The social spin-off of the Shenmue series Shenmue City terminated the service on December the 26th after about a year of operation, leaving Shenmue fans orphaned of their favorite franchise once again.
Not every game makes its way to North America. In many cases, this is understandable; train simulators and anime dating games wouldn’t find the same audience over here as they do overseas. But what about the games that seem like a good fit? Some of them are installments in well-known series, while others come from respected development studios. The following list breaks down the top 10 games that could have made it big in North America if things had been different.
Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki speaks to NowGamer about Shenmue City and the future of the Shenmue games...
It will happen one day... But then no one will buy it (like the first two games) and that'll be it for the series.
Suzuki needs to make sure that the third game finishes the story.
I hope it will happen too, i dont care if it sells or not, thats down to SEGA to get right. I just want to know wat happens ffs !! i have been waiting for 9 years now !! i so wanna see Ryo tear Lan Di a new one.
... the problem of the first Shenmue games were the horrible marketing by Sega (as usual), DC pirating, and the horrible dub.
If they make a worthy Shenmue 3, I'm sure many people will pick it up. If they fuck it up again somehow (as Sega has a tendency of doing), then yeah, nobody will buy it.
Just imagine a HD gorigeous Shenmue, collecting all kinds of stuff in a large beautiful city, playing Sega classics in the arcades, etc etc...
The possibilities to make this game absolutely GREAT are endless.
The yakuza series have been a sales ujjgernaut so far .
There is no reason Shenmue couldnt perform likewise , especially with the cult aura it now got
As much as I loved Shenmue, we are starting to act like those people who believe SE will remake FFVII!
I think we might have to accept the fact that it's just over and we won't see any future games.
As long as Sega and Yu Suzuki keep bringing up Shenmue, and even going as far as making a new mobile Shenmue game, there will always be an inkling of hope for the continuation of the series.
The only real issue is development costs vs. profit.
A current gen Shenmue would be quite a huge undertaking. When you consider what Sega AM2 and Suzuki-san had in mind when making the first 2 games on Dreamcast, a very large budget was necessary.
It would be no different this gen. All Sega needs is reassurance that it would sell enough to make a profit, and some financial backing from a publisher such as Sony or Microsoft.
But for now, all I expect is Shenmue HD, and I think that's gonna happen.
... however, if Sega makes the brilliant decision to only release it with the horrible dub, then I won't be buying it!
hd remakes for the first 2 to see if this series will sell just like what ubi is doing with BGAE HD
or better yet put both on a bluray and for 40 i will buy em fix a few minor issues update the graphics and bring the controls to next gen and we have ourself 2 awsome games for 40
The reason Shenmue 3 was cancelled was stupid sites that moved the crowd into believing that the game sucked.Shenmue 3 on the Xbox 360 would be a huge hit and a huge blow to Sony.
"Shenmue 3 on the Xbox 360 would be a huge hit and a huge blow to Sony."
Okay, so Shenmue 3 on the PS3 would be a huge hit and a huge blow to Microsoft. Works both ways.
have you ever wondered why all the remakes are ps3 exclusive?
that's my question if you know the answer let me know on your other account since you have many
Shenmue is STILL to this day my favourite game of all time.
If Yu Suzuki/Sega dont have any plans to release part 3 then at least release a DVD or somthing with some FMV explaining how this epic tale comes to a conclusion.
My thirst for revenge has not yet been quenched :-(
iTZKooPA discusses the release of Yu Suzuki's once promising series.
Will it kill you sega to just release Shenmue 1 and 2 in HD on psn/xbla and based on its sales decide whether shenmue 3 is worth the investment
i want shenmue 1 and 2 HD. we should start a petition.
If Dreamcast is "old school", what the heck are consoles I actually grew up with?
Come on Sega! This game was your #1 game on DC and yet it kills me that this series is not coming back... I rather have this series back then sonic any day...
Good, I don't want some crap social phone game anyway. Give me HD remakes or 3!