Yakuza Kiwami Releases October 24 for Switch - News

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Puiblisher Sega and developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio have announced Yakuza Kiwami will launch for the Nintendo Switch on October 24.

"The Yakuza series is coming to Nintendo Switch for the first time on October 24 with Yakuza Kiwami!" reads the description to the trailer. "Take the fall for a murder and emerge from prison 10 years later to yakuza clans on the brink of a war that hurtles you on an intense journey of love, humanity, and betrayal, fueled by your fists and unyielding resolve, set against a bustling red-light district in modern day Japan."

View the announcement trailer below:

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Leynos (on 27 August 2024)

Interesting. I wonder why Kiwami and not Zero.

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Zkuq Leynos (on 27 August 2024)

Sadly I haven't played the series (yet!), but isn't a remake of the first game a natural starting point? Chronological order isn't necessarily the best order to play a series.

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Leynos Zkuq (on 30 August 2024)

0 is the best starting point. Kiwami almost feels like DLC next to 0 and 0 sets up a lot of things to have a more meaningful impact.

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Mr Puggsly Leynos (on 30 August 2024)

I imagine Sega felt this will do a better job and hooking players than Zero would. I didn't play through Zero, but it felt like the game had a less serious tone than the original Yakuza as well.

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Leynos Mr Puggsly (on 30 August 2024)

0 has the best story in the franchise. It goes places and it's damn serious. Legit cried at the end. Yakuza series the main story is always serious. The SUbstories which are sidequests are usually tension breakers so they can range from amusing to full on goofy. Plus a lot of mini games/arcades and such to distract yourself.

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TheTitaniumNub Mr Puggsly (on 31 August 2024)

Not at all, Yakuza 0 is arguably the best in the series.

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SuperNintend0rk (on 29 August 2024)

Nice to see that this series will be making its debut on Switch, and hopefully this means more games are on the way.

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rapsuperstar31 (on 27 August 2024)

Fantastic game, but after playing it you're going to want to play the whole series. Hopefully all Yakuza games are coming as well to the Switch and or Switch 2.

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Lukas85 (on 27 August 2024)

Is it good?

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Leynos Lukas85 (on 30 August 2024)

yes

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KratosLives (on 27 August 2024)

Great for my fellow switch gamers

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