Tougeki 2011 qualifiers results (part 1)

Umehara, Mago, Tokido is yet to play Tougeki 2011 qualifiers but since I have time, let's look who (well-known players) will be playing in this year's Tougeki Finals.


Block B-4 (Kantou Area: Tokyo Metropolitan area)
Team: Coolness
Player 1: Suropuu (Fei Long)
Player 2: Acqua (Yang)

Block E-1 (Chuugoku-Shikoku Area)
Team: Thomas Gundan
Player 1: MDR (Yun)
Player 2: Haitani (Makoto)

Block C-1 (Chuubu Area)
Team: Yjojo
Player 1: Y24 (Chun-Li)
Player 2: a.k.a. jojo (Dictator)

Block B-6 (Kantou Area: Kanagawa)
Team: Oonenzu
Player 1: Kazunoko (Yun)
Player 2: Ojisan (Yang)
(They won Nemo+Cabbage team)

Reminder to Replay Monsters

As you probably already know, Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition DLC for consols is available now for both Japan and the US. With the enhanced Replay Channel, there're more matches to watch than ever.

But I want to remind you one thing that if you want to find or get to know top players, you should see them play live (at least on stream) not a clip of a match or two. Because Replay is worthless in that aspect. Many players keep uploading their best matches (or when they won a famous player) to make themselves look better than they actually are.

You will not see the standard or something that is required for being a top player from a replay clip. In the same way, you will not see the true potential, too.

If someone says [insert a player name here] is good, don't believe it until you see him/her play live long enough. He/she could lose 6,000 matches but upload all 1,000 winning matches to fool you.

TOPANGA TV now on Nico

It's revealed via Mago's Twitter that TOPANGA TV now has its own channel on Nico Nico. You will see Mago and Tokido play more often from now on. (Also expect a special guest.)

Mago confirmed for ReveLAtions 2011

Alex Valle just announced via Twitter that Mago is now confirmed for ReveLAtions.

This is some surprise. Mago (now sub Yang and Sagat) mentioned about ReveLAtions on the latest TOPANGA TV but nothing concrete. And the event (June 10-12) is this Friday.

Anyway, this will bring 'Daygo versus Maygo' meme back earlier! (See this around 2:09 if you don't know the meme.)

P.S. Tokido must feel lonely right now....

Capcom Unity asks Umehara Part 1 [2011 Edition]

Two weeks ago, Capcom USA let users post a question for Daigo Umehara. Today, they started posting the first part of his interview.

Highlights

The motivation:

For me to play a game means trying something new and pushing myself to a new boundary. What matters to me is not whether I can win, throw a cool combo, or just even simply have fun with a game. It also has nothing to do with what others think of me or my play, but how I feel. I keep pushing myself, and that’s what drives me.  I don’t compare myself with others. My inspiration comes from the desire of wanting to challenge myself.

To become a pro:

Luck plays a role in one’s victory or loss at any level – that’s something beyond one’s control. But in the areas I do control, like my execution ability, as a pro, I should not make mistakes. That is at least the obvious element required of me, which gives me an entitlement to call myself a pro. I would say a requirement for moving up to a pro or big tournament level is the same thing – to minimize mistakes.

Read Umehara's old interviews from Capcom USA below.
- March 16, 2010
- March 24, 2010
- June 1, 2010

Nagoya Street Battle 25

Nagoya Street Battle 25 today was quite entertaining. Kindevu played well and he's on the same team with Eita. As you know, Eita led his team to win NSB24 and OCV'd Momochi team. But this time, Momochi came back with Yun instead of Cody, his team beat Eita team in the final.

(Momochi keeps changing his main. From Akuma (SF4) to Ibuki (SSF4), then Ken (SSF4), then Cody (AE), and now Yun.)

One of the highlights is when Ryan Hart was on the camera chatting with Gama-san and Choco Blanka. The (Japanese) chat exploded after he suddenly switched from speaking English to Japanese. They're surprised and impressed by his Japanese. The chat and Eita agreed that he should teach Eita some Japanese. (Eita is known to speak broken Japanese, and he named his stream channel 日本語不自由配信 (Japanese language disabled broadcasting))

Hart came to Japan to start and learn about SSF4AE for 2 weeks now. His main is now Yun. He said he spent 6 hours on the bus to come to the event at Nogoya, and he didn't sleep. He's on the same team with Sako and Rikuson, which was eliminated by Momochi team.

- Around 4,500 viewers peak
- Find recorded streams here (Channel2) and here (Channel3) or see the last part below.



Winner
Momochi (Yun)
Banbaban (Yun)
KOK (Fei Long)


2nd
Eita (Gouki)
Kindevu (Yun)
Coop (Blanka)

SSF4AEPC: Characters restriction to be removed at launch

 A week ago, Capcom USA revealed that buyers of Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition PC version will be able to play only 15 characters out of 39 if they're offline.

After an open discussion, they announced today that they've reconsidered and will remove that character restriction via an online update around the launch.