Yakuza 3 announced for PS3

[Mr. Gundam]

From this week's Famitsu.

PS3 | Ryu ga Gotoku 3 (aka Yakuza 3)
Sega
Spring 2008
- Set in Edo period in 1605
- fighting styles are fists, one blade, two blade and big blade
- heat action has turned into special moves

Oh yeah, this too.

PS3 | Trusty Bell
Bandai Namco
Spring 2008
- Crescendo and Serenade will be playable
- can change clothes

Wii | Let's Play Together! Namco Carnival
Bandai Namco
December 2007
- Galaga remix, Rally X remix, Pac Motos, Wani Wani Panic remix, Pac n' Roll remix
- multiplayer mode can use Miis

DS | Power Pro-kun Pocket 10
Konami
6 December 2007
- wi-fi play
- dictionary mode included for beginners

PS3/360 | Rainy Woods
MMV
2008
- player is a young recruit in FBI, investigating a murder in a quiet rural town
- game has a morning-day-night cycle and the people of the town change with this cycle
- there is something in the town that is not from this world, apparently

PSP | Bumpy Trot Beagle Battle Tournament
Irem
2008
- multiplayer VS possible
- Bumpy Trot 2 in development for PS3 also mentioned

DS | Space Invaders Extreme
Taito
February 2008
- feature mode and fever mode included
- sounds a bit like what Namco did with Pac-Man CE, i.e. a powered up remix.

PSP | Hajime no Ippo Portable
ESP
This winter
- story mode features illustrations from the manga
- more than 40 characters make an appearance

DS | Bangaioh Tamashii
ESP
This winter
- 4 players via wireless play
- stage editor included

[Howard Alan Treesong]

RYU GA MOTHERFUCKIN GOTOKU MOTHERFUCKIN 3 YEAAAAAH

I hope they call it "Yakuza: Samurai Tales" in the US

[Mr. Gundam]

And it's set in the Edo period, should be pretty awesome.

[Mr. Gundam]

Did anyone notice this?

- Bumpy Trot 2 in development for PS3 also mentioned

Woooo!!! Albeit buggy, the first one was fucking ace.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

you can't play this on nintendo
real games DO what nintenDON'T

[The Sceneman]

Rainy Woods sounds cool, sounds like Shenmue mixed with Resident Evil. Is Yakuza 2 getting translated? I want to play that shit OMG

[Mr. Gundam]

Is Yakuza 2 getting translated? I want to play that shit OMG

More than likely, no.

However, since RGG3 is a prequel, it makes it a lot easier to release in North America. Plus, I'm sure Sony will just about release ANYTHING that isn't pachinko or mahjong in North America right now.

[The Sceneman]

Why the fuck did Yakuza flop in the west anyway? It wasnt amazing but it was still pretty cool.

[Ichirou]

Because it was Sega.

[demi]

Wow, two exclusive characters and you can... change clothes.

[The Sceneman]

Sega  :'(  Im so ashamed that I contributed to their downfall

[Ichirou]

Wow, two exclusive characters and you can... change clothes.

And no achievements!

[Howard Alan Treesong]

did you hear about the new Minter game

Yak Cooze, Ahhh

[Ichirou]

I guess they can't really call this Yakuza anymore... unless they call it Yakuza 3: Before Yakuza Even Existed LOL

After Yakuza bombed hard, Sega better try selling this as a new IP in the States, like Konami did with Lunar Knights.

[abrader]

I really thought Yakuza was was just average - I need to spend more time with it tho.

[bud]

it takes place in ancient japan
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=189552

i've never played these games, but i'd rather have it take place in a modern setting, like the previous ones.

it does look pretty good, though.

[Kyle]

why exclusive? sega's games should be multi-platform.

[bud]

because there are like 10 people in japan who own a 360 and these games sell the most in japan?

[Kyle]

because there are like 10 people in japan who own a 360 and these games sell the most in japan?

what about the US and EU?
sega is making a huge mistake if it's going to support the ps3 only IMO.

[Himu]

i want fucking yakuza 2 dammit

[Mana Knight]

because there are like 10 people in japan who own a 360 and these games sell the most in japan?

what about the US and EU?
sega is making a huge mistake if it's going to support the ps3 only IMO.

The first Yakuza sold 50k copies in the U.S., which is why Sega has ignored the sequel.  360 is strictly popular in the U.S. and the U.K., so there's no use porting a game to a console where it can't sell in the countries it does well in.

[Kyle]

because there are like 10 people in japan who own a 360 and these games sell the most in japan?

what about the US and EU?
sega is making a huge mistake if it's going to support the ps3 only IMO.

The first Yakuza sold 50k copies in the U.S., which is why Sega has ignored the sequel.  360 is strictly popular in the U.S. and the U.K., so there's no use porting a game to a console where it can't sell in the countries it does well in.

lol, the infamous tenchu z was doing better than yakuza in the us then

[demi]

Infamous? I've finished both and Tenchu is the better game. Yakuza is a turd. Don't buy it.

[Kyle]

Infamous? I've finished both and Tenchu is the better game. Yakuza is a turd. Don't buy it.

i'll try tenchu z then, i remember i played wrath of heaven, boy, i just couldn't finish it, there is something wrong with it.

[T234]

So do I, himu.

Maybe I should call up sega and demand it.

The last thing I demanded from a company I got (I got a radio station down here to stop playing a certain song). Before that I was 0-2 (Andrew Vestal would NOT give me an interview as to why he switched with Milkman on the "Japantown" column, and Internet Explorer would NOT stop crashing to the desktop).

[Madrun Badrun]

i want fucking yakuza 2 dammit

Shane in todays 1up yours said it might be coming to north America only with subtitles and the reason it couldn't come sooner is because of Sony policy not to do that but their relaxing this rule now that ps2 needs games. 

[The Sceneman]

i want fucking yakuza 2 dammit

Shane in todays 1up yours said it might be coming to north America only with subtitles and the reason it couldn't come sooner is because of Sony policy not to do that but their relaxing this rule now that ps2 needs games. 

that would be excellent

[Mr. Gundam]

Woohoo!!

[BlueTsunami]

I want to see some Highress screens of Bumpy Trot. Its pretty much Front Mission, isn't it? (SRPG Mecha?)

[Mr. Gundam]

Nope, it's a sandbox mecha action game with some rhythm elements thrown in for good measure.

[bud]

did anyone see the trailer? it looks really good if it's all real time.

[Kyle]

did anyone see the trailer? it looks really good if it's all real time.

it looks like tekken 2 cg lol

[Himu]

i want it but it's no yakuza if it isn't modern day imo