Not solely does Avenue Fighter 6’s brand appear to be $80 clip artwork, nevertheless it additionally appears just like the previous brand of a Taiwanese firm.
With areas all throughout Taiwan, Sunfar 3C is a significant electronics chain, promoting gaming computer systems, peripherals, video video games, and devices.
Based on Yahoo! Information Taiwan, when Avenue Fighter 6 was introduced, followers instantly in contrast the sport’s brand to the Sunfar 3C’s, and made tongue-in-cheek jokes about how Capcom copied it—which, in fact, isn’t seemingly!
Pictured under are Sunfar 3C outlets on Google Maps.
The emblem does look related, though tlisted below are slight variations on the “S” and the “F.”
The comparability even made Taiwan’s TV information, which identified that Sunfar had revamped its brand. The brand new one, which is now being plastered on outlets, appears totally different. (Although, there nonetheless could be some retailers which have but to replace the branding.)
Phew, the revised brand make issues barely much less awkward when Avenue Fighter 6 goes on sale in Taiwan!
Yahoo! Information Taiwan stories that Sunfar appears to have an excellent humorousness about the entire coincidence, writing on Fb that the brand is “87 p.c related” and asking those that wish to purchase video video games to “keep in mind the identify Sunfar.” The chain even re-upped its former brand on its web site.
So, Capcom can go forward and use the Avenue Fighter 6 brand it’s already proven, ought to it wish to model the upcoming fighter with an emblem that not solely appears like $80 clip artwork, however a brand that’s been discarded by an electronics chain in favor of one thing higher.
Or, you realize, the upcoming sixth entry within the Avenue Fighter collection can embrace the franchise’s wealthy, iconic branding that not solely has meant a lot to Capcom but additionally gaming historical past and preventing sport followers.
