| 05 September 2010
Daigo Umehara wouldn't mind Yun and Rolento in the updated version of Super Street Fighter IV. This was one of his comments he made to The Gaming Vault during the Super vs Battle tournament last month in the U.K.
The Gaming Vault posted the interview on Saturday, where they had talked to Daigo about various tournament and game topics.
Here's some of the questions and responses:
What’s your preferred practice method? Do you like practicing online, or do you feel it’s a far better help to play with your opponent next to you at an arcade or tournament?
With Super Street Fighter IV, I haven’t had much choice. It’s had to be online as Super is a completely different game and isn’t in the arcades yet, of course. Until then, it has to be online, but that may change when the arcade release comes about.
Do you feel a stick is absolutely necessary to get to a top level? We’ve seen some amazing pad players like Vangief on a regular pad and Shizza with the Mad Catz FightPad at Evo – but do you feel, as many do, that a stick is just superior?
In Japan, it’s a very different culture – it’s all about arcades – and I will never change, I am far too used to it. But, there are a lot of people in Europe and America who use the consoles, and there are many great players already out there who have made a name for themselves on the control pad. It’s definitely possible, but we’ll have to wait and see if even more pad players reach championship level in the future.
Picture by Kara Leung.
