Who led the development team for Street Fighter II?
Yoshiki Okamoto led a team of approximately 35 to 40 people to create Street Fighter II. Akira Nishitani served as producer while Akira Yasuda handled character design.
Questions about Street Fighter II
Short answers, pulled from the story.
When did Capcom begin work on Street Fighter II?
Capcom began work on Street Fighter II in 1989 following the commercial success of Final Fight. The project took about two years to complete before its official unveiling at a distributor conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on the 1st of February 1991.
How many arcade cabinets were sold worldwide for Street Fighter II?
More than 200,000 arcade cabinets sold worldwide generated substantial revenue figures. Arcade hardware sales totaled over 221,000 units including 60,000 original machines and 140,000 Champion Edition units in Japan alone.
What awards did Street Fighter II receive upon release?
Gamest magazine awarded Street Fighter II Best Game of 1991 along with multiple genre awards. The game won Golden Joystick Award for Game of the Year in 1992 alongside Electronic Gaming Awards recognition.
Which version of Street Fighter II was the best-selling single platform game for decades?
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System version sold over 6.3 million cartridges making it Capcom's best-selling single platform game for decades. In Japan, 1 million copies of the Super Famicom version moved within the first two weeks of its June 1992 release.