SEGA Europe have uploaded the latest SEGA Central episode to their Youtube channel, which almost entirely consists of an interview with SEGA’s Toshihiro Nagoshi, the man behind the Yakuza series, but also other SEGA games such as Daytona USA, Scud Race and the Super Monkey Ball series. Among other questions, SEGA Central asked Nagoshi about his most memorable moments of the Yakuza series, and also of his entire career in the gaming industry. They also ask if he has a message for the Yakuza fans. You can view the video below!
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Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE: Nintendo Treehouse Live Demonstration at E3 2016
During the Nintendo Treehouse Live event at E3 2016, Nintendo showed a live demo of Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE. The demonstration went into detail on the battle system, dialogue options, dungeon exploration, unlocking new weapons, class changes, and more. If you’re not sure what this game is about, this will give you a really good overview of what you can expect from it. You can find the video below.
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE will be released next week in North America and Europe on June 24 2016, exclusively for the Wii U.
Atlus Japan Has Uploaded the Entire 1 Hour E3 2016 Presentation for Persona 5 on Youtube
Atlus held a Japanese Niconico live stream during E3, where they had a live gameplay demo, and showed videos of the new party member and cooperation characters. While most of the presentation is in Japanese, some parts are also in English, as they interviewed the fans present at E3 2016. You can take a look at the video below!
Persona 5: New Party Member and Cooperation Characters Introduced
Gematsu have posted an article with details from the special E3 2016 Niconico live stream for Persona 5, where Atlus have revealed the 9th party member, named Goro Akechi. Similar to Naoto in Persona 4, Goro is a high school student but also a detective. The character will be voiced by Sōichirō Hoshi.
Persona 5 E3 2016 Trailer
Atlus has published a four-and-a-half minute long promotional trailer for Persona 5, for use with E3 2016. As with the media we’ve seen recently for the game at E3 2016, this features English subtitles with Japanese voicework.
In related news, John Hardin of Atlus PR maintains that Japanese voice tracks for the characters as DLC is being explored as an option for its Western release, but also suggests that it is not a guaranteed outcome and will not be easy to secure. We’ll keep you posted on any additional news.
Watch the trailer below! And feel free to leave us comments on the newly-released gaming media, or thoughts surrounding the release of these games.
Yakuza 0 E3 2016 Trailer
Haven’t had enough Yakuza 0 Media? Sega of America have uploaded a promotional trailer to their YouTube account for Yakuza 0, to celebrate its appearance at E3 2016. It’s relatively short, and it’s nothing new, but it’s one of those things that are helpful to watch when there’s downtime. Especially if it’s being shown around the convention itself, competing with the dozens of games vying for attention on the floor.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Trailer for E3 2016
Another day of festivities have begun at E3 2016. While there’s an avalanche of media for people to digest, don’t forget about this trailer for Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse. It’s a minute-and-a-half crash course on the game, decked out with some nice music and some quick gameplay scenes. Most of this should be familiar at this point, but hopefully it’ll whet the appetite until it releases.
Yakuza 0 E3 2016 Interviews Featuring Toshihiro Nagoshi and Sam Mullen
Today was a momentous day for the Yakuza franchise. Yakuza 0 made its presence known at E3 2016, and we can hope to see more of the franchise in gaming conventions across the West in the future.
The YakuzaFan tumblr account was able to capture today’s segment of the PlayStation LiveCast that featured an interview with Yakuza series producer and SEGA’s Chief Creative Officer Toshihiro Nagoshi, and Atlus Producer Sam Mullen. It’s nice that Nagoshi could be involved with the interview via Sam’s prompting.
New Persona 5 Gameplay Footage From E3 2016 (UPDATED)
UPDATE: Gamespot have also uploaded a longer video, including John Hardin’s intro before the actual demo reel was played. We also included this video below.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Several videos featuring Persona 5 gameplay footage from E3 2016 have been posted online in recent hours. So far, IGN seems to have the best (off-screen) footage available, as they uploaded a nine minute video to their Youtube channel. You can view it below! An E3 Niconico live stream for the game is planned tomorrow, so expect more news to be posted here later on!
SEGA & ATLUS Announce Their E3 2016 Line-Up, Including Yakuza 0, Persona 5, 7th Dragon III and Project DIVA X (UPDATED)
SEGA and Atlus have issued a new press release announcing their lineup of the games for this year’s E3. For the first time at this event, SEGA and ATLUS will be sharing a stand on the shown floor, located at West Hall Booth #4810. The only actual SEGA Europe title being shown at the stand is Yakuza 0, which will be playable. While Sonic Boom: Fire and Ice is also playable, the title will be published by Nintendo in Europe. SEGA of America on the other hand will also be showing 7th Dragon III Code: VFD, which sadly hasn’t been confirmed for a European release yet. SEGA’s upcoming Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X will apparently not be shown.
UPDATE: Sam Mullen pointed out on Twitter that Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X will be present at E3, despite not being mentioned in the press release below! He also confirmed that the game will be playable, as a three song demo of the PS4 version will be present at the stage.