Despite not being the main event at EVO 2018, Dragon Ball FighterZ still managed to break viewership records on Twitch. The top 8 on the Dragon Ball FighterZ tournament on Sunday night peaked at a whopping 258,000 concurrent viewers, more than any other game has ever managed in EVO history.
The finals for Dragon Ball FighterZ took place after Tekken 7's, but before Street Fighter V's. The latter was, as tradition perhaps demands, saved for last, effectively closing out the event. However, Street Fighter V only peaked at 215,000 viewers, and ended up dropping to around 170,000 viewers as the top 8 continued into its latter stages. Still huge numbers, but nothing really came close to Goku and the gang's success.
Of course, it didn't help that Street Fighter V's top 8 took place much later. By the time the tournament reached its grand finals, it was around 7AM here in the UK, so it's safe to assume that many European viewers -- and indeed many Americans -- may have tuned out in order to go to bed.
As for Tekken 7, Bandai Namco's long running series enjoyed its biggest ever tournament, peaking at around 180,000 viewers. Guilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2 also increased its viewership over last year, reaching around 90,000 viewers at its peak.
All in all, then, it's been a fantastic year for EVO, and the viewer statistics are a really positive indicator of how healthy the fighting game scene is right now. Hopefully things keep on growing as these companies continue to push out stellar competitive titles.
[source githyp.com]
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What was the prior record holder?
It's definitely a great result - and it was a very nice top 8 !
I wanted to see SFV so badly but I fell asleep before it even started
Yeah, Street Fighter V started kinda late.😐
@Knuckles-Fajita I think it was Street Fighter V in 2017 maybe. Not entirely clear.
I tuned into part of the FighterZ finals because it was on when Street Fighter V was supposed to start, LOL.
This is a game I'm not yet sold on. I actually bought it because of the EVO hype but then returned it. I didn't like the one-button combos and projectiles...just too different of a fighting game for me! I'll pick it up later, when the base game hits $20 or once they've added more characters.
@ShogunRok I doubt it, Evo wouldn't be Evo without Street Fighter and I can't see a new one coming anytime soon.
Well by the Street Fighter V chat on saturday I wouldn't guess it! They wouldn't stop bragging about having more viewers than FighterZ lol
@keihtg buy dlc, they added like 200 Goku's by now lol
On my watch list I watched the Tekken finals earlier was a tad boring I thought
@adf86 I think you might have read my comment wrong?
@AFCC 201 since you commented on this article
@ShogunRok My apologies, completely misunderstood it.
@Deadlyblack I love to make fun of the DLC xD
P.S. I have the game and like it hope people don't think I'm hating on the game
@AFCC Nah, I'm just saying in the 3 or so hours since your first comment, there is now 202 DLC Gokus.
They keep being added by the hour, or so.
Growing up in Hong Kong. Who would have thought Dragon Ball would one day over take Street Fighter as a fighting game lol. Incredible stuff
@Deadlyblack cool, the concept of skins can be hard to grasp
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