Tekken 8 x Nike 👊

[@-LAH]

Paying 70 dollars to be advertised to, reducing Tekken to just another billboard and just cheapening the entire experience. It depresses me even more to see people whining about it being the "wrong shoe" as well as if that's what's wrong with it.

[@Re-PhantomZero]

This is the sad future of videogames, ads and transactions everywhere, it's like a cyberpunk future where you are constantly being bombarded by ads.

[@gabereell]

​@@Re-PhantomZeroi mean atleast pc players can mod it out

[@ManjiNemesis]

Tbf Foamposites weren't the best choice.

[@AbelMusa]

Breakfast? Cup Noodles Lunch? Chipotle Shoes? Nike Feeling? Ashamed

[@Colair122]

Hotel?

[@eyedknow1589]

⁠Trivago

[@PERFECTFIRE13]

I don’t know what kind of collar you were thinking

[@배로러]

Those clips edited in? Were from a strike in my country. I am from Indonesia (one of Nikes biggest laborer markets). In 7th Grade I volunteered to help build homes for a local village, these people did not have homes. The house we were buildingn were for a family of 4, both kids (under the age of 10) were working at Nike factories and looked so depressed, they just wanted to help their parents out to pay for their school tuition, yet they still couldnt afford it cos of the shit pay. That day I sworn to never support Nike or any other brand that uses unjust labor.

[@kiwi2257]

This collab isn't getting dogged on as much as it should. Everyone is too busy enjoying EVO. I can't believe they actually did this lmao

[@JPa-x8p]

You got people getting excited by the fact they're going to pay $10+ for 2 characters they had in KoF14 and a re-release of a terrible crossover game. You shouldn't be surprised. The fgc needs more criticism for supporting this stuff.

[@Cronalixz]

​@@JPa-x8pAm I wrong to think that these takes are very reactionary? The fgc has been mostly in this state for years now, more than a decade. Don't get me wrong, I'm not defending it, but it's absolutely strange we kind of act like this is something new.

[@JPa-x8p]

@Cronalixz The fgc tries to cover this stuff up, even silence people for exposing what's going on. With the current state of fighting games being pretty bad for different reasons, the fgc needs more backlash and criticism especially with W0k3 Kombat 1 and Tekken 8. Stuff like the lack of customization for the bears after Tekken 5 and 6, yet we're getting sneaker crap is really inexcusable.

[@Cronalixz]

@@JPa-x8p Yeah, it's fair enough. I think from the perspective of the devs, they want/NEED more budget to make what they really want to make. They've been relegated to doing things like using Unreal as opposed to their own thing. It's like a necessary evil for them, if you see interviews by Harada for example, it's clearly his stance on it. Its scummy af, yes, I would never support it. And I'd never stay silent about it, but this is all part of the game of selling games, I would expect people who have been playing let alone BUYING these to catch on at this point and not be so reactionary about it. Criticism has way more weight to it when it's not just the flavor of the month of bitching

[@JPa-x8p]

@@Cronalixz Remember that Harada shamelessly sold frame data in Tekken 7. He is not innocent.

[@IAMOP]

This collab is weird, you can hardly see the shoes in game lol

[@FrameWhisperer]

Yeah. That's the weird part.

[@HoDoBoDo]

Exactly! It only makes sense as merchandise. Why Bamco thought this was worth having a panel at EVO for is baffling... This should've been in the Tekken Talk. Seriously smfh to Bamco yet again...

[@TopeOluwadare]

They seem to want to pander to black people, because blacks love their sneakers LOL

[@shadowofthenorthstar989]

facts once again Namco fumbles the bag

[@anon3118]

Dont worry, the costumes will be coming soon.

[@HaradaSayingAno]

I'm really ashamed that i bought this game.

[@DaggerPrince]

at least i got it from CD Keys, but still.. i want my money back.

[@darksiders2002]

Most of us are.

[@JPa-x8p]

I almost bought a console and this game. Thank God I dodged this turd.

[@K-amazing]

Buying this game is the most shameful thing I've ever done

[@evogdala4392]

I hate it when i have to play a video game to watch my daily dose of ADS.

[@ShinmegamiPersona]

Churches chicken in Tekken 5 lol

[@falcon5822]

​@@ShinmegamiPersonait was in tekken 6

[@msi._]

Lmao Frame said “fuck it” and I’m all for it

[@Greenalex89]

Frame against the machine

[@HakunonMatata]

You know what my Tekken has been missing? A collab with unhealthy microplastic filled food and sweatshop shoes that give kids cancer.

