Yakuza 0 stock running low in the UK

First no one wanted it, now no one has it …UK Stock of Yakuza 0 is in short supply

[Nyxus]

I'm curious to see the sales numbers for this game, I really hope it will do well in the west.

[Xieldos]

I have a feeling Sega have vastly understocked it

[Why o why]

Got my copy. . . I'm good

[_-EDMIX-_]

Or they underestimated how many people wanted the game, you still have to consider that this is a very Niche series in the West.

[Thatguy-310]

I'm sure it's going to do well. That's why reviews and word of mouth are important. Crazy how these Japanese games have been hitting it out of the park. This year is off to a strong start.

[DigitalRaptor]

I doubt Sega anticipated it to be this popular, so their first shipment will have been constrained.

[isarai]

I'm really glad this is finally catching on in the west, always felt it would with enough exposure

[_-EDMIX-_]

Agreed.

I always felt that a reboot or prequel might have been in order to get everyone on board I believe because of how story oriented the series is they should continue with bringing the rest of the series over to the west and on PlayStation 4 and I believe they should make a remake of Yakuza 2 using the same team that made Yakuza 01 remake.

[rocketpanda]

Agreed, the series hasn't sold too well in the past outside Japan. So it is good news to know the latest in the series is in demand. It is vastly underrated but this time around it looks like it is getting positive acknowledgement.

[kevnb]

Imagine if they marketed it and gave it English voice over?

[SaveFerris]

With the voice actors strike going on, could gamers have ended up with a subpar dub?

[kevnb]

I dont know, but for mainstream appeal you simply must have english vo.

[tyasia0]

I could care less if it has mainstream appeal, the games are better off with out it.

As long as it sells enough to keep Sega translating them for the fans I am happy.

[kevnb]

Why are people so opposed to an English dub for those that would appreciate it? It would obviously have to be optional.

[Yi-Long]

Multiple reasons why people might be opposed:
1: It's not like dub-fans have ever shown solidarity and/or respect towards those who were asking for the original voices to be included (optional), calling them 'weeaboos' and such insults.
2: The game is very Japanese, set in Japan (obviously), and all about Japanese folks. A dub would most likely kill that authenticity.
3: Not to mention the facts many dubs these days are done unprofessionally, with localisation studios taking liberties with translations, throwing in immature memes and jokes and whatever, for their own amusement. Treehouse for example have managed to ruin quite a few releases...
4: It would take even longer to release them in west.
5: It would heavily increase the cost, which is a risk with niche titles like these, so there's a risk that will hold Sega back on releasing these titles and their spin-offs

Etc etc.

Let's make a deal, if 'Yankeeboos' show solidarity with 'Weeaboos', when it comes to the collective appeal of dual-audio being included in releases like Zelda, Kingdom Hearts, etc etc, then we'll return that solidarity by asking Sega and other Japanese studios to consider including English dubs. So everybody might actually get to play these great games in the way they wish they can...

[TheColbertinator]

Gotta agree with YiLong on this one.

This series is meant to be Japanese voiced

[DragonDDark]

They did it before, it did not go well...

[Nyxus]

It's a game that takes place in Japan, with Japanese characters.

[Pozzle]

I don't think it would have made a huge difference for a game like this, tbh. It's already a niche title with very Japanese style, themes, and humor. People who aren't interested in that sort of thing still wouldn't play it even if it had English voices. It was never going to have mainstream appeal because it simply isn't a game aimed at mainstream Western audiences.

[JCW2005]

sadly no dub, sega been hella lazy on this part of the game's localization, at least shenmue 3 is getting english voices.

[tyasia0]

The Japanese voice actors are iconic and have done the voices for these characters in at least 10 games.

I don't want a dub that's probably the only thing that would cause me to stop investing in the series.

[power of Black]

Hah, an English speaking Yakuza? I sure don't want to listen to a pussified Yakuza.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Except they tried that a long time ago and it did not work out too well for them.

The reality is this is a very Japanese game and Sega understands this and they're using this to their strong suit to Market it this way

I honestly believe the best way to release this game to the West is by keeping the original Japanese voice overs simply because the game is about Japan the people from the West could care less if these people are speaking English because they're playing it because of the concept of Japanese gangsters.

Would you want to play a game that was set in the 2000 BC era and everyone just magically spoke English?

I actually believe adding English voice overs ruins some of the authenticity of the game in may be the best way to release it in the west is to maintain the Japanese Concept in the first place.

Sega is one of these companies that very much understands they are very Japanese and they're going to use that towards their advantage

[rocketpanda]

The option would bring some appeal. But the Japanese voice acting is great in the Yakuza franchise, it doesn't need it at this point.

[il-JumperMT]

Fuck dubs. Subs FTW

[IIFloodyII]

As long as the let me choose what language I want I wouldn't mind, make a second playthrough more fun at least, but there's no way the English dub would come close, the Japanese dub has some incredibly good VAs and losing that would be a huge disappointment.

[Bennibop]

Have had to phone all over the place to track down a copy! Manage to get one can't wait to pick it up!

[showtimefolks]

This is good finally I feel like Yakuza is getting the recognition it deserved for a long time

I have mine pre ordered will pick it up Saturday

[Gamist2dot0]

I want to say that's what digital is for, but as a fan of physical, bummer. Sega needs to hurry because other great titles are releasing soon and they might deter some away from this .

[Melankolis]

I'm happy that it's low on stock. So many newcomers want to try Yakuza franchise, and 0 might be the best place to start. Now there's no reason not to make Kiwami 2.

[PlayableGamez-]

Solution print more copies and get that game in gamers hand.

[Rob_Ko]

lol it's actually true, I wanted to buy one today, no luck.

[Razzer]

It is a great game. Enjoying the hell out of it.

[PaleMoonDeath]

I noticed, went to Asda then Tesco, nothing, heading to Game shortly for a copy.

[danbury90]

Good luck, they don't have any in stock, i rang up 4 stores near me and nothing, even there website is out of stock.

[TheGamez100]

I need to get this. Played yakuza 5 on the ps3 as a psplus freebie and really liked it but didnt want to play it because of never having played the previous titles which had me confused on the story. Hope the other titles would come to the ps4 too.

[Majin-vegeta]

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[CrystalFantasy]

As soon as the mainstrean gamers learned you can be a pimp in this game it started selling out

[Majin-vegeta]

😂😂😂

[JMyers]

It was sold out on Amazon UK for the last week!

[IIFloodyII]

Had to buy a digital copy because all the local stores had sold out on day 1, so I'm not too surprised. But It's a fantastic game, so happy it's doing well and likely far exceeding SEGA's expectations.

[feraldrgn]

No no no, wait, to take away from other (unrelated) articles it must actually mean: "Yakuza 0 almost sells out".