Shenmue fans want you!
Posted by Ryan. Filed under Ryan. Tagged with Fan Sites, Fan Stuff.
As all of us should know, Shenmue is one of Sega’s defining games, representing innovation and ambition on the Dreamcast and videogames in general. It’s a masterpiece in every sense of the word, but it’s an unfinished one.
Now, we all know too well that one of us could never sway Sega’s opinion on the matter of releasing Shenmue 3. But some of the Shenmue Dojo community, myself included, have decided to band together and get Sega to at least take note that the fans are still out there, and we want our ending! Hopefully we’ll get some gamers talking about Shenmue again at the same time!
So what can you do to help?
Well If you have a MySpace account, you could check out the Shenmue MySpace Campaign! Add them to your friends list and leave some comments!
You could sign the online petition. Okay, so they don’t usually work, but did you know that Yu Suzuki once mentioned this specific online petition a few years back? So we know that Sega is taking notice! SIGN RIGHT HERE!
You could make a YouTube video for Shenmue. Lots of people have been doing it just that. Add it to THIS GROUP!
What about using your IGN account to add Shenmue 3 to your wish list? It increases popularity for the game.
Do you go to any forums we don’t? You could always make a Shenmue-related topic to get people talking.
Got any of your own ideas, or want to talk about this more with others? Join the SHENMUE DOJO FORUMS, and go to the Shenmue Campaign section.
If you happen to be a good website designer with some time on your hands, and this kind of thing has taken your interest, why not get in contact with me at ryan@seganerds.com. I have a website that needs work and no one to help me!
This is for all you Shenmue fans out there!
Comments on this article
There have been 29 responses to this article.
I go to SoA. You are not ALLOWED to make any Shenmue 3 topics.
SEGA don’t really care about IGN either.
And soon, copyrighted stuff will be deleted on YouTube, including videos with Shenmue stuff in them.
Wow, SEGA really don’t want Shenmue 3, do they?
Pur
Posted August 28th, 2007 at 9:56 am.
The only reason you cant make topics on SEGA is because there so many in the past, Sega dont read the SoA forums anyway that rule was put in place by mods who are really just members of the community.
Ryan
Posted August 28th, 2007 at 10:13 am.
So, if they don’t read the official forum, they’re going read unofficial ones?
Yeah right.
Pur
Posted August 28th, 2007 at 10:44 am.
What are you talking about? When did I ever suggest they did read unofficial ones?
Not to mention Sega of Europe have noticed this website,
We have been asked by Sega of America to go to test games and have reviewed games sent from them before. I have every reason to think SEGA will be taking note of what we do.
Ryan
Posted August 28th, 2007 at 10:48 am.
Signed!
Saphion
Posted August 28th, 2007 at 10:58 am.
I know that people within Sega do take notice to some Sega fan sites (like Sega Nerds) and big multi-sites (like IGN).
It’s not totally out of the question that Sega could be checking around to see what fans want.
Whether those people that do look at the various sites have any ‘power,’ I don’t know. But there is always a chance something could happen (have you never watched a Disney movie before?!)
While it could be a long shot, I think spending a couple of minutes signing up for something, is a small price to pay, if we do get Shenmue.
Graham
Posted August 28th, 2007 at 12:13 pm.
None of that changes the fact that Shenmue lost Sega a ton of money. Videogames are a business, and Sega’s not going to be making any games that have shown not to make money. This is also why Yakuza 2 will probably never be released outside of Japan.
Nathan
Posted August 28th, 2007 at 12:40 pm.
“I know that people within Sega do take notice to some Sega fan sites (like Sega Nerds) and big multi-sites (like IGN).
It’s not totally out of the question that Sega could be checking around to see what fans want.”
Ha! What nonsense!
On an ENTIRELY UNRELATED TOPIC, I think Phantasy Star Online DS would be infinitely awesome.
Saphion
Posted August 28th, 2007 at 12:49 pm.
But didn’t SEGA say the Yakuza series did something like 1.7 million worldwide units sold, taking into a account Yakuza did about 700,000, and Yakuza 2 did 550,000, its safe to assume Yakuza did something like 500,000 + in Europe.
So I like have no idea why they haven’t released Yakuza 2 in Europe, it was pretty successful there.
Also well sign in a moment or two, but I’d bet the game wouldn’t sale well with the crowd thats on the PS3 and Xbox 360.
Aki-at
Posted August 28th, 2007 at 12:59 pm.
The level of functionality in a Shenmue game on the Wii would be nothing short of mind blowing.
Saphion
Posted August 28th, 2007 at 1:06 pm.
NO SHENMUE FOR THE WII.. HELL NO.
When it comes to Shenmue and Panzer Dragoon I’m a graphics whore and only the best graphics will do.
Wii? blarg!
Ryan
Posted August 28th, 2007 at 3:00 pm.
Really? Sega reads fansites? then Sega, RELEASE YAKUZA 2 IN EUROPE, and Shenmue 3 of course xd
landman
Posted August 28th, 2007 at 3:03 pm.
Im not saying they all gather around reading our site every day before work starts or anything.
I’m just saying they have taken note of us before.
Ryan
Posted August 28th, 2007 at 3:05 pm.
