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Alright, this post is a bit of a break from the normal console speculation. I wanted to get some thoughts on Shenmue 3. Has there been any new news or rumors on this? Do you think it will happen? I *ahem* I mean Ryo needs to get his revenge on Lan Di!

Here are some of the most recent articles regarding Shenmue III:

November 2nd, 2010 - Sega: 'Never say never' on Shenmue 3:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20021465-17.html

March 2nd, 2011 - Yu Suzuki: "I think Sega will let me make it.":
http://www.destructoid.com/yu-suzuki-te ... 5502.phtml

Video:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocuHKHKlFBs[/youtube]

June 2nd, 2011 - Sega: Shenmue 3 requests "Trust me: We hear loud and clear about Shenmue, and we're not going to close our ears to it.":
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/30 ... seriously/

October 14th, 2011 - Shenmue 3 for PS3?:
http://sillegamer.com/2011/10/14/sega-d ... mber-2011/

December 31st, 2011 - Exclusive Interview with Yu Suzuki on Shenmue:
http://www.gamesradar.com/first-shenmue ... -revealed/

Video:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o4MHjEdYpQ[/youtube]

March 3rd, 2013 - Yu Suzuki says he's considering funding Shenmue III with Kickstarter: (Update: It seems this rumor has been greatly exaggerated. Yu Suzuki simply answered "It's a possibility" when asked if he would consider Kickstarter to fund Shenmue III.)
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/04/yu-su ... shenmue-3/

Video:


March 28th, 2013 - Yu Suzuki and Mark Cerny Talk Strategy for Shenmue III?:
http://www.gamefocus.ca/news/19538.html

Video:



June 3rd, 2013 - Play-Asia is claiming that Shenmue III is confirmed for release on PS4. "We have a Hong Kong industry source and it has also been published in local magazines in Hong Kong.":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_K_e3dBpdI

Video:


November 13th, 2013 - Sony Wants to Bring Shenmue to Playstation
http://www.nowgamer.com/news/2157082/so ... ation.html

June 14th, 2013 - Yu Suzuki Posts a Picture of a Forklift on Twitter with the caption "Found at E3"
https://twitter.com/yu_suzuki_jp/status ... 4704141312

That is the $65 million dollar question. Earlier this year, Yu Suzuki hinted that SEGA gave him consent to design Shenmue III, & then later he was promoted to engineer adviser.

I think SEGA is savoring it for thier next console. Otherwise, they would have released another Shenmue a few years ago.

MrSega wrote:Earlier this year, Yu Suzuki hinted that SEGA gave him consent to design Shenmue III, & then later he was promoted to engineer adviser.

Yes, I did read that article. *Fingers crossed*

MrSega wrote: I think SEGA is savoring it for thier next console. Otherwise, they would have released another Shenmue a few years ago.

Isn't that what we all want?! Although at this point I think I'd settle for Shenmue III on the Atari 2600!

your wish is my command
2+1=3 right?

mazonemayu wrote:your wish is my command
2+1=3 right?

Not exactly what I had in mind...

Of course Sega would probably put 2 & 2 together to make 3 ..........

I think Sega missed a trick by not carrying the series over to the Wii. With the hardware being so similar it would have been relatively easy to port 1 & 2 over and start working on 3 using the same game engine and character models etc. Also, as Quantic Dream did with Heavy Rain, Sega could have made good use of the motion sensor - a lot of the gameplay in Shenmue would have worked really well with it.

If Shenmue 3 was started from scratch on next gen hardware it would be a much harder and expensive job. I really don't know if it's gonna happen. Maybe there's more chance of Speilberg buying the rights and making a film out of the series

Neohound wrote:Of course Sega would probably put 2 & 2 together to make 3 ..........

I think Sega missed a trick by not carrying the series over to the Wii. With the hