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[papertoonz]

is this just the remake again or 6?

 

[FluxWaveZ]

Hm. Lexus reveal?

No, still the Yakuza stuff.

is this just the remake again or 6?

Probably both (well, without anything actually being shown for 6).

Remember, this is primarily a show for localizations of what we've seen yesterday.

 

[RyoonZ]

Feels good to be Chinese

 

[Usobuko]

The same trailer but with traditional chinese subtitles.

 

[Nightengale]

They don't care about the NA sales.

English speaking users don't care about Yakuza. (according to whatever sales metric they're using)

 

[Trust me. I'm a PhD]

No, still the Yakuza stuff.



Probably both (well, without anything actually being shown for 6).

Remember, this is primarily a show for localizations of what we've seen yesterday.

Korean too, or just Chinese? (Sorry, at work, so cannot watchㅠ&#12640

 

[legendaryskitch]

This really makes me wanna replay Yakuza 1 and try to continue the series since I never got to finish 2 since my copy is broken for some reason and refuses to load...

 

[Qvoth]

definitely going to get the asian version :3

 

[DarkLordMalik]

English speaking users don't care about Yakuza. (according to whatever sales metric they're using)

They are using the sales as metric, nothing wrong with it

Yakuza has sold really bad in NPD. I am sure ZhugeEX can provide numbers for them and they are terrible.

 

[clay_ghost]

As an Asian gamer who prefers English, I'm worried about how they seen to emphasise the Chinese market. Asian localisation seems to mean mandarin localisation go them.

I know that most games are localised in English by other regions. But Asia does get some titles that aren't available in other regions. As he has said, both Japanese and western to titles appeal to gamers here.

Chinese is the biggest untapped market in Asia so far so I am not surprised they are focusing on that right now. 1 step at a time.


Edit

Oh there are also a lot of Korean translation too. Time to master either Japanese, Chinese or Korean if you don't want to feel left off lol

 

[papertoonz]

Probably both (well, without anything actually being shown for 6).

Remember, this is primarily a show for localizations of what we've seen yesterday.

yeah i know i'm just hopeful for new stuff

also the child slap will never get old

 

[Sharpeye]

he's so sweaty

 

[Anko]

And of course, mandarin subs. I'm trilingual and all but I'm still sad about it.

 

[Loudninja]

yeah i know i'm just hopeful for new stuff

also the child slap will never get old

Wait until the show starts for new stuff

 

[Guymelef]

They are using the sales as metric, nothing wrong with it

Yakuza has sold really bad in NPD. I am sure ZhugeEX can provide numbers for them and they are terrible.

Lots of Nippon Ichi, Tecmo Koei, Marvelous, etc... games sold "bad" on NPD and games still come to western markets.

 

[wapplew]

Same time! this is huge

 

[Usobuko]

I want to thank Tong Li Publishing for making me familiarize with traditional chinese usage.

Same time! this is huge

It's going to take 2 years at best for Eng. Time to bail.

 

[mrmyhthef]

Simultaneous release? Sweet.

Yakuza 0 in chinese but not english? Great job SEGA -.-

It's a way easier localisation job for a market that's 10x more viable.

 

[ArtHands]

edit: nvm

 

[dark_inferno]

And of course, mandarin subs. I'm trilingual and all but I'm still sad about it.

Yeah. Doing an english Subtitle right from the start and not releasing it in EU and NA would be good because then we could at least import it.

But that is too much to ask from Sega.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Lots of Nippon Ichi, Tecmo Koei, Marvelous, etc... games sold "bad" on NPD and games still come to western markets.

Yakuza is a big budget game with an expensive localization procedure.

 

[Nightengale]

Lots of Nippon Ichi, Tecmo Koei, Marvelous, etc... games sold "bad" on NPD and games still come to western markets.

Different companies, different expectations, and most importantly... different cost for localisation.

