Yakuza I and II Wii u is off the charts!

[Happy Cat]

Update: Fails to enter top 50:
http://segabits.com/forums/index.php?topic=2677.msg58276#msg58276

01./01. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life # <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {εεεε.μμ.ηη} (¥5.480) - 45.793 / 164.947 (-62%)
02./03. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Dream Team # <RPG> (Nintendo) {εεεε.μμ.ηη} (¥4.800) - 28.598 / 204.829 (-12%)
03./00. [3DS] One Piece: Romance Dawn - Bouken no Yoake <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {εεεε.μμ.ηη} (¥5.980) - 24.787 / NEW
04./10. [PS3] Dragon's Crown <ACT> (Atlus) {εεεε.μμ.ηη} (¥8.190) - 20.845 / 138.919 (+52%)
05./04. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life # <ETC> (Nintendo) {εεεε.μμ.ηη} (¥4.800) - 20.036 / 1.350.817 (-6%)
06./02. [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies <ADV> (Capcom) {εεεε.μμ.ηη} (¥5.990) - 18.897 / 309.316 (-53%)
07./09. [PSV] Dragon's Crown <ACT> (Atlus) {εεεε.μμ.ηη} (¥8.190) - 11.153 / 96.008 (-19%)
08./08. [3DS] Youkai Watch <RPG> (Level 5) {εεεε.μμ.ηη} (¥4.800) - 10.460 / 125.578 (-24%)
09./13. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # <ETC> (Nintendo) {εεεε.μμ.ηη} (¥4.800) - 9.933 / 3.364.716 (+3%)
10./12. [WIU] Pikmin 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {εεεε.μμ.ηη} (¥5.985) - 8.969 / 154.704 (-13%)
11./00. [3DS] Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-Kun SP: Rantou Kyousoukyoku <ACT> (Arc System Works) {εεεε.μμ.ηη} (¥4.649) - 8.666 / NEW
12./16. [3DS] Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon <ACT> (Nintendo) {εεεε.μμ.ηη} (¥4.800) - 8.110 / 858.243 (+7%)
13./14. [3DS] Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D <ACT> (Nintendo) {εεεε.μμ.ηη} (¥4.800) - 7.956 / 243.132 (-6%)
14./11. [3DS] Fantasy Life: Link! <RPG> (Level 5) {εεεε.μμ.ηη} (¥4.980) - 7.533 / 36.254 (-28%)
15./00. [PS3] Resident Evil 6: Special Package <ADV> (Capcom) {εεεε.μμ.ηη} (¥3.990) - 7.454 / NEW
16./06. [PS3] The Witch and the Hundred Knights # <RPG> (Nippon Ichi Software) {εεεε.μμ.ηη} (¥7.140) - 7.350 / 72.691 (-54%)
17./00. [3DS] Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger: Game de Kaburincho!! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {εεεε.μμ.ηη} (¥4.980) - 6.939 / NEW
18./20. [3DS] Hoppechan: Tsukutte! Asonde! Punipuni Town!! <ETC> (Nippon Columbia) {εεεε.μμ.ηη} (¥5.040) - 6.426 / 21.279 (+7%)
19./18. [3DS] Little Battlers eXperience W: Ultra Custom <RPG> (Level 5) {εεεε.μμ.ηη} (¥4.400) - 5.890 / 51.215 (-19%)
20./17. [PS3] Earth Defense Force 2025 <ACT> (D3 Publisher) {εεεε.μμ.ηη} (¥6.980) - 5.409 / 235.701 (-27%)

Yakuza I and II came out last week in Japan. Well, that was a short lived experiment. Hopefully iwata paid Nagoshi good or Nagoshi gonna need to slap Iwata silly.

A dear friend informed me of this news a few minutes ago and I just had to share it!

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=76317815&postcount=1

[Ben]

Not saying that the game would have done amazingly either way, but how many times can Sega expect to make money off of this? Not only did the games exist in their original form, they existed in their Low Cost versions, then they existed again in a PS3 HD upscale, and now again?

Sega should have packaged 3 and 4 along with them, then it'd have been a more compelling product. 

[Aki-at]

Not surprised, actually quite expected. Still I am quite curious to see what their shipment number to retailers was.

Not saying that the game would have done amazingly either way, but how many times can Sega expect to make money off of this?

Very little considering how much confidence SEGA had in the product from Nagoshi's particular quotes.

[Trippled]

Maybe it's some royalty payment for Sega, similarly how Namco is developing Smash Bros. for Nintendo, in trade of putting of Tekken Tag 2 on the Wii U.

Nintendo might be asking Sega for something...something is going on for sure..

[CrazyT]

How well did the game(s) do on ps3?

[Shigs]

Wha? I don't get it I'm not seeing it anywh-....ooooooooohhhh.

Well, no chance of it reaching here now. XD

[MadeManG74]

lol, Sega.

[Aki-at]

How well did the game(s) do on ps3?

Over 100,000 units.

On it's debut week it did around 58,138.

[crackdude]

10./12. [WIU] Pikmin 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {εεεε.μμ.ηη} (¥5.985) - 8.969 / 154.704 (-13%)

This makes me laugh everytiem

[CrazyT]

^lol why?

@aki too bad man, i hoped the series could find a new audience. not only is the installbase not large enough, but most probably already got a ps3 is what i assume. hope it wasnt too much of an investment

[Nameless 24]

Such a stupid move on both ends.

SEGA could have picked a better port/exclusive to give Nintendo that could have at least sold better.

No offence to Yakuza of course, but perhaps those who won a Wii U, also own a PS3?

I sense this becoming a collector's item so quickly, going for 10,000 yen in a few years time.

[Happy Cat]

Yakuza 1&2 HD Wii U fails to enter top 50 for first week in Japan

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=652351

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVvRwtzHcWI

[Aki-at]

@aki too bad man, i hoped the series could find a new audience. not only is the installbase not large enough, but most probably already got a ps3 is what i assume. hope it wasnt too much of an investment

No offence to Yakuza of course, but perhaps those who won a Wii U, also own a PS3?

And that is exactly what SEGA wanted to know, was there an audience for Yakuza on the Wii U, however little, or is it likely that the people who own the Playstation 3 version also happened to own a Wii U too.

SEGA was looking to see if they can expand the audience in Japan, that was the purpose of this experiment and it's been answered for SEGA.

[Radrappy]

If this was their idea to expand the audience, it is certainly a terrible one.  A port of Yakuza 4 or 5 would have made infinitely more sense.  Who wants a hd port of two ps2 games?  It wasn't even a major seller when it was released for ps3, why on earth would it do well on a console with a fraction of the install base? 

[Aki-at]

If this was their idea to expand the audience, it is certainly a terrible one.  A port of Yakuza 4 or 5 would have made infinitely more sense.  Who wants a hd port of two ps2 games?  It wasn't even a major seller when it was released for ps3, why on earth would it do well on a console with a fraction of the install base? 

You are basically hitting home my point.

Everyone who wants to play Yakuza has played it or those with the Wii U feel little urge to purchase a Yakuza title. So what audience is there for SEGA to expand upon? Therefore it leaves to reason that there is little, to no, point in porting any Yakuza title to the Wii U as the sales potential is just not there.