[pacifika]

They renamed it from Yakuza, so it lost name recognition, not surprisingly.

[m4rtink]

Isn't it the other way around, woth "like a dragon" being the actual japanese name of those games ?

[shinymark]

You’re right but it was called Yakuza in the west for many years. I don’t know if they made the right decision or not renaming it but it is interesting to consider if it made an impact in one way or another on sales.