[@Weaver0x00]

And adidas used to dress the SS, cry about it

[@Greenalex89]

@@Weaver0x00 Hard to boycott that without a time machine.. Hope I could enlighten u about the difference.

[@Guitar-Dog]

@@Weaver0x00what’s that got to do with anything

[@HakunonMatata]

@@Weaver0x00 Harada will never hire you.

[@Shy_Abi]

Lets be completely honest, this is something Kazuya would do without a second doubt. (Do not try to roast me with the "You support the inhuman acts that Nike does or Bamco's decision to collab with this company" because 1: Kazuya isn't a real person and 2: I did not say that I supported these)

[@Diu1999]

I heard boos at the reveal and every chat i saw was making fun of this saying L over and over. It’s so bad but of course shills are defending it super hard.

[@mightquinnable]

Cause I think it cool…😔

[@bubbleffs]

Please understand poor big corporations, they may not have money for advertising in such a smash hit game as T8 if they didn't use slave labour. Please also understand poor indie companies like Bamco for putting ads in a 70$ game, they would have to stop supporting the game and probably close down if they didn't do that

[@Mokujinko]

Thank you for bringing attention to this. Hopefully your peers stand on business this time and put ethics ahead of endorsement.

[@DaggerPrince]

they will not. shills are gonna shill, sadly. Frame is the last pillar of TRUTH.

[@Pandashoestreams]

The real question is will the bears get shoes like in Tekken 4 😢

[@FrameWhisperer]

4 dollars extra for bear shoes, kid

[@astrohippieet]

Mr Panda 🫡 Kuma Crocs coming soon 💪😎

[@Pandashoestreams]

@@astrohippieet I need shoes on Kuma and shoes on panda

[@ridleyroid9060]

@@FrameWhisperer Just 4? The shareholders won't be happy with such a low profit margin mr.Frame.

[@godl3ss]

Just another 70 dollars man and theyll fix the game trust.

[@wiserip6080]

Hard to even imagine how namco could sink any lower. Maybe next they'll put burger King crowns in the game?

[@DemonKnight94]

IRL ads in T8 is proof of how badly they need money. People don't spend enough money aparantly.

[@dark1810]

i watched this live it was nearly the most embarrassing thing iv ever experienced in real time

[@spongeaa]

1:05 The kid on the left is Aris when he played Tag 2 back in the day

[@flow6694]

Amazing that this dropped after your video yesterday 😂

[@HoDoBoDo]

Was literally thinking of your reaction when I saw the announcement... Absolute Shambolic Buffoonery from Bamco. What a very "Special Collab" this was. Fucking Jordan's...

[@aFutureSelf]

Shambolic

[@mightquinnable]

Those ain’t Jordan’s

[@wc999]

based frame against the corruption masked off

[@drunken_viper]

Someone had to do it ....glad it's you, but sad it's only you.

[@ThomasJoysword]

When i saw a stage in centraal square i thought that they did it to show off the graphics, all the lights reflecting everywhere from the bill boardas ect. Seeing in game ads for azucena coffee and bobs burgers was a fun nod to the characters, but i should have been wiser since they did something similar for pacman in t7 arena, i think I'll just download a mod that gets rid of nike ads and if there's not a mod for that, it will be my cue to get into modding, it's not even a single billboard, it's just the wholee stage, so you can see it from all angles at any point

[@DragonflySwamp]

Frame: "I'm quitting Tekken." Tekken: "Just Do It™"

[@sircatnipiii3129]

I died little bit inside when Lili showed up in those ugly shoes

[@mightquinnable]

Fuck off Foamposites are dope

[@mortavalon]

I haven't been watching EVO so I didn't see this collaboration announcement. I honestly thought it was just some kind of parody for the first 20 seconds before I realised that it was an actual thing. I don't know who the hell is supposed to get excited for this except maybe the Bamco shareholders.

[@Mad_Mick]

We needed a reminder that Jin was infact a diabolical tyrant in Tekken 6 i'm glad we're getting a crossover to bleed into that mentality again.

[@Greenalex89]

Dont stop making content, Frame..We need u more than ever

[@desgyulabalogh3429]

Yeah who would make the funniest shitpost if you leave? You bring the diversity every other actually funny tekken youtuber is black.

