History Trivia / MarvelVsCapcomInfinite

* FranchiseKiller: The game's mixed reception and poor sales caused many fans to abandon it. As a result, there are currently no plans to make another ''Marvel vs. Capcom'' game for the foreseeable future because Marvel and Capcom are focused on other projects. As such, only time will tell if they'll ever even consider negotiating on bringing the series back (be it another main game in the series, or, ''far'' more likely, another UpdatedReRelease of an earlier title).

** ''[[VideoGame/PokkenTournament Pokken Tournament DX]]'' was released the same week as ''Infinite'' on mutually exclusive consoles.[[note]]''Pokken Tournament DX'' was released for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, while ''Infinite'' was released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and PC.[[/note]] Developed by Creator/{{Bandai Namco|Entertainment}}, another of Capcom's fighting game rivals (coincidentally, one of Bandai-Namco's other games like ''Tekken 7'' featured Akuma before he appeared in ''Street Fighter V''; probably as a cross promotion), ''Pokken Tournament DX'' outsold ''Infinite'' in several markets in the launch weeks of the title, despite releasing a few days later and on only one console.

* ExiledFromContinuity: Like in many other Marvel properties in the '10s, ''X-Men'' and ''Fantastic Four'' characters were no-shows due to their film rights being tied to Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox and Marvel's attempts to undermine them at that point in time. This angered fans to say the least. However, ComicBook/{{Storm}} is referenced by Black Panther in one of his quotes, though not by name.

* OldShame: Capcom has no plans to update the game outside of bug fixes since the 1/18/18 update due to low sales.

* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: The Collector's Edition of the game includes an in-game character pass that adds six DLC characters, LED Infinity Stones in a decorated box, and interlocking diorama figures of Chun-Li, Mega Man X, Iron Man, and Captain Marvel.

* FranchiseKiller: The game's mixed reception and poor sales caused many fans to abandon it. As a result, there are currently no plans to make another ''Marvel vs. Capcom'' game for the foreseeable future because Marvel and Capcom are focused on other projects. As such, only time will tell if they'll negotiate on bringing the series back (be it another main game in the series, or, ''far'' more likely, another UpdatedReRelease of an earlier title).

* FranchiseKiller: The game's mixed reception and poor sales caused many fans to abandon it. As a result, there are currently no plans to make an another ''Marvel vs. Capcom'' game (aside with hypothetical UpdatedRerelease(s) of certain games for the series or remakes) for the foreseeable future because Marvel and Capcom are focused on other projects. Only time can tell on when they can negotiate, again (be it another main game in the series, or, ''far'' more likely, another UpdatedReRelease of ''Marvel vs. Capcom 2'').

* TrendKiller: This game was the nail in the coffin for cinematic story modes in Japanese {{Fighting Game}}s. This was a trend that caught on thanks to Creator/NetherrealmStudios' ''VideoGame/MortalKombat2011'', which featured a robust story campaign. ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', and [[VideoGame/Injustice2 their]] [[VideoGame/MortalKombat11 sequels]] also featured similar campaigns, and were thus seen as a new industry standard. However, when the trend hopped across the Pacific and Japanese game developers tried to emulate this success with games like ''VideoGame/SoulCaliburV'', ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'', and ''VideoGame/Tekken7'', the results were considered lackluster at best and detrimental to the games ''at worst''. Then, when ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomInfinite'' was released with a cinematic mode that was widely panned and reputedly had a negative effect on the game's sales, that feature was quietly downplayed or absent altogether from subsequent Japanese fighters such as ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown (2019)'', ''VideoGame/SoulCaliburVI'' and ''VideoGame/GuiltyGearStrive'', while ''VideoGame/StreetFighter6'' completely retooled the singleplayer campaign into a WideOpenSandbox with a fully customizable avatar.

* FranchiseKiller: The game's mixed reception and poor sales caused many fans to abandon it. As a result, there are currently no plans to make an another ''Marvel vs. Capcom'' game (aside with hypothetical UpdatedRerelease(s) of certain games for the series or remakes) for the foreseeable future because Marvel and Capcom are focused on other projects. This had very notorious effects outside Capcom, however, as both Disney and Marvel seems to had became PersonaNonGrata for many Japanese developers, leaving Creator/SquareEnix and Creator/{{Nintendo}} as the only Japanese companies willing to deal with them.[[note]]And even in those cases, that was due to previous compromises in the SE case related with the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' franchise, and ''VideoGame/MarvelsAvengers'', though that game was developed by [[Creator/CrystalDynamics an American developer]], rather than Square Enix in Japan, very likely to avoid their Japanese teams to deal with either Marvel and Disney. In Nintendo's case, this is quite a somewhat strange case, as ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance3TheBlackOrder'', while developed in Japan, is technically a sequel of a title originally developed by Western developers.[[/note]] Then when we got a re-release of some Arcade Games by [=Arcade1Up=] yet again, only time can tell on when they can negotiate, again (be it another main game in the series, or, ''far'' more likely, another UpdatedReRelease of ''Marvel vs. Capcom 2'').

