Gamers donated over $70,000 to get 'Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3' to Evo 2017
The fundraising war is over and the ninth game at the biggest fighting game tournament in the world is decided: Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3.
Multi-title fighting game event Evo 2017 is hosting nine different fighting game tournaments in July -- eight chosen by the Evo tournament organizers and one chosen by the community. Instead of holding a simple multiple choice vote, though, Evo asked players and fans to vote with their dollars, with all proceeds going to the Make-A-Wish International charity. Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 (UMVC3) came out on top, generating $71,690 in donations from 1,487 people over 15 days.
Along with UMVC3, the nine games available to vote for were Pokkén Tournament, Killer Instinct, Mortal Kombat XL, Windjammers, Skullgirls, Nidhogg and two games for the upcoming Nintendo Switch: Super Street Fighter II Turbo and Arms.
Pokkén Tournament came in a close second to UMVC3, generating $66,906 in donations by the end of the fundraiser. The two games were in a close race in the final days of the competition and both raised over $10,000 in the final hour. Just 10 minutes before the end, Pokkén Tournament was within $1,000 of UMVC3, but UMVC3 surged ahead as time ticked down.
None of the other games came close to raising that much money -- Killer Instinct took third place with $6,116 in donations.
Over the 15-day fundraiser, 2,594 people donated $152,095 to the Make-A-Wish International charity.
UMVC3 joins Street Fighter V, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. 4, Tekken 7, Injustice 2, BlazBlue: Central Fiction, King of Fighters XIV and Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator 2 at Evo 2017 from July 14 to 16 in Las Vegas.
