SEGA Confirms Yakuza Wii U is an Experiment

By Jorge Ba-oh 28.05.2013 3

SEGA Confirms Yakuza Wii U is an Experiment on Nintendo gaming news, videos and discussion

SEGA have highlighted that the upcoming release of Yakuza on Wii U is intended to be an audience experiment.

Instead of dedicating resources into creating a brand new Yakuza experience for Wii U, SEGA are releasing an HD version of the first two games on Nintendo's system later this year. In an interview, producer Toshihiro Nagoshi noted how the release is an experiment to see how many Wii U owners pick up the game, "to see how people respond", before considering new titles like Yakuza for the platform.

As for the 3DS, there aren't any plans for a Yakuza release, "I'd do it if it were okay to have a Yakuza game without many people walking around the city... But it would be forcing it, no?"

What do you think of the idea - is there room on Wii U for more mature titles like Yakuza?

Box art for Ryu ga Gotoku 1 & 2 HD for Wii U
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Yakuza 1 & 2 HD for Wii U

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I see failure on the horizon... Smilie Well, at least they're trying and perhaps by saying it's a test it might spur people on to buy it...maybe? Smilie

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It is hardly a great subject to test with. I don't see many people wanting HD ports of the the weakest games in the series. Surely Yakuza 5 would've been better to 'experiment' with.

I'll be buying it...to help Nintendo out at LEAST but yeah the Yakuza series never really interested me to be honest.

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