The Japanese sure love their karaoke. And Yakuza being a Japanese game will show you how they do it. Obnoxiously carrying a tune while at the same time heating up the women, Kazuma Kiryu entertains us all!
And for those whoa aren’t familiar with Yakuza 3, a demo is now up on the PlayStation store. Banzai! Don’t know why, but I must finish all my Japanese posts with that closure. Banzai!!!
For those of you fortunate enough to play Yakuza, whether it was an import or PS2 title, you know just how good Yakuza plays. While many say it’s a Japanese GTA, or Shenmue done PS3, everyone says Yakuza 3 coming to the US after only being a Japanese title is huge news. Release date of March 2010 is what I have it penciled in for. Anyway here are the screenshots, where you’ll see the Japan crime family in action. You can thank Sega for this…
SEGA announced today they’ll be bringing Yakuza 3 to North America this March. Yakuza 3 was released in Japan in Feb. 2009 to much praise by reviewers, so I’m excited to hear it will be heading our way soon! Let’s just hope SEGA decides to keep the Japanese audio and offer subs as there can be a lot lost in translation since the game has such a heavy Japanese setting.
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[NUMBERS UPDATED] In a stunning turn of events, these preliminary Japan Hardware Sales numbers see Sony’s PSP and PS3 top the handheld and console market respectively. The PS3 finally topped the Nintendo Wii for the top spot in hardware sales in Japan. The release of Yakuza 3 boosted the sales of Sony’s PS3. Many see the Japanese market as the key trend to US sales, so can this jump in hardware sales mean something? It’s not looking good for Xbox 360 fans in Japan, as next weeks release of Resident Evil 5 may boost sales a bit higher for the PS3 even though the game will be released on both the 360 and PS3.
Today in Japan, Yakuza 3 has been released to the public. Many gamers who’ve played the previous iterations, mention the smoothness and great story. There’s no doubt that Yakuza 3 will be a success, our only question here in the western world is, When? When will we see Yakuza 3?
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