Sega and Ryu Ga developers Gotoku Studio have revealed this Yakuza: Like a dragon He reached the height 1.8 million copies sold worldwide since its launch in January 2020.
According to the numbers shared by the Japanese company, the total number of games is approx 400 thousand copies in the country aloneWhile 1.4 million copies remain in other markets.
This is certainly a good result, especially considering that we are talking about a series that until a few years ago was considered niche and that Like a Dragon represents, among other things, a breaking point with the old chapters, replacing action battles with alternating clashes, while introducing a new protagonist.
Moreover, it is good to note that in the summer of 2021 Yakuza: Like a Dragon becomes part of the game catalog. Game arcade From Microsoft, where it is still available, while last August it was one of the games included in the basic level of PlayStation Plus, and therefore many players may have taken advantage of the Microsoft and Sony services to play it.
Can Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth do better?
Sega’s data comes just weeks after the launch of its sequel, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, which arrives on PS5, PS4, and Xbox Series consoles. January 26, 2024basically in just over a month.
As shown in our demo, the conditions for a game to definitely keep an eye on are there: a new Hawaiian setting, an engaging story, numerous mini-games and even crazier situations that promise well.
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