Yakuza series makes Nintendo Switch debut in October

Sega’s Yakuza series will make its debut on Nintendo Switch with Yakuza Kiwami on Oct. 24, Nintendo announced during Tuesday’s Nintendo Direct showcase. The game itself is a high-definition remake of the first Yakuza game, first published for PlayStation 2 in 2006.

Perhaps not coincidentally, Amazon Prime Video’s live-action adaptation, Like a Dragon: Yakuza, premieres Oct. 25.

Yakuza Kiwami appears to be a straightforward port to Switch; the trailer Nintendo showed on Tuesday presented all the familiar elements of Yakuza...