{"id":281989,"date":"2024-05-24T19:55:32","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T17:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=333030"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:26:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:26:28","slug":"that-time-when-sega-decided-to-reject-yakuza-convinced-that-it-wouldnt-sell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/that-time-when-sega-decided-to-reject-yakuza-convinced-that-it-wouldnt-sell\/","title":{"rendered":"That time when Sega decided to reject ‘Yakuza’ convinced that it wouldn’t sell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On December 8, 2005, a game by Sega <\/a><\/strong>was released in Japan, destined for greatness. However, at that time, they had no idea of what was about to be unleashed: 19 years have passed, 9 main games, and a good number of spinoffs and variations. And among all of them, they have sold over 21 million units. However, as we now know, initially, they were on the verge of canceling it before even having a chance.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Apparently, Sega didn’t have confidence in ‘Yakuza’ (or, as it’s called now, ‘Like a dragon’). The problem? Of course, the adult theme, which prevented children from playing it and therefore was immediately rejected. It’s important to note that at that time Japanese games had stopped dominating the world and the studio wanted titles that would appeal to the widest possible audience, that could be sold at any time and to anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that wasn’t ‘Yakuza<\/a><\/strong>‘. Think about it for a moment: it is a game that is inherently Japanese and not intended at all for audiences from other countries<\/strong>, it was not intended for women or children, and it certainly didn’t come cheap: approving it was commercial suicide. In the end, it was a relative hit in Japan and sold over a million copies on PS2. Now it’s its own empire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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