Come on SEGA! WE WANT SHENMUE 3!
and you should announce it sooner!
alimn
Posted August 28th, 2007 at 3:13 pm.
You can also donate to a PayPal account for Shenmue Magazine very soon.
Dennis
Posted August 28th, 2007 at 6:58 pm.
signed.
peck_ed
Posted August 29th, 2007 at 1:14 am.
Hey peck!
Ryan
Posted August 29th, 2007 at 2:02 am.
looking forward to the Shenmue Mag.
George
Posted August 29th, 2007 at 1:18 pm.
Shenmue sold very well, it’s production values are what kept it from earning money. Next gen costs are down, Gears of War only cost $9 million, they can afford to make Shenmue III now :)
2nd Opp
Posted August 30th, 2007 at 12:47 am.
Hey there 2nd Opp! ITS Sharky (go under the name Ryan working here)
Great to see you!
Ryan
Posted August 30th, 2007 at 1:43 am.
Good luck with the campaign…I’ve already participated in two of those events (MySpace and petition signing), so I’m released of any bounds and chains.
;-P
Henry Spencer
Posted August 30th, 2007 at 9:42 am.
If Gears of Wars cost 9million to make they sold more the a million copies at $60 a pop thats a profit of 60 million American Dollars(€44,000,000—Â¥6,000,000,000, whichever currency you prefer) this isn’t including collector edition varible. For Epic to make back money on Gears 1.3% of all XBOX 360 owners would have to purchase one copy of the game. COME ON SEGA HOW IS THERE NOT PROFIT IN MAKING SHENMUE 3!!!!1.4 PERCENT!!!!!!!
Stephen
Posted August 31st, 2007 at 2:50 pm.
WTF? Do we have Willow fans here too?
remay
Posted September 13th, 2007 at 12:02 am.
SHENMUE 3 PLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU’RE KILLING US SEGA!…. I THINK SEGA SANSHIRO NEEDS TO WHACK SOME SENSE INTO YOU!
tom
Posted October 5th, 2007 at 3:52 pm.
I have always been a massive sega fan. Every console they made i backed, but to start a series and not finish it, well you just don’t get that on Sony or Nintendo!, darn! never thought i wud say that.
Just get on with it! save yourselves and us!
dafcjim
Posted October 13th, 2007 at 4:26 pm.
I have now signed the petition.
How about e-mailing Sega: info@segahelp.com
And/or writing to them?
Sega Europe
27 Great West Road
Brentford
Middlesex
TW8 9BW
Can it hurt???
EmJay
EmJayiii
Posted October 15th, 2007 at 1:39 pm.
Yakuza is good.. but it’s no Shenmue
Shenmue already has a huge hype. Even after years of silence. All this hype would explode if it was announced and the profits would rocket to the sky.
oba
Posted October 20th, 2007 at 7:59 am.
After recently playing through the game again, i still get goosebumps when on the rooftop in Kowloon. However, lets not get into debates on which system it should be released on. As long as its released! Suzuki, if you can’t decide which machine to develop for… put it on the PC. Shenmue 3 would probably only sell to harcore Shenmue fans only, so everybody gather your mates and let them see the magic! Unfortunatly it isn’t everyones cup of tea and in my recent conversion tactics my friend said “Where is the gun?”. Pffft, some people don’t know a masterpiece when it smacks them in the face! Graphics to music these games are one in a million and they now need to get into 2nd gear and get it on the production table, if its not there already. I was also reading further above about Sega wanting rid of any Shenmue content from certain area’s including YouTube. Makes me a little curious on what they have to hide, or as Ren would say “This is Fishy!”.
Suzuki has said many a time he wants to finish the series, i also think he will most likely leave a cliff hanger at the end of the third installment, and we will be back to asking for a fourth. If you think about it they could make loads of spin offs from this title too with all the different personality’s in these games!
I do have to say this and that’s if its going to be rushed i would rather it not be released. It wasn’t too clever when they released Shenmue 2 on the DC and it was all in Japanese with subtitles. Superb if you want the feeling of been somewhere outside of Japan. But i like Corey, i think he plays Ryo well.
I have done loads and loads of research to try and get answers, but Sega have got this really close to their chest and information on all the games have been sparse in the past, which includes Shenmue Online.
So Shenmue Online, apparently cancelled, the ideaology behind the game of been able to find your own destiny or finishing the story so to speak, if this was true then it’s probably why it was cancelled and Suzuki probably wasn’t ultimately happy with it. Which then leaves all that development time wasted with a semi programmed game!
Could this be the code they use in Shenmue 3? I have no idea. All i know is, it’s gonna take some time. It’s going to be worth the wait. I believe its been around 7 years now since the last release. So lets look at this and get these campagnes running, Suzuki is watching. I bet he lets his bosses know exactly what he see’s too.
I do think that everybody should convert people into playing Shenmue which will then give us a bigger user base, more signitures, more people to add as friend’s on Myspace and the rest of the above.
So Suzuki, please come out of Warehouse No. 8 and give us what we NEED!
*RANT OVER*
David Taylor
Posted November 23rd, 2007 at 8:56 pm.
Amen. Shenmue 3 Always. ^
Josh
Posted December 24th, 2007 at 8:54 pm.