When last week's Japanese sales charts arrived, it was looking like Yakuza: Like a Dragon had been a bit of a flop. It didn't do terribly, but it also didn't appear to spark a resurgence for the series in its homeland. However, according to SEGA's Toshihiro Nagoshi -- who oversees the Yakuza franchise -- the latest instalment actually sold very well through the PlayStation Store. So well, in fact, that it almost doubles the game's numbers.
The aforementioned Japanese charts had Yakuza: Like a Dragon down for 157,000 copies, and Nagoshi says that the title has hit 300,000 units overall. This suggests that an additional 140,000 copies or so were sold digitally, making for a much more respectable result.
As ever, though, we're just waiting for that Western release date. It'll be interesting to see how well Like a Dragon performs outside of Japan, especially now that the Yakuza series is growing in popularity here in the West.
[source gamestalk.net, via gematsu.com]
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I could be wrong but haven't they been doing better here than Japan of late?
@suikoden As far as I know, this is pretty much the case. I believe the most recent Yakuza games have been equalling Japanese sales here in the West, or thereabouts.
SEGA really should be trying to release these games on the same day worldwide.
We need a release date for this, soon!
Awesome... now release it in the West! Day 1 for me.
I guess digital was the way to go. In Japan anyways.
Wanting this super bad , I agree these should be worldwide release , but I understand there’s some text localisation needed , still doesn’t make me wanna scream and shout - I WAAAANT IT NOOOOOWWW
of course it sold well
what do u expect?
million for a yakuza in japan
stop spreading negativity on playstation
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