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Yakuza 6 Play Spots trailer
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Hexa
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Next gen is finally here!
Unless there are liscencing issues, I think it might. They probably don't care enough about the series to try to localize it to 'appeal' to westerners or whatever.
Unless there are liscencing issues, I think it might. They probably don't care enough about the series to try to localize it to 'appeal' to westerners or whatever.
UnluckyKate
Member
Is that the TEK girl? I might buy PS4 for this...
#1 defender
Member
In a recent interview Nagoshi said the series has "around 100,000 players" in the west which is way lower than in Japan and Asian countries. Anybody have total western sales numbers? All I've got is that someone said all western-released Yakuza games in the west combined have sold less than a million copies.
OMG, I honestly thought that someone jokingly modified something shown off in the trailer and posted it.
Was watching the trailer and started laughing when it actually showed up.
stargateheaven
Member
100,000? are you serious?
that is disgusting. This is a high quality game that deserves much more.
It actually pisses me off.. I love this series so much, bought all of them. I feel like 6 could actually be popular!! it seems like the gameplay has finally been brought to current gen which us westerners might accept.
IronicSonic
Member
Thinking in import it even though I have none japanese knowledge
BigEmil
Junior Member
Shall be my new thumbs up gif
It's very text heavy etc you won't get much enjoyment out of it if you don't understand anything
They already said nothing is being removed for 0's localization.
I think you've got it backwards. It's Japan where nudity is not allowed in console games, they censor console versions of eroge and western games that feature nudity.
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
This is the really important stuff.
I can't wait to waste hours playing darts and mahjong again.
I think 3 was the best selling one in the US with around 70k. 1 sold about 50k, if I recall correctly.
2 and 4 were at like 25k.
Not sure what the European sales are like.
I can't wait to waste hours playing darts and mahjong again.
I think 3 was the best selling one in the US with around 70k. 1 sold about 50k, if I recall correctly.
2 and 4 were at like 25k.
Not sure what the European sales are like.
Son Of Sparda
Member
We can finally participate in an actual Baseball game. THANK GOD!
Also, very happy to see the Darts getting changed drastically.
Honestly that's more than I expected. I think Yakuza Dead Souls sold less than 10k in the west which is criminally low.
Also, very happy to see the Darts getting changed drastically.
Honestly that's more than I expected. I think Yakuza Dead Souls sold less than 10k in the west which is criminally low.
Gentleman Jack
Member
Yakuza 3 Golf made me abandon ever trying to platinum anything in the series. Just beating the shogi minigame in 2 was enough of a nightmare for me, thanks.
allenpergallon
Member
Well it didn't help that Dead Souls is the worst Yakuza game by far. The combat in that game is just dreadful.
People are always getting that backwards.
I've joked that if Sega really wanted to make the localizations worth it, they'd put in all the smut people think are in these games (strippers, porn mags, etc) for the Western version and watch a bunch of Japanese fans reverse import them. I think part of the reason Yakuza 3 sold well is people thought the cut hostess scenes meant the games are a lot dirtier than they actually are.
thehillissilent
Member
#dead
Son Of Sparda
Member
I agree, but when you consider that other garbage like ORC manage to sell 2 million copies in less than a year, Yakuza Dead Souls dreadful sells just tell you how little interest the western audience has in the Yakuza brand.
family_guy
Member
The livecam stuff probably will get cut if it comes out over here.
lucebuce12
Member
Being on PC would do wonders for the series. More streamers would also get into the series which would definitely give it a boost too.
Gentleman Jack
Member
Although if history is any kind of teacher it will be over licensing costs more than it will be about the ESRB.
And nothing of value will have been lost.
lucebuce12
Member
You shut your mouth!
styl3s
Member
If you compare the cuts to 3 to 4 and see how they really wanted to not cut anything out who knows if we get it.
Seems like they really wanted 4 to come out untouched they cut Answer X Answer because of how much work it would of taken. Doesn't bother me if it's cut or not personally and although i don't get upset when things are censored when they come here and things taken out because of that i understand people do want it so i always side with put it in and give people the option to experience it that way or the censored way.
Gentleman Jack
Member
I mean if it gets localized and if that creepy shit makes it over, fine. I just won't care if/when it doesn't.
There's no reason for them to remove it unless the actresses don't consent to having their likenesses used in the western version or something. It wouldn't be disallowed by the ESRB, it's not like they get naked or anything because that wouldn't even be allowed in Japan because of CERO.
I personally blame SEGA for the series failure in the West. They did nothing to combat the word-of-mouth misconception of it being a poor GTA clone in the early days then proceeded to not advertise the sequels. They had a great fucking chance of getting this series a big audience in the West with Ishin. There was a low amount of PS4 games at the time and people were hungry. But nope, fuck that.
Less far than The Yakyuken Special for Sega Saturn.
Japan and the west have flip-flopped on the stance of video game console nudity since those times.
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
Member
this game is life
Son Of Sparda
Member
They are keeping these stuff in western release of Y0. I reckon they won't touch them in Yakuza 6 either if it comes to west.
lucebuce12
Member
If GTA 5 can have you picking up prostitutes and have them "service" you in First Person no less , then I think this game should be fine.
Radical Edward
Member
Please announce a worldwide release, Sega. I need this game. I am already convincing everyone I know to buy yakuza 0
Son Of Sparda
Member
I would recommend you to start with Yakuza 4. It has recaps of the earlier titles in its menu and it's a great entry point for newcomers/people who don't remember much about older games, since it announces 3 new protags including the GOAT Shun Akiyama.
And although Yakuza 5 is the better game overall, I liked the story in Yakuza 4 better.
If it comes, it will be after 0. I think they may skip it and just go straight to localizing 6, though.
tiebreaker
Member
Amazing
The Bankslammer
Member
look sega im just sayin
itd be real neat if those maimai cabs were playable
IrishNinja
Member
i love the yakuza cycle: im out here counting the days till 0 in january & keeping an outside hope that kiwami gets localized, and then TGS videos for 6 pour in and kill so much hype, haha
swear to god a year plus from now illl be doing this with 6 and drooling over kiwami 2 screens or some shit
it's already a Kiryu sim, just been expanding since then
swear to god a year plus from now illl be doing this with 6 and drooling over kiwami 2 screens or some shit
it's already a Kiryu sim, just been expanding since then
cj_iwakura
Member
lowhighkang_LHK
Member
Well, if you think about it purely in revenue 100,000 x 60 = 6 million USD.
I'm sure somebody out there is willing to generate that revenue for subbing a game to English. It might not get a physical release, but a western digital release on PSN, I'd think so. And I think that figure might be a bit outdated. I'm not sure but I think they were pleased with how Yakuza 4 and 5 did.