Posted by Aaron Webber, Assistant Community Manager, Sega of America. Releasing March 2010, the epic Yakuza saga continues, exclusively on the PlayStation 3.
Earlier this evening, I was talking with a friend, Mr. Ray Almeda, 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 announced today that Yakuza 3 has shipped more than 500,000 copies in just 3 weeks in Japan, and the Yakuza series has shipped 3.2 million copies globally.
Since this title has already been released in Japan, a confirmed release for North America / Europe is required for this game to be listed as a GLS stock.
Sega's PlayStation 3 title Yakuza 3 has topped the Japanese charts on its first week of release, with 372,000 copies sold.
That's according to data from Media Create for the week ended March 3, where six new releases entered the top ten.
If this figure is correct, it would mean that Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 has already debuted in the top ten PS3 game life-to-date sales. As impressive as 300,000 copies sold, it falls short of PS3 first week Japanese big boss Metal Gear Solid 4. The stealth action game shifted 465,000 units.
SEGA has dated yakuza adventure Ryu Ga Gotoku 3, the fourth entry in the franchise known as Yakuza abroad. It will be out February 26, 2009 (in Japan)
No localization info is available.
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