Yakuza 3 not being released outside Japan...

By Saiyajin Mui. 31/07/09, 01:31 pm

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To clarify: It was earlier reported that Sega has no plans to release Yakuza 3 stateside. By viewing upcoming release list, Sega still hasn’t made any mention of an upcoming release or revealed plans to release it stateside. However, the statements made earlier are not official Sega statements. Based on Yakuza 2 sales figures, it’s his personal opinion that the game will not sell if it sees release stateside.

Earlier this evening, I was talking with a friend who works in the Sega marketing department, and we did some catching up and had a bit of small talk. Before our conversation ended, though, I asked him about the current status of Yakuza 3 coming stateside. He gave me a blunt answer: No Yakuza 3.

Sega fans and Yakuza fans will be saddened to know that Sega won’t be bringing Yakuza 3 stateside. The reason as to why they won’t be bringing the game over is simple: it won’t sell, he told me. They have a firm stance to believe that would be the case, too. Yakuza 2 has only sold around 40k copies in America on the PS2. The numbers for the original Yakuza aren’t much better.

The series is moderately popular in Japan and the series will stay there. With the recent announcement of Yakuza 4 coming to PS3 in the future, you can bet it won’t see release outside of Japan.
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Nooooooooooo!

I loved that series... It had a great storyline as well as a fun fighting based game mechanic. Also, Bill Farmer (otherwise known as the voice of Goofy) did the voice of one of the characters in the first game. Which I might add is epic.

By Doughtnut_Bandit. 03/08/09, 12:11 pm

According to my work we have access to getting it...

By Saiyajin Mui. 03/08/09, 12:38 pm

Whereabouts do you work?

Oh, and as an update...

Quote :: The internet exploded earlier this week when a member of SEGA's PR team, Ray Almeda, (according to his Twitter) personally stated Yakuza 3 will never be released stateside. He claimed the game would never sell, which is why the company can't justify bringing it over.

But as a member of SEGA's PR team, one should know you never open your mouth about these topics, even with your friends.

So the SEGA lords had to step in and clean up this mess. A spokesperson for the company issued IGN the following statement.

"At this time, we can not confirm nor deny that Yakuza 3 will be coming over to the states. The statement that has been quoted in the news was this person's own opinion and does not reflect the company's stance on the matter. We will keep you posted on any new developments regarding this title."

So there is still hope, Yakuza fans. Keep praying.

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By Doughtnut_Bandit. 03/08/09, 01:09 pm

I'm in charge of ordering the game stock at a video store in wellington ^_^

By Saiyajin Mui. 03/08/09, 01:44 pm

Ahhh... Mind you, the PS3 is region free. Do you guys do imports?

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