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mk1 failed because they kept trying their 2010's approach of just putting out a game and expecting its sales alone, but it was 2023 when game development skyrocketed in prices even further, this is why microtransactions exist more now than ever but you need a playerbase that doesnt drop the game
but surely NRS didn't go out of their way to cultivate playerbase that just drops their games after beating the dogshit story mode and mash online a few times
surely they gave a shit about the players who want to learn how the fighting in their fighting game works
surely they aren't losing to a niche 13 year old anime game when it comes to high level playerbase