[@emperor_23897]

Tekken 8 literally turning into NBA 2K before our very eyes

[@StardustCrusader18]

This got dark real fast. I think Frame doesn't like Bamco guys...

[@KaledTV]

in-game ads for a fully priced game with P2W DLC characters and paid cosmetics, what a joke of a game Tekken has become.

[@KaledTV]

@@michakoguciuk497 The concept at its core incentivizes the developers to create overpowered characters to increase sale, the fact the he characters are paid in a competitive game makes it pay to win. This is the objective reality, you can argue about tier list all day but non of that will lead to anywhere. If they wanted to maintain the competitive integrity of their game they wouldn't monetize the game using the characters like Dota 2 and rely only on cosmetics and the price of the base game. (Dota 2 is even free, this just shows how pathetic you and the game you are defending is 🤡)

[@rschmidt93]

​@@michakoguciuk497my guy did u not meet the army of Lidias spamming stances into plus frames like Reina but somehow dumber

[@Invader.Xim.]

😭 Lidia nor Eddy is pay 2 win they aren’t even top 15

[@Random1nesss]

Made a joke about this goofy collab being Tekken x wrangler jeans, Laughed harder seeing this collab

[@Re-PhantomZero]

Never let morality get in the way of making money. 🥴

[@allenguy1st]

A collab with NIKKE would make more sense.

[@DaggerPrince]

yeah but Harada hates women now. u cant change the color of Azucenas pants. unless you pay real money for the skin-suit from the shop of course, those can have all colors.

[@clippsz]

What would the collab even be? H3ntai stickers on your character? Lol

[@the_honma6472]

Coul work very well, actually. It would be incredibly based too.

[@gaysecs]

​@@DaggerPrincegenerate a game review of Red Ninja: End of Honor

[@Allblaster]

It's ok, no kids were harmed in the making of Kazuya's new kicks

[@rschmidt93]

Then I don't want em

[@InfinitePlateau]

just leaving a comment so more people see the video :) keep it up!

[@cmf1402]

Nike probably wanted to sell the shoes through tekken because nobody was buying those styrofoam moon boots.

[@mightquinnable]

Boo they are dope😭they have history

[@Arnuld15Governator]

"Buy our stupid shoes, buy our recycled virtual shit and stare at our DLC characters on the main loading screen!" - Namco

[@RosaryFGC]

Man SF6 is looking real good right now. Tekken 8 is just becoming more and more of a joke game.

[@drunken_viper]

Fr man after my exams I'm gonna fully dive into sf6.

[@eVuLeX]

i wish i had fun playing 2d, but tekken ruined it for me and nowwe got this trash.

[@atuls55]

Are you joking? SF6 is much worse. Look at the pathetic roster size, look at the prices and all the nickel and dime bs it has and that started in game ads for fighters.

[@RosaryFGC]

@@atuls55 Capcom is just as bad as Bandai Namco when it comes to monetization but let’s not bring up roster size. SF6 is a much better fighting game overall. The gameplay and quality of balancing is superior. Almost everything is superior in SF6.

[@atuls55]

@@RosaryFGC The roster size is just over half the size of Tekken's desptie the character's having far less moves. Of course it's going to be easier to balance. Capcom makes you pay extra for the stages, colours, and extra costumes and they cost an obscene amount. Tekken 8 gives you the extra costumes as standard and is adding a free stage. By the time SF6's roster size equals T8 starting roster you would had to pay 3 times the price of the game. How is the gameplay superior? Many top players have been very critical. Mena RD called it the scrubbiest SF game.

[@elloofficer]

The collab with 'Tapout' in the T6 made sense. Kinda like how Tony Hawk games had skate brands. But Nike ads on a game I paid 70 euro for? Fuck Bandai Namco.

[@ashfrost1363]

Nike employees: Can we get fair pay and living conditions? Harada: Don't ask me for shit

[@randomguitarnote8887]

Fucked up and kinda funny video to make a point, I get it man but this whole advertising bs is optional right? Im not buying nothing extra within the game, Im 100% happy playing with Paul’s classic costumes. 😂

[@IvanSanada]

Bro, i legit thought that the in-game footage was a joke render Things ARE that bad huh..

