Comments on: Sega: No plans for Yakuza 3 Western release

By: Psychotext

Psychotext — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:58:23 +0000

By: SilentLoner

SilentLoner — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:40:30 +0000

They should include english subtitles on it then the 50 people who want it can import it, like me

By: ecu

ecu — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:14:33 +0000

Oh yeah, and I hated the English voices as well. That’s another reason why I ditched it.

By: Rhythm

Rhythm — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:47:46 +0000

Bugger

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:38:31 +0000

By: Hunam

Hunam — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:21:23 +0000

God damn it.

/punches a tiger in the face

By: Blerk

Blerk — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:21:03 +0000

Well, the first one was released when the PS2 was still a going concern and that sold about 50 copies too.

There was plenty of marketing for the first two, but pretty much all in Japan – where both games did blisteringly well. There was a reasonable marketing attempt at the first game over here (they made a big deal of the English voice cast, if you remember), but not so much on the second one (possibly because they ditched the English voice cast).

So yeah, it’s no surprise it doesn’t sell. Doesn’t make it any less of a god damn shame, unfortunately.

By: DaMan

DaMan — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:17:21 +0000

“Yeah, and it sold round about 50 copies, DaMan. On a platform with a much larger install-base. I suspect that’s why they’re being cautious again.”

but it was released on a platform that ‘s at the end of it’s life cycle. besides I don’t remember ANY advertisement of the PS2 Yakuzas and/or all these trailers like they’re doing with the third one. in fact previous games almost weren’t marketed..

By: ecu

ecu — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:09:41 +0000

Wish I hadn’t sold my copy of the first one now. I got really tired of the constant fighting, so I sold it. I’m willing to give it another go!

By: Retroid

Retroid — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:37:53 +0000

It’s Shenmue with more story and mobsters instead of a teenager wanting revenge. Of course it’s super-full-of-awesome!

By: Blerk

Blerk — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:32:35 +0000

But not as much as we hate Yakuza, apparently. Which is a much, much bigger shame because it’s super-full-of-awesome.

By: Retroid

Retroid — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:30:39 +0000

They obviously hate us :’(

By: Blerk

Blerk — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:28:47 +0000

Yeah, and it sold round about 50 copies, DaMan. On a platform with a much larger install-base. I suspect that’s why they’re being cautious again.

By: ecu

ecu — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:21:09 +0000

Can’t blame ‘em.

By: DaMan

DaMan — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:21:04 +0000

I think it will come out in Europe eventually.

the second one was released two years after the japanese version.

By: Hero of Canton

Hero of Canton — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:19:31 +0000

Disaster: Day of Crisis (and Disappointment).

What a massive, massive shame. Looks like I’m going to have to learn Japanese, then.

By: Blerk

Blerk — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:17:56 +0000

Obligatory linkage.