Yakuza 3 dodges Western releases

Poor sales beyond Japan blamed Sega North America have confirmed today that they won't be creating a local version of Yakuza 3 for the US market. Apparently, Yakuza 2's lack luster sales total of 40,000 units puts pay to any hopes. The third game is out on the PS3 in Japan, and looks rather nice, although it seems as if this could be the end of the road for Yakuza in Western markets - unless the ...