And let me reiterate I don't think this is any better than a 50/50 proposition- I just think think it would be extremely odd to release this out of nowhere without some sort of planned follow up.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Yakuza 1+2 HD for Wii U announced
- Thread starter Blablurn
- Start date
And let me reiterate I don't think this is any better than a 50/50 proposition- I just think think it would be extremely odd to release this out of nowhere without some sort of planned follow up.
Neff
Member
They're the past and future of gaming.
Hypereides
Member
Seems kind of pointless, but hey... *shrug*
I wonder what the written deal between Sega and Nintendo looks like.
I wonder what the written deal between Sega and Nintendo looks like.
Spieler Eins
Member
might be a test for possible future releases?
I look forward to the days of future past.
Domstercool
Member
Nintendo: "Nagoshi, please do the next F-Zero"
Nagoshi: "Only if you put one of my games on your system"
Nintendo:"Err.......Yakuza would be pretty cheap to do.....Wanna do Yakuza HD?"
Nagoshi: "Ok, F-Zero coming up"
I can dream........right?
Nagoshi: "Only if you put one of my games on your system"
Nintendo:"Err.......Yakuza would be pretty cheap to do.....Wanna do Yakuza HD?"
Nagoshi: "Ok, F-Zero coming up"
I can dream........right?
AranhaHunter
Banned
Because by your rationale I could say that the late FIFA 13 port would have led to FIFA 14 on WiiU.
There are other things in play as well, such as contracts and whether or not the sales were satisfactory enough to warrant the sequel coming to the system. Like I said above, there's a FIFA engine already in place on the WiiU, but there's no FIFA 14 coming to it.
I would say it did. Why else would WB bother doing it considering where the WiiU is at right now?
In translating Arkham City to WiiU, they essentially already did the bulk of the design work in how to make that happen. Apply that same process to Origins and voilà
LiveFromKyoto
Member
Kenzan pls. I loved these games but I'm not going back to them.
I fully expect Iwata on stage at their big E3 conference this year to say... "And finally..." Que Wada from Square "Please be Excited" Enix to walk on stage, tap Iwata on the back and announce FFXIII: Lightning Returns to come to WiiU.
But I think that may have been a recent nightmare of mine
I don't think it would be that hard for Nintendo to get Lighting Returns, Final Fantasy XV though would need skill.
They didn't actually port over the new physics system though, and EA Sports is transitioning to a new engine being debuted at E3 this year.
RoombaDance
Member
I can only read this as testing/priming the market on Wii U for future Yakuza releases. Yakuza 5 announce to come later?
Elvin Atombender
Member
Great if it increases the chance of the PS3-versions to be released with English subtitles.
fredrancour
Member
Ugh time to go stare at wikipedia and figure out which yakuza games have been localized to see if I'lll ever get to play this.
Edit: oh so when we fail to get this it'll be a wiiu thing and not a yakuza thing. the games do get localized normally. sigh.
Edit: oh so when we fail to get this it'll be a wiiu thing and not a yakuza thing. the games do get localized normally. sigh.
That would be all expect Kenzan, Kurohyou 1 and 2 and well 5(for the moment but hoping that changes)
They are great games.
"There there mate. We know the feeling."
Yoshi
Headmaster of Console Warrior Jugendstrafanstalt
they might have made it anyway.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Wow. Nintendo will get a Yakuza game before Yakuza 5 gets a release in the US. American Yakuza fans am cry.
distantmantra
Member
It's not shocking. RgG is big in Japan, but not here.
I NEED SCISSORS
Banned
Will this come to the West at all?
I hope that if it does, they do the smart thing and give us the PS3 version instead.
I hope that if it does, they do the smart thing and give us the PS3 version instead.
This... Please... Especially 5, I can handle not getting the HD remakes but I so need Yakuza 5 in my life.
funkystudent
Member
Yeah looks like Yakuza is about to get Monster Hunted.
Nintendo is really cornering the market in Japan. Dragon Quest, MH, Yakuza, SMT.
Seems like SCEJ's third party support is about as strong as its 1th party.
Nintendo is really cornering the market in Japan. Dragon Quest, MH, Yakuza, SMT.
Seems like SCEJ's third party support is about as strong as its 1th party.
distantmantra
Member
Getting a late port of some PS2 up-res PS3 games is not getting "Monster Hunted."
Kenzan! is pretty much dead in the water for leaving Japan. If they don't announce 5 at E3, consider it not coming.
RgG5 is a good game, so hopefully they localize it for those who don't understand Japanese.
Kenzan! is pretty much dead in the water for leaving Japan. If they don't announce 5 at E3, consider it not coming.
RgG5 is a good game, so hopefully they localize it for those who don't understand Japanese.
I hope so. I love Yakuza, but not enough to get yet another console. PS3, PC or bust.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
A couple PS2 ports means the franchise left Sony?
distantmantra
Member
Apparently.
He probably means no longer exclusive. And yes it is a very random announcement so I am sure something else is cooking.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
It struck me as a very cynical "What can we buy, and quick!" move on Nintendo's part and some Yakuza ports and Sonic exclusivity was it.
Next Yakuza game has been teased as going PS4/nextgen anyway hasn't it, so there once again you're entering the "now can it even be downscaled to WiiU, and then why even bother?"
distantmantra
Member
Nagoshi has talked about how RgG 5 would be the last PS3 title (which had a good run of 3 mainline titles and 2 spin-offs) before moving on to next-generation. He never came out and directly said it, but strongly hinted at PS4 development.
That's not what he said at all. It's just that it's a first time a Yakuza game (be it a port) is released on a platform that isn't a Sony one.
Still feels like a strange decision, this port is going to sell like shit... Who knows, maybe it'll lead to ports of the others PS3 Yakuza game.
Sammy Samusu
Member
You guys are falling for it again... always expecting some sort of third-party support on Wii U.
Flightmare
Member
obviously
Well it's not a big deal considering American Yakuza fans already played these games on PS2 a decade ago.
distantmantra
Member
I really don't see the HD Collection expanding the audience much at all. I mean, if you have a Japanese WiiU and never owned a PS2 or a PS3, you've got some new games to play. I just don't see that being a ton of people. There is a core audience of about 550-600,000 who consistently bought the mainline titles on the PS3.
ha that's their plan lol, keep dumping water into the pot until it finally spills over.
friskykillface
Banned
This is good for me, if it comes to the US
I started playing Yakuza 3 on PS3 and never played the first or second so I need this
Do it sega
I started playing Yakuza 3 on PS3 and never played the first or second so I need this
Do it sega
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
This looks more like they are testing the waters to see if there is an audience for the series.
Bad move. Awful sales incoming xP.
digita1alchemy
Member
Nintendo + Sega, video game mega powers!
