Yakuza Tops Charts in Japan, PS3 sales are still slow though!

US, March 14, 2008 - There's good news and bad news for the PS3 out of Japan today. On the positive side of things, Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan!, the PS3 entry in the series known in the West as Yakuza, sold 181,189 units in its first week of sales, making it the third best debut for a PS3 game (after Devil May Cry 4 and Dynasty Warriors 6). But dampening the celebrations is news that the PS3 saw only a modest bump in hardware sales over the period, to 21,008 units. This was despite the release of a new Satin Silver color variation.

Yakuza was at the top of Media Create's sales charts covering March 3 to March 9. Its nearest competitor was Smash Bros. X, which now in its second month of sales managed to shift another 50,401 units. Following these two were Wii Fit with 48,984 units and PS2's Gundam Musou Special with 39,119 units.

Metroid Prime 3 followed with 32,388 units in its first week of release, besting Wii Sports (Nintendo, Wii, 18,765), Soma Bringer (Nintendo, DS, 17,276), Doraemon (Sega, DS, 16,997), Musou Orochi (Koei, PSP, 15,902) and Everyone's Common Knowledge Training (Nintendo, Wii, 14,454). Doraemon and Common Knowledge both debuted over the period.

In the hardware race, not only did Yakuza and the new color fail to give the PS3 a major numbers boost, but it also failed to push the system ahead of its competitors. Wii was the number one system once again at 57,068 units. PSP came in close at second with 53,924 units, besting the DS Lite's 48,658 units. Closing off the list, as usual, were the PS2 at 10,429 and the Xbox 360 at 2,891 units.

The DS has now officially crossed the 22 million mark in Japan, according to Media Create.

I got Yakuza last week and i thought it was really good but i havent had time to finish it, While i was playing this i thought to myself wouldnt it be great if there were some more sequels with a bit more polish and yet theirs two others.

Does anyone know where i can get two and when the thirds going to get translated to english.

This game scored a 4.5 somewhere, it really bothers me that Japenese Players would rather buy a Ps3 and this crap game and not Bioshock and a 360. Biased to an extreme.Cubs360

You're biased to the extreme expecting japanese people to like what you like.

[QUOTE="Cubs360"]This game scored a 4.5 somewhere, it really bothers me that Japenese Players would rather buy a Ps3 and this crap game and not Bioshock and a 360. Biased to an extreme.azad_champ

You're biased to the extreme expecting japanese people to like what you like.

Its not about that, its a Fact that Bioshock is one of the best games ever made and Yakuza is not even worthy of mention in the same sentence as Bioshock, but still Japanese would rather be bent over and pay more for a Ps3 and play worse games, all because 360 is an American Console!

[QUOTE="azad_champ"]

[QUOTE="Cubs360"]This game scored a 4.5 somewhere, it really bothers me that Japenese Players would rather buy a Ps3 and this crap game and not Bioshock and a 360. Biased to an extreme.Cubs360

You're biased to the extreme expecting japanese people to like what you like.

Its not about that, its a Fact that Bioshock is one of the best games ever made and Yakuza is not even worthy of mention in the same sentence as Bioshock, but still Japanese would rather be bent over and pay more for a Ps3 and play worse games, all because 360 is an American Console!

Or you know, maybe because they like those types of games. Seriously, I don't see why it should bother you so much that they don't go crazy for games like Bioshock.

[QUOTE="Cubs360"][QUOTE="azad_champ"]

[QUOTE="Cubs360"]This game scored a 4.5 somewhere, it really bothers me that Japenese Players would rather buy a Ps3 and this crap game and not Bioshock and a 360. Biased to an extreme.Lionheart08

You're biased to the extreme expecting japanese people to like what you like.

Its not about that, its a Fact that Bioshock is one of the best games ever made and Yakuza is not even worthy of mention in the same sentence as Bioshock, but still Japanese would rather be bent over and pay more for a Ps3 and play worse games, all because 360 is an American Console!

Or you know, maybe because they like those types of games. Seriously, I don't see why it should bother you so much that they don't go crazy for games like Bioshock.

Its not just Bioshock dude, its all types of games, even JRPG's. If these games were on Ps3 they would sell through the roof and I am sure Wii would not be running away with Japan.

[QUOTE="azad_champ"]

[QUOTE="Cubs360"]This game scored a 4.5 somewhere, it really bothers me that Japenese Players would rather buy a Ps3 and this crap game and not Bioshock and a 360. Biased to an extreme.Cubs360

You're biased to the extreme expecting japanese people to like what you like.

Its not about that, its a Fact that Bioshock is one of the best games ever made and Yakuza is not even worthy of mention in the same sentence as Bioshock, but still Japanese would rather be bent over and pay more for a Ps3 and play worse games, all because 360 is an American Console!

BioShock is alright, but not one of the best games ever made... and maybe the Japanese have different tastes?

[QUOTE="Cubs360"][QUOTE="azad_champ"]

[QUOTE="Cubs360"]This game scored a 4.5 somewhere, it really bothers me that Japenese Players would rather buy a Ps3 and this crap game and not Bioshock and a 360. Biased to an extreme.thrones

You're biased to the extreme expecting japanese people to like what you like.

Its not about that, its a Fact that Bioshock is one of the best games ever made and Yakuza is not even worthy of mention in the same sentence as Bioshock, but still Japanese would rather be bent over and pay more for a Ps3 and play worse games, all because 360 is an American Console!

BioShock is alright, but not one of the best games ever made... and maybe the Japanese have different tastes?

I consider it one of the best ever, definately for this Gen.

This game scored a 4.5 somewhere, it really bothers me that Japenese Players would rather buy a Ps3 and this crap game and not Bioshock and a 360. Biased to an extreme.Cubs360

[QUOTE="thrones"][QUOTE="Cubs360"][QUOTE="azad_champ"]

[QUOTE="Cubs360"]This game scored a 4.5 somewhere, it really bothers me that Japenese Players would rather buy a Ps3 and this crap game and not Bioshock and a 360. Biased to an extreme.Cubs360

You're biased to the extreme expecting japanese people to like what you like.

Its not about that, its a Fact that Bioshock is one of the best games ever made and Yakuza is not even worthy of mention in the same sentence as Bioshock, but still Japanese would rather be bent over and pay more for a Ps3 and play worse games, all because 360 is an American Console!

BioShock is alright, but not one of the best games ever made... and maybe the Japanese have different tastes?

I consider it one of the best ever, definately for this Gen.

But I don't. And it seems, the Japanese agree.