u/TheXboxArtist

Mai fans are not playing CotW, they're playing SF6. That is partially due to no classic costume in CotW, but if SF6 didn't exist, I bet a LOT more of Mai's fans would be playing CotW.

Casual fans don't know Terry and Mai are SNK characters, just like most Smash fans still don't know that about Terry. The SF6 crossover din't work as marketing for CotW at all. Only SF6 gained anything noticeable out of it, with a massive number of players maining Mai and Terry, unlike Ken and Chun in CotW.

More SNK fans bought SF6 to play Terry or Mai than Capcom fans bought CotW.

I truly think that, after considering all pros and cons, the crossover didn't do anything for CotW or SNK, and actually may have hurt the product overall. Not as much as Ronaldo, but still a negative overall.

I don't know anything about Tokyo Revengers, but there's a new season coming around October, right? Would the theme be THAT on-the-nose?

Unlimited budget. You're the boss. What would you do? The only rule is it can't be something that will take years, like "redo all the character models from scratch."

Mine:

1. All Obari animations and all minigames are included in arcade mode.
2. CG intros for everyone in arcade mode (like those Karate and Rick ones in their trailers).
3. You can finish AAB strings with a light special, like RB/FF3.
4. Everyone can cancel specials into supers, like Ken and Chun.
5. EOST dialogue scenes get voicelines and artwork, like Wolves' Destiny.
6. Arcade and EOST get better CPU AI.
7. A better-looking menu.
8. Frequent classic skin packs.
9. Bring wavedashing back (it was patched out).
10. Special intros for several characters (like Ken and Chun have).
11. The minigames (both of them, not just the bottle one) are added to the EOST map and give XP, instead of being something in a separate menu.
12. Fix all the facial hair. It looks like Lego hair.

In the beta, dataminers found loads of endings, dialogue (including for characters that to this day haven't been added yet), and 3 seasons worth of characters listed.

Then, during season 2, we had two leaks:

One about seasons 4 and 5 (6 character slots each), and later, another leak for season 6 (4 character slots - see link below). So far the leaks have been 100% right outside of the order the character releases.

What I'm wondering is if any of the last three patches have included any new datamining or updates?

EDIT: The named characters we haven't gotten yet are Kasumi, Ryo, Franz, Gao, Alfred. There are also two nameless characters that are supposedly releasing at the same time, which hints at who they can be.

https://www.reddit.com/r/fatalfury/comments/1tpmjxs/4_more_character_ids_were_added_in_todays_update/

"we've been looking at things like replay takeover and changing the spectator in certain matches, so we are definitely considering these things, and we wish to add them. But we're trying to balance everything out and get that out as soon as possible."

"We wanted to be like 'Alright, [Fatal Fury] is back. Now let's evolve, change and bring it into a new form.' And so that's our main outlook and goal. We're working towards that."

https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2026/jul/15/fatal-fury-evo-interview/

Masami Obari made several amazing animations for CotW. But seeing them used merely as Twitter teasers seems insane to me.

Those animations should've been used in the character's Arcade Mode at the bare minimum, with the ideal scenario being an animated episode of Wolves' Destiny where you jump from animation to battle to dialogue choices.

An animated single-player mode could actually draw the attention of some casual players.

Vin Diesel has taken to Instagram to announce he is officially on set for Fast Forever, confirming that filming is underway on the final mainline installment in the action franchise. The star/producer teased that the film is going to be an "amazing finale," while also expressing his gratitude for fans' patience in putting together the next movie has taken to Instagram to announce he is officially on set for Fast Forever, confirming that filming is underway on the final mainline installment in the action franchise. The star/producer teased that the film is going to be an "amazing finale," while also expressing his gratitude for fans' patience in putting together the next movie

• Classic Mai is hinted at by Obari's Evo poster. Will she be shown in gameplay?
• Any more classic costumes?
• Season 3 roster (all 6 characters)?
• Season 3 roster (4 out of 6 characters)?
• New 2-lane stage?
• New Out-of-Bounds stage?
• Improvements to Arcade Mode?
• Improvements to EOST mode?
• The arm-wrestling minigame that was shown in 2024?
• Something else? What?

I don't expect system or balance changes to be shown in any meaningful way, I expect that will be a tweet and YouTube video in 3 weeks or so.

https://preview.redd.it/e16fwj30z2ah1.jpg?width=1350&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4df1e5295b7d87fffd466df56a27a8f0ba260d25