted last.  I was at the San Diego Comic-Con enjoying the time there.  I also test drove 4 Wii U titles and 1 3DS title

Super Mario 3D World
Sonic Lost Worlds
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Bayonetta 2

Zelda: A Link Between Two Worlds.

BTW, for those of you who own a Wii U, download Earthbound to the system and check it out.  You will not regret it.

Speaking of Comic-Con, some sad news.  The Darkstalker's franchise, which suppose to have been resurrected, is recently put back in its grave.  Destructoid has this to report

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Capcom is done with Darkstalkers for the foreseeable future, it seems. Speaking with Siliconera at San Diego Comic-Con, Capcom product manager Matt Dahlgren suggested the beloved fighting game franchise is being put on ice following the tepid release of Darkstalkers Resurrrection.

"Darkstalkers Resurrection did not perform as well as we would have liked to perform," Dahlgren lamented, confirming early reports of disappointing sales. "There is nothing Darkstalkers on the immediate horizon for sure," he added, dashing any hope of seeing the long-awaited fourth installment in the series anytime soon.

Dahlgren's words echo those of former Capcom senior vice president Christian Svensson. The recently departed executive indicated the title was selling poorly a few months back. Svennson chalked up the lackluster performance to a lack of promotion and the declining popularity of fighting game re-releases. Perhaps a full-fledged sequel might have fared better at market.

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A darn shame.  Really.  I didn't buy the game because I haven't touched my 360 in awhile.  But it still sucks that the Darkstalkers franchise would once again be thrown into the morgue again.  Who knows when the next time we'll see Darkstalkers again.

Works Cited:

Destructoid