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Yakuza Fan Podcast Episode 8: Fixing The Marketing
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Yakuza 6: Onomichi Jingaicho and Baseball [Famitsu Wednesday]
Welcome back to famitsu wednesdays translated by Chelsea.
This week we get to learn a little more about Onomichi Jingaicho in Hiroshima. There are some unique districts to this area and some interesting restaurants/play spots. Make sure you read the dramatic descriptions for each one, they’re totally worth it.
Not just batting cages! The baseball play spot and team creator is all new for Ryu Ga Gotoku/Yakuza 6. It will have you creating teams, managing players, and playing matches. This thing could be a game unto itself. Don’t forget to scroll down to the bottom to check out all the details.
There’s so much to do in Onomichi Jingaicho!
Ryu Ga Gotoku 6 KIWAMI Demo – [Yakuza Fan Plays]
We finally got our hands on the Ryu Ga Gotoku 6 Kiwami Demo that came out earlier this year. This is my second time through just pointing out the changes in the battle system, eating, and Kamurocho! Loving the changes so far and feel more empowered than ever!
Thanks to Kamurocho Haduken for hooking us up. Go check out his channel!
Forging The Dragon [Part 2] – Inspirations
The adventures of Nagoshi and his team continue in our latest episode! We learn of his personal tragedy that inspired the story and the ultimate gamble with his career proving to SEGA how serious he was about creating Ryu Ga Gotoku.
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PSA: Yakuza 6 DX Pack up for preorder on Play-Asia!
Ryu Ga Gotoku 6 Poetry of Life. is finally up for preorder on Play-Asia with Ebten SEGA DX Pack that includes the shot glasses, plate, and soundtrack! If you’re gonna grab Ryu Ga Gotoku 6 at launch make sure you do through our links below so we get a kickback to keep the lights on around here!
New Yakuza 6 tie in jewelry is exquisite. Pricey
Thanks to this wonderful tie in with IVX JAPAN Ryu Ga Gotoku inspired jewelry is now available for...
Ryu Ga Gotoku 6 TGS 2016 Demo & Nagoshi Signing at BIC CAMERA
From yesterday’s Ryu Ga Gotoku 6 demo event at BIC CAMERA in tokyo Nagoshi-san was on site to sign some autographs while fans got a chance to play the Yakuza 6 TGS 2016 demo giving the public their first hands on experience with both Kamurocho and Jingaicho.
Yakuza Fan Podcast Episode 7: The Shenmue
We’re doing this way too late again but we still have the energy to talk about Shenmue vs Yakuza, the ESRB, and Yakuza 0’s marketing plan. Things actually stay on track this week!
In this episode we go over:
– Yakuza 0 ESRB Ratings Live
– The Student Has Become the Master: Why Yakuza Is Better Than Shenmue By John Robertson
– Retailer exclusive preorder bonuses
– Next famitsu update will be..
Yakuza 0 Localization Producer Scott Strichart takes us Behind the Scenes
More Yakuza 0 marketing?! You better believe it. Keep these coming SEGA!
Yakuza 0 is one of the best jumping in points for those new to the series, but there’s still a little bit of legwork to figure out what’s going down in Kamurocho (the fictional red light district of the Yakuza series) when players take control of protagonist Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima next year.