Maybe Nintendo didn't offer enough money for 3, 4, 5, never mind a completely new exclusive Yakuza game. I imagine that there was some sort of package deal with Sonic, Yakuza 1, 2, and maybe some other old stuff.
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Nagoshi confirms Yakuza PSV, 1 & 2 HD on Wii U is "an experiment", and no 3DS plans
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JordanLMiller
Member
Oh boy, a test!
JerryThePredator
Banned
The most popular handheld device in Japan not a good candidate, huh?
I doubt it.
Sidewinder
Member
Yakuza PSV, I'm ready!
Some still care about the tech or we can live in a world where all games are designed for iphones. Guess he could pare it down but then it wouldn't be the same.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Calling it an "experiment" dooms it to failure IMO. To me it shows a complete lack of confidence. I mean yeah obviously the Wii U isn't selling well but if you're going to put a game on it, at least SOUND like you want it to sell.
Came to post this.
DarkLordMalik
Member
While it is nice to see Yakuza Vita, i have almost zero hopes for any localization =/
TreasureHunterG
Banned
Ok. Now it's confirmed Sega wants to shaft Wii U support and Yakuza 1 and 2 HD is the excuse they need to do it.
JustAnotherOtaku
Member
I love my 3DS, but...it's really not. Not saying it's all about hardware power and visuals, but a full-blown Yakuza game on 3DS over one on Vita would seem like a real missed opportunity, especially when you look at the size of Black Panther 2 on PSP. Expanding on that would be irresistible.
R_thanatos
Member
Ryu ga gotoku on vita ?
My mind ATM:
Localised or not i'll play this game.
My mind ATM:
Localised or not i'll play this game.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Maybe becuase there are better hardware options aka the PS Vita. He probably thinks, and rightly so, that he can make a better Yakuza game with the Vita due to its extra power.
You people act like just because a platform is selling really well suddenly every single game should be made for it -___-
LiquidSolid
Member
They were pretty different games compared to the real installments. Pre-rendered backgrounds, no camera controls, different fighting system, etc.
Freezie KO
Banned
Test games? I look forward to the Yakuza lightgun game.
Canis lupus
Member
An experiment that will not sell more than a few thousand copies.
Ingueferroque
Banned
Makes sense to me. He obviously doesn't want to do a Chibi Yakuza.
I was not aware of this. Thank you.
Sounds like a brand new Yakuza to me :S Maybe even Yakuza 5 multiplat
Immaculate
Banned
lol
The thread title is misleading.
He doesn't exactly confirm anything but I would expect a Yakuza on the Vita regardless as it is expected eventually given its history with Playstation.
I was hoping for an actual confirmation or press release.
Rob Schnoddor
Banned
Yeah, i mean, look at Resident Evil, Chibi-Characters, Monsters that barf rainbows when shot with the flower gun. Screw the 3DS and its automatic Chibi-shaders.
If your post was sarcasm, then sorry, ignore my post ._. ... Sarcasm radar is not working like it should
I can't imagine that the Ports of the HD Remakes are going to sell ... anything. Not in Japan, not here if they ever get released in the west. That test is destined to fail.
Well Yakuza can stay PS exclusive, no problems here. But can i have a new Valkyria Chronicles? I don't care for what system, just make a new one ...
Glass Rebel
Member
Yakuza Vita
F-Zero 3D
and everybody will be happy
F-Zero 3D
and everybody will be happy
First post continues to not disappoint. I've never played a Yakuza game and I'd happily start with this.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
... you know, by golly, I think you figured out, that that's exactly how it works!
If it never comes, you might like to know that Yakuza 3 and 4 has previously style videos for a nice catch up on the story. Yeah it misses a few things, but it's better than nothing. Or you can get a PS2.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
They should have asked him about a US version of 5.
And a HD remake for the black panther games. Even though the VA is shit in 2.
And a HD remake for the black panther games. Even though the VA is shit in 2.
Sweet, ty. I'm already borrowing one from a mate to play SMT Nocturne so this might work out. Still bring on the HD versions
redmetal86
Member
Cyberquake
Member
No news about a western localization for Yakuza V, then?
CamHostage
Member
You're saying that they did the series on PSP so why not 3DS? Well, the PSP game was static backgrounds with 3D characters (like the PS2 games, it was a Resident Evil 1-style engine.) So storage space could be an issue (except that 3DS games are supposedly 2GB standard and can max at 8GB, PSP was 1.8GB... this isn't one of those cases where Nintendo is using GigaBits to make things look bigger, right?) 3DS's graphics processor also supposedly puts its might behind efficient effects and layering rather than pure poly-pushing power (thus perhaps no Katamari on 3DS despite PSP and Vita versions?) and it might be possible that results would be underwhelming if they tried to do the kinds of city populations that Yakuza Black Panther had (even Lego City struggled to create open-world, tons-of-poly visuals on 3DS and that was a tentpole product.)
That being said, it seems plenty possible to do on 3DS. If it were important for the sake of Wii U entries in the franchise (or if it were the only way to get Black Panther 1+2 out in America,) I wouldn't mind sharing Yakuza with Nintendo's portables as long as Vita got its due.
Origami Superman
Member
Why must they always experiment with ports / re-releases?
AnkiRendan
Member
Should've been Kenzan...
Oh, but wait, the Wii U isn't region free anyway. Thanks Nintendo.
Oh, but wait, the Wii U isn't region free anyway. Thanks Nintendo.
PlanetSmasher
Banned
I would buy a Yakuza game on the Vita in a second. I really hope it ends up happening.
Especially if it's an Akiyama spinoff. Then I'd buy two copies.
Especially if it's an Akiyama spinoff. Then I'd buy two copies.
CamHostage
Member
He should speak for himself then; Chibi Yakuza would be rad!
(They already did it actually, on GREE - image credit: Serkantoto)