 

[ZhugeEX]

THIS BETTER BE GOOD KOEI

Will be rotk no doubt

 

[Sharpeye]

YES

 

[Usobuko]

RoTK 13 World Preview.

 

[Guymelef]

Yakuza is a big budget game with an expensive localization procedure.

Yakuza voices can be in Japanese and there are less text to translate than lots of Japanese niche games with English version.

 

[rockman zx]

Are we expecting something new for this PC?.

 

[mao2]

Wow ZhugeEX is in this game! :O

 

[texhnolyze]

Oh yeah. RoTK XIII.
It's PS4 only, kinda surprising.

 

[Anko]

Yeah. Doing an english Subtitle right from the start and not releasing it in EU and NA would be good because then we could at least import it.

But that is too much to ask from Sega.

I think neither region was happy when Asia localised demons souls into English first. Many imported. It just feels like it's time to move Southeast Asia out of Asia region and into NA region or something. Not that I'm not enjoying the Japanese language releases on the store. SEA is so insignificant it's ridiculous. I'm gonna go cry in a corner now.

 

[crinale]

Without asian market DQH would have never reached 1 million mark.
I hope Japanese devs will continue the effort.

 

[Javin98]

I just saw Zhuge in the conference. How can that be?

 

[wapplew]

This is too good!
Chinese voice!?!

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Yakuza voices can be in Japanese and there are less text to translate than lots of Japanese niche games with English version.

Last time the sales were posted in NPD thread, they were <100k even for the mainline games. There was no digital at that time so maybe digital will give it some legs on PS4.

Sega has different expectations for the sale of the series and just because a niche developer is happy to sell 20k copies doesn't mean Sega will feel the same.

 

[dark_inferno]

I think neither region was happy when Asia localised demons souls into English first. Many imported. It just feels like it's time to move Southeast Asia out of Asia region and into NA region or something. Not that I'm not enjoying the Japanese language releases on the store. SEA is so insignificant it's ridiculous. I'm gonna go cry in a corner now.

I know that pain. I know it too.

I cant even import the game because a localization guide will destroy my fun with the game

 

[Usobuko]

I think neither region was happy when Asia localised demons souls into English first. Many imported. It just feels like it's time to move Southeast Asia out of Asia region and into NA region or something. Not that I'm not enjoying the Japanese language releases on the store. SEA is so insignificant it's ridiculous. I'm gonna go cry in a corner now.

Our time will come.

Spoiler

give or take 20 years

Countries like Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines are potential markets in future.

 

[papertoonz]

hey GR2 nice to see this again

 

[ZhugeEX]

Now bring it to the West Koei!

 

[MatthewTrujillo]

Any chance of seeing The Last Guardian or is that going to be its own separate thing?

 

[carlsojo]

aw yeah gravity rush 2 again.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

Any chance of seeing The Last Guardian or is that going to be its own separate thing?

No chance.

 

[wapplew]

Japanese does not age confirm.

 

[Nightengale]

TOYAMA

 

[Loudninja]

Its just cool seeing stuff like this.

 

[janoDX]

Gravity Rush 2, yeah, we might get the announcement for the west on PGW.

 

[t26]

Yakuza 0 Chinese's sale met their expectation. Yakuza 4 and Dead Soul did poorly. People need to buy Yakuza 5 if they want to see more games in the future.

 

[Anko]

Our time will come.

Spoiler

give or take 20 years

Countries like Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines are potential markets in future.

What about s-s-singapore?

Already mature and still not worth a shit? Sigh. We're a small country after all.

Looking at the announcements (simplified Chinese! Traditional Chinese! Korean!), it makes you wonder why they are doing the conference in English.

 

[papertoonz]

any one else got audio delay?

 

[SolidSnakex]

Gravity Rush 2, yeah, we might get the announcement for the west on PGW.

Well, Toyama just said that it's a worldwide title, so there's your western announcement.

 

[Loudninja]

Well, Toyama just said that it's a worldwide title, so there's your western announcement.

Yeah pretty much.