[@azizkash286]

How shameless are namco. Literary in game advertising for a 70 dollar game

[@meca2090]

And now with heihachi not being dead everyone will forget about this

[@joaokiwi2543]

I assume you are or will be shadowbanned for this type of content, i apreciate what you are doing here, brother

[@FrameWhisperer]

@@joaokiwi2543 That's fine, thank you

[@Valvadrix]

Hey Frame, have you seen the datamined lootbox assets?

[@FrameWhisperer]

No, where can I find this??

[@Valvadrix]

@@FrameWhisperer All my comment attempts are getting auto flagged, so let's try this: one of the most recent tweets by TekkenWarehouse.

[@FrameWhisperer]

@@Valvadrix Thanks! Just looks like more battlepass stuff to me though? Which part looks like lootboxes?

[@Valvadrix]

@@FrameWhisperer It's the tweet below the hula outfits. It shows PNGs of lootboxes and the tweet says they were found in the same folder as all the other Tekken Shop assets. I wish I could link it directly, but KZbin flags links as spam and hides the comment.

[@FrameWhisperer]

@@Valvadrix Fount it on reddit, thanks mate!

[@iwishigaf]

How can anyone complain about this collab? People cry about tekkens custom options but hate when official shoes are released??!!!

[@acydrayn73]

I feel like a fortune teller for skipping this game. I just had a feeling it would be worse than 7, I hate being right.

[@Shibu_PL]

Live my favorite mulit-billion dollar company alone!

[@BastoGhost]

To be fair Nike's workers are treated better than the fanbase

[@Gauze-sb2fo]

I don’t see Tekken 8 lasting longer than 2 seasons. The gameplay is awful. The game is filled with corporate garbage. All they can really do now is add fan favorites. Namco relying on streamers to promote their game can only work for so long. Once you realize Tekken 8 is a mash fest you can’t unsee it.

[@Rhyds86]

Sweat shops is also the first thing that came to mind when I heard about this. Didn't see anyone else mention this in the comments of the vid I first saw on the topic. I mentioned this and fucking crickets.

[@mightquinnable]

Serious Question: do you wear shoes

[@sungjin008]

It's sad to see Tekken fanboys still supporting Namco. They bullied me because I criticized Tekken 8 and Namco. The Tekken fandom is as toxic as the Sonic fandom.

[@notgonnapay]

Perfect video.

[@richinagi]

Good video man, please mencion the documentals do you use in the clip. Thanks man

[@Maybury_TK]

man its too easy ITS TOO EASY

[@InfiniteStyler]

And yall will still purchase these products but now it's an issue? Cherry picking at its finest.

[@snatcher8517]

Company shill ya hate to see it

[@InfiniteStyler]

@@snatcher8517 Nothing constructive to say so quiet down dog.

[@brond.8009]

thanks for making this. too many people are too busy being entertained to see the "message" in media. and if the messae is too obvious, the same people complain that it's woke or something.

[@REPHLEX94]

Man.. Frame is so butthurt for some reason lol

[@hollowgisbeginwithin578]

Glad SF6 was main game at evo Tekken has fallen for grace 😂😂

[@brokenlegend1179]

Bruh when i saw this live, i was like wow this what they're doing huh, the greed is real like wow then they tried being humble about it and i was like nah u did it for the money all the way, absolutely trash 🗑

[@Invictus_Mithra]

They are shoving advertisement's in a fully priced game that has microtransactions AND a battlepass. It's disgusting even if you can ignore it. Just the sheer principle of it seems dirty.

[@sicksmoker253]

Harada, Murray; WTF is this? Send this video to Bamco and Harada😂

[@darksiders2002]

This ain't free to play game, right?

[@puchu_5001]

Omg old man is back 😂

[@theanti-hypemonitor9079]

oh nice, i almost had a good day today.

[@MinaKamiXiV]

That thumbnail 💀

[@CB66941]

Now I see why Josie isn't in Tekken 8, her being from SEA would have made this collab awkward.

[@DreadPyke]

Is the collab really that weird? Kazuya loves sneaker, Nike do sneakers. What's so hard to grasp here?

[@Jate7]

Tekken needs that Native Deodorant collab next.

[@jngo172]

Mock Under Night In Birth for its yearly releases, the piss-poor netcode, and UNI2’s disastrous launch, at least French Bread weren’t collaborating with a sweatshop company, adding idiotic microtransactions to the game after launch, and dumbing down the gameplay.

