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SEGA and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio have announced that Yakuza: Like A Dragon has sold 1.8 million copies worldwide.

In terms of sales, the action-RPG moved 400,000 in its native Japan and sold an additional 1.4 million overseas, which is impressive considering at one point the franchise barely made a dent in the US and Europe. Yakuza: Like A Dragon is also a major turning point for the series, as it ditches the arcade brawling for street fights and replaces it with turn-based combat similar to a JRPG.

[Source – SEGA]

Yakuza: Like A Dragon Has Sold 1.8 Million Copies Worldwide - PlayStation Universe

Yakuza: Like A Dragon sales have hit 1.8 million worldwide, Sega has announced.

www.psu.com

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Awesome stuff. I remember when this series sold so poorly overseas fans had to practically beg and they would cut out mini games just to save on translation costs. (just noticed after typing this that the quote in the OP says the same thing lol)

Never forget.

 

[Team Andromeda]

This game is just crazy and I love it

 

[IAmRei]

This game series is basically what i imagined when i was in rpg era. What if my life is turn based rpg, and such back then. I'm glad i can play this series, full of wild things yet still quite fun. Also im glad if the sales are great these days. This series need to be known even more.

 

[tusharngf]

I prefer TURN BASED COMBAT instead of stupid button mashing with no strategy.

 

[F31 Leopard]

 

[Thief1987]

I prefer TURN BASED COMBAT instead of stupid button mashing with no strategy.

You prefer slow button pressing with no strategy?

 

[MiguelItUp]

Just so happy to have seen this series get more and more love over the years. It's definitely deserving of it IMO.

 

[Zheph]

I quite enjoyed 7 but I think there is too much content in 8... it's a weird criticism idk but it feels severly bloated for me and I struggle to enjoy it all (keep in mind that I like to do 100% completion)

 

[30yearsofhurt]

 

[Hudo]

How much money did they make off of charging players for NG+? (I like the game a lot but I won't pay extra for NG+, fuck you, Sega)

 

[ungalo]

Are we talking about Infinite Wealth or the one before ? I'm confused.

 

[kurisu_1974]

Are we talking about Infinite Wealth or the one before ? I'm confused.

The first one, article is from last year.

 

[Thief1987]

Are we talking about Infinite Wealth or the one before ? I'm confused.

Hint: Date of the OP

 

[Caio]

This Game deserves all the great sales it's having and more. Congrats Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio !!!

 

[Bkdk]

Love the main cast, also I love how RGG manage to make even all the randon hawaiian white blonde girls look so attractive, it gives purpose of the camera mode. However they really need a change in the story direction, make yakuza truly yakuza and not all this help yakuza to be good person in society crap, it's such a boring and uninteresting main objective. Despite overall finding this game enjoyable, if the story direction is helping yakuza to be normal legal citizen again, I really don't think I could be hype for the next titles.