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What is the game called, actually?

This series originates in Japan where it is called 龍が如く or Ryū ga Gotoku in anglicised form. This translates to "Like a Dragon". The American arm of the publishers SEGA decided to go for the title Yakuza instead, despite the games' main character's attempts to not be a yakuza.

Sales Statistics

Courtesy of VGChartz dotcom.

Yakuza 4

Total Units

North America:	0.12m	13.4%
+ Europe:	0.08m	9.7%
+ Japan:	0.63m	72.6%
+ Rest of the World:	0.04m	4.3%
= Global	0.86m

Global First Ten Weeks (Units)

Week Ending	Week	Weekly	Change	Total
20th March 2010	1	381,324	N/A	381,324
27th March 2010	2	80,354	-78.9%	461,678
03rd April 2010	3	32,756	-59.2%	494,434
10th April 2010	4	17,573	-46.4%	512,007
17th April 2010	5	9,548	-45.7%	521,555
24th April 2010	6	7,208	-24.5%	528,763
01st May 2010	7	6,630	-8.0%	535,393
08th May 2010	8	5,918	-10.7%	541,311
15th May 2010	9	3,685	-37.7%	544,996
22nd May 2010	10	1,913	-48.1%	546,909

Global Annual Summary (Units)

Year	Yearly	Change	Total
2010	570,180	N/A	570,180
2011	237,164	-58.4%	807,344
2012	53,992	-77.2%	861,336

USA First Ten Weeks (Units)

Week Ending	Week	Weekly	Change	Total
19th March 2011	1	14,001	N/A	14,001
26th March 2011	2	7,686	-45.1%	21,687
02nd April 2011	3	4,591	-40.3%	26,278
09th April 2011	4	2,667	-41.9%	28,945
16th April 2011	5	3,135	17.5%	32,080
23rd April 2011	6	2,199	-29.9%	34,279
30th April 2011	7	1,592	-27.6%	35,871
07th May 2011	8	920	-42.2%	36,791
14th May 2011	9	824	-10.4%	37,615
21st May 2011	10	1,058	28.4%	38,673

USA Annual Summary (Units)

Year	Yearly	Change	Total
2011	82,009	N/A	82,009
2012	24,007	-70.7%	106,016

Europe First Ten Weeks (Units)

Week Ending	Week	Weekly	Change	Total
19th March 2011	1	11,256	N/A	11,256
26th March 2011	2	7,685	-31.7%	18,941
02nd April 2011	3	6,379	-17.0%	25,320
09th April 2011	4	4,296	-32.7%	29,616
16th April 2011	5	4,015	-6.5%	33,631
23rd April 2011	6	4,075	1.5%	37,706
30th April 2011	7	2,643	-35.1%	40,349
07th May 2011	8	1,443	-45.4%	41,792
14th May 2011	9	1,146	-20.6%	42,938
21st May 2011	10	931	-18.8%	43,869

Europe Annual Summary (Units)

Year	Yearly	Change	Total
2011	65,661	N/A	65,661
2012	17,808	-72.9%	83,469

Japan First Ten Weeks (Units)

Week Ending	Week	Weekly	Change	Total
20th March 2010	1	381,324	N/A	381,324
27th March 2010	2	80,354	-78.9%	461,678
03rd April 2010	3	32,756	-59.2%	494,434
10th April 2010	4	17,573	-46.4%	512,007
17th April 2010	5	9,548	-45.7%	521,555
24th April 2010	6	7,208	-24.5%	528,763
01st May 2010	7	6,630	-8.0%	535,393
08th May 2010	8	5,918	-10.7%	541,311
15th May 2010	9	3,685	-37.7%	544,996
22nd May 2010	10	1,913	-48.1%	546,909

Japan Annual Summary (Units)

Year	Yearly	Change	Total
2010	570,180	N/A	570,180
2011	53,138	-90.7%	623,318
2012	2,003	-96.2%	625,321

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