SF6 players push back on Capcom’s pricey TMNT costumes

Capcom and Nickelodeon have revealed a wonderful collaboration for Street Fighter 6The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were available to be dressed up by players at Evo 2020 this past weekend. Street Fighter fans were less pleased with the cost of the TMNT costumes: each one is about $15. Street Fighter 6’s in-game currency, Fighter Coins.

While that’s pretty much par for the course when it comes to cosmetic skins in modern, live-service video games, SF6Players are hesitant to pay $60 or more for an entire team of Ninja Turtles. Some players opt to DIY, by using Street Fighter 6’s avatar creation tools to make their own off-brand, dollar-store costumes.

Players are displaying their cheap costumes on the Street Fighter Reddit:

You can log in to your account. Street Fighter 6On my own this morning, I came across a couple of players who were lounging about the Battle Hub wearing homemade turtle clothing. However, the number paying players dressed in official TMNT apparel was significantly higher. In the hub, for every guy in a green hockey mask, I saw 3 or 4 officially licensed turtles. Even at 750 Fighter Coins each, these Ninja Turtle costume are still selling.

Fighter Coins are a premium, real-money currency, and are sold in batches of 250 ($4.99), 610 ($11.99), 1,250 ($23.99), or 2,750 ($49.99), as seen on Sony’s PlayStation Store. This means that you will need to invest about $55 in order to be dressed as Donatello Leonardo or Michelangelo. The following are some examples of how to get started: Raphael. Capcom offers more than just costume. VGC reported that if you wanted all of the TMNT stickers and emotes as well as the photo mode frames and accessories, the cost could be nearly $100.

Street Fighter Fans are accustomed to such pricing. However, inflation has caused cosmetic prices to rise from Street Fighter 4The following are some of the ways to get in touch with us: 5The following are some of the ways to get in touch with us: 6It is a bit dramatic. However, there is one way to save money: Chipotle will give you 250 Fighter Coins when ordering food online as part of a general Evo promo.