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Jaywood2010 on 18 May 2013

Yakuza 1 & 2 HD bundle hitting Wii U in Japan

May 17, 2013 8:31AM PDT

By Eddie Makuch, News Editor

Upcoming action game collection coming to Nintendo's latest console in Japan this summer; no word on Western release.

Today during a Nintendo Direct presentation, Nintendo announced (viaPolygon) that the Yakuza 1 & 2 HD bundle is coming to Wii U in Japan on August 8. As its name suggests, the collection packs in the first two installments in the PlayStation 2-era action-crime series.

No mention was made of a release for the Yakuza 1 & 2 HD bundle in North America or Europe.

Polygon reports that a trailer for the bundle was shown, displaying upscaled graphics and Wii U-exclusive features. Players can use the GamePad to navigate the game's streets and monitor their characters.

For more on the games within the bundle, check out GameSpot's reviews of the original Yakuza and Yakuza 2.

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Jaywood2010 on 18 May 2013

Do you think the WiiU will also get 3&4?

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cannonballZ on 18 May 2013

I hope it also comes to the US. I would definitely purchase this for Wii U.

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Akvod on 18 May 2013

JayWood2010 said:
Do you think the WiiU will also get 3&4?

All depends on the sales of this bundle probably. If I had to guess, probably not. Most of the interested buyers probably already played 1&2 during the PS2 days, and already played 3&4 on the PS3.

For 3&4 to sell on the WiiU

It would have to have enough enhancements to make it worth buying at full price, as opposed to a probably very high discount for the PS3 versions.

The console itself would have to attract people who didn't buy a PS3, bought a WiiU, is in the male 20+ crowd, and is interested in the mature themes Yakuza dabbles in. I think that most of this demographic already bought a PS3.

Again, it's all just a matter of demographics. The Wii U demographic doesn't fit with the portfolios of games like Yakuza, Battlefield, etc. And only Nintendo can assume responsibility. It's their marketing strategy.

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Jaywood2010 on 18 May 2013

Akvod said:

JayWood2010 said:
Do you think the WiiU will also get 3&4?

All depends on the sales of this bundle probably. If I had to guess, probably not. Most of the interested buyers probably already played 1&2 during the PS2 days, and already played 3&4 on the PS3.

For 3&4 to sell on the WiiU

It would have to have enough enhancements to make it worth buying at full price, as opposed to a probably very high discount for the PS3 versions.

The console itself would have to attract people who didn't buy a PS3, bought a WiiU, is in the male 20+ crowd, and is interested in the mature themes Yakuza dabbles in. I think that most of this demographic already bought a PS3.

Again, it's all just a matter of demographics. The Wii U demographic doesn't fit with the portfolios of games like Yakuza, Battlefield, etc. And only Nintendo can assume responsibility. It's their marketing strategy.

True. I know nintendo is popular in Japan so it makes sense that they are pushing for Yakuza. It would be a very good job by Nintendo if they could pickup the next Yakuza in the series as well for the WiiU.