Japan is turning its attention to the one-year anniversary of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake. The tragic disaster not only destroyed lives, it took them.
https://lastchance.cc/earthquake-crisis-brings-out-the-best-in-japans-gaming-5780916%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Last spring, Yakuza: Dead Souls (then, it was called Yakuza: Of the End) was slated for a March 17 release. Out of respect for the earthquake victims, the game was pushed back to summer 2011.
https://lastchance.cc/why-zombie-yakuza-game-is-being-delayed-so-long-5793902%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
This week, as the Japanese media is looking back at a year after the quake (check out the most recent Famitsu), Segaās America branch is releasing a localized version Yakuza: Dead Souls on March 13āonly two days after the quakeās one year anniversary.
https://lastchance.cc/what-japanese-game-companies-have-done-for-japan-since-5891511%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
With similar before-after earthquake comparisons appearing in the Japanese media, itās strange to look at these screenshots so close to the earthquakeās anniversary.
Of course, game makers shouldnāt have to tread carefully with such imagery forever; however, March 11 is the first anniversary. The entire nation of Japan will stop. Americans can relate, Iām sure; remember the first anniversary of 9/11?
Releasing Dead Souls only days after March 11, itās as though Sega of America has completely forgottenāor worse, thinks Americans have.
Before and After the Zombie Devastation in Yakuza: Dead Souls [PlayStation.Blog]