[@letoast3430]

LMAO that thumbnail is crazy

[@ridleyroid9060]

Man in your last video I wasn't personally feeling the "we're done" vibe. But after today? I'm fucking done with Tekken, playing, watching, anything. I know that may sound dramatic and honestly it may be, but in some ways it's a load of my shoulders, I can dedicate more attention to other stuff instead of coping endlessly.

[@flyingfrogofdeath9616]

Do you reckon they got impoverished children to code them into the game as well??

[@기원초]

Kazuya probably won't collecting those shoes either😂

[@a.alphonso6193]

watching this live was so embarrassing like I was just disappointed

[@dark__angel__9150]

Tekken is becoming a joke, before we were getting chars from different franchises as collaborations now we're getting Nike 👏bravo Namco,Harada

[@SnowflakeSSQ]

Such scummy behavior, making it seem like its a Fighting game collaboration so that the stream doesnt end up all lonely and quiet like the chipotle trash. These devs should feel ashamed. 3 Dragunovs in Top 6 shows that there is no balancing, tons of panels about just merch and thats scummy monetisation and next we will get recycled Tekken 7 DLC chars.

[@deyn7465]

Based af

[@Kibzdabibz]

What do you think about Heihachi frame? Been waiting on your reaction.

[@FrameWhisperer]

They are jumping the shark and the last thing we needed was more Mishima crap.

[@Kibzdabibz]

@FrameWhisperer I'm also disappointed, especially since it kinda ruins the story they built up lol. Are you interested in him gameplay wise though?

[@FrameWhisperer]

@@Kibzdabibz nah

[@DaAxiomatic]

For someone who's standing against Tekken's collab with Nike, you're displaying some major Black Air Force Energy.

[@kitar0777]

You might actually dislike this game more than me 😂 Remember when older Tekken games like Tekken 5 especially with the moonlight wilderness stage took your mind away from the woes of real life and corporate greed?

[@FlufnPanda]

It's just customization anyone who enjoys playing Tekken doesn't care about ads or whatever

[@doublejacketjimmy391]

Not even bringing back Heihachi gonna save that cringe fest. It’s actually the opposite “completely dead” my ass. Why the fuck he needs Devil Gene when he has immortality?

[@JustFrameAltF4]

For a second I thought the zoom in on the shoes kicking Jin in the head was an edit. No way they'd be that tactless.

[@disruptor6550]

This video is chef's kiss 👌

[@DaggerPrince]

I love you Frame.

[@170AndBeyond]

Where is that footage from? Curious if it's a documentary or not. Also this is insane. I haven't been watching any EVO except 5 mins here or there. I'm a New Balance guy anyway.

[@FrameWhisperer]

It's called behind the swoosh, available on youtube

[@tonisnooker]

Its literal Walking Dead here

[@Miarespammer]

some👀 tournament organizer and other people from a small group of fgc are into collecting sneakers and street wear culture, this is where this is coming from, so as you see is not something for everyone but just for a small group. anyway, hope we can have real, interesting collabs in the future, more connected with the real fanbase of the game.

[@Plasmax13]

Should’ve made Leroy say the shoes reveal the fighter then it would’ve been ok 😆

[@alexandrepaulo266]

I’m unsure how to feel about this situation. On one hand, I understand the perspective being expressed, but on the other hand, most people use or wear items with problematic histories. It can sometimes come across as a bit condescending when someone seems particularly offended by these issues.

[@FrameWhisperer]

Not pretending I'm better than any of you. I've done dick to help those people.

[@alexandrepaulo266]

@@FrameWhisperer Ye i know Frame, i personally just don't know how to feel about this to be honest.

[@Ryanfrancis17]

@@FrameWhispererseems about right Jfc

[@Vlangusy]

Feets meet fate

[@Jate7]

Can’t wait for them to add Stanley cups and make it a throwable weapon since it’s made of the toughest metal that it might even leave a dent on a Jack.

[@lancecalebjundoc5]

Onitsuka tiger is better tbh They did this collaboration, because kazuya is a sneakerhead, but still sucks

[@emswonkenoon9104]

This is even worse than I thought... I think this is my last tekken game man... I dont want to be part of this

[@HulksterInHeaven]

I bet you they wanted to get Leroy to say the shoes reveal the fighter at the end there

[@thesyclemonte6571]

God this is just so awful I really shouldn’t have pre-ordered