* IKnewIt:
** In November 2016, there were rumors floating around the Internet that Capcom was developing "''Marvel vs. Capcom 4''," complete with fake screenshots and a teaser. While said screenshots and teaser were proved to be false, it did get many fans thinking that a fourth installment really was in the works.[[note]]It helps that this was after ''VideoGame/DisneyInfinity'' was given the axe and Disney began outsourcing the Marvel license to other studios again, which resulted in ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance'' getting re-released and the announcement of [[VideoGame/SpiderManPS4 a new Spider-Man game]] being developed by Creator/InsomniacGames.[[/note]] This was proven true when ''Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite'' was announced during the [=PlayStation=] Experience event in December 2016.
** Most fans were able to guess that the main villain would be a fusion of Ultron and Sigma because of the stinger in the announcement trailer.
** Roster leaks aside, the involvement of the Infinity Stones in the Story Mode led many to predict that Thanos would also be in the game, either as part of the roster or at the very least as an NPC in the Story Mode. The former ended up being true.
** Many fans correctly guessed that the Soul Stone would be able to revive characters after their health bars have been depleted, as this is the first ''MVC'' game to have the defeated characters visibly unconscious in the background instead of simply having them disappear.
** For several months, many fans couldn't figure out who Mega Man X's voice actor was. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/mvci/comments/6tdgw5/ted_sroka_is_likely_the_voice_for_x/ At least]] [[http://www.rockman-corner.com/2017/06/mega-man-x-talks-and-zero-appears-in.html?showComment=1497401919529#c2689727265702823592 two fans]] were quietly able to guess that it was Ted Sroka before it was confirmed in September 2017.

* FranchiseKiller: The game's mixed reception and poor sales caused many fans to abandon it. As a result, there are currently no plans to make an another ''Marvel vs. Capcom'' game (aside with hypothetical UpdatedRerelease(s) of certain games for the series or remakes) for the foreseeable future because Marvel and Capcom are focused on other projects. This had very notorious effects outside Capcom, however, as both Disney and Marvel seems to had became PersonaNonGrata for many Japanese developers, leaving Creator/SquareEnix and Creator/{{Nintendo}} as the only Japanese companies willing to deal with them.[[note]]And even in those cases, that was due to previous compromises in the SE case related with the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' franchise, and ''VideoGame/MarvelsAvengers'', though that game was developed by [[Creator/CrystalDynamics an American developer]], rather than Square Enix in Japan, very likely to avoid their Japanese teams to deal with either Marvel and Disney. In Nintendo's case, this is quite a somewhat strange case, as ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance3TheBlackOrder'', while developed in Japan, is technically a sequel of a title originally developed by Western developers.[[/note]] Then when we got a re-release of some Arcade Games by [=Arcade1Up=] yet again, only time can tell on when they can negotiate, again (if we can get an another UpdatedReRelease of ''Marvel vs. Capcom 2'').

* Writer Creator/DanSlott [[https://twitter.com/danslott/status/805896479562993665 claims]] that, keeping with the Marvel vs. Capcom version of Spider-Man having been depicted as being killed during ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'', the Spider-Man in this game is a clone of the original.

* ActingForTwo: Hulk and Ghost Rider were both voiced by Fred Tatasciore.

*** From the WesternAnimation/MarvelUniverse shows in addition to Hulk, Black Panther, and Captain Marvel: Creator/TravisWillingham as Thor, Creator/LauraBailey as Black Widow, Creator/VanessaMarshall as Gamora, Creator/TrevorDevall as Rocket Raccoon, Creator/LiamOBrien as Doctor Strange, Isaac C. Singleton Jr. as Thanos, Creator/JimMeskimen as Ultron, Creator/FredTatasciore as Ghost Rider, Creator/{{Phil LaMarr}} as Dormammu, and Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson as Groot.

** Several characters have been recast with their actors from other Marvel projects, primarily the WesternAnimation/MarvelUniverse shows:

* TalkingToHimself: Hulk and Ghost Rider, as both were voiced by Fred Tatasciore.