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[Update:It appears that theHokuto ga Gotokusurvey questionhas been pulled as the team received an adequate sample size. So, here’s hoping we get that localisation announcement real soon, right]
Today is a good day to be a fan of theYakuzaseries. The delayedYakuza 6: The Song of Lifefinally releases internationally, withYakuza Kiwami 2to follow later this year. However, it’s been hard to overlook the elephant in the room, which is the absence of news aboutHokuto ga Gotoku, theYakuzateam’s upcoming game based on the legendaryFist of the North Starseries.
As players have been starting up their brand new copies ofYakuza 6, they’ve been discovering a new survey that has come with the game, which ends on a question we all know the answer to: Are you interested inFist of the North Star?
It’s become clear, given that the subject has featured inmultiple surveys, that it is still possible forHokuto ga Gotokuto remain solely in Japan. To quote the survey itself: “While no localization has been announced at this time, how interested are you in theFist of the North Stargame created by the developers ofYakuza?” Fans can then answer on a five point scale, with “Would not buy it” being the lowest and “Day one! I would pre-order it!” being the highest.
At this point, it can’t be a matter of how wellYakuzatitles sell, as we’ve hadKiwami 2confirmed since the last survey. It has to be a concern over how well those sales will translate to another franchise, as not everyYakuzafan will necessarily buyHokuto ga Gotoku. Sega will also have to take into account the expense of translating the game and having to deal with the license on an international scale. Anime and manga licenses aren’t necessarily cheap to deal with, just look at Namco’s shaky release history with its own licensed titles for proof.
Luckily, the link to the survey has been found, and you may take the survey yourselfhere. Be warned, however, that it is written with the assumption that you have purchasedYakuza 6. Regardless of whether you own a PlayStation 4 or not, if you likeFist of the North Star, or are a fan of theYakuzaseries, just vote to help get this game out of Japan so, at the very least, fans ofFist of the North Starcan have a good game to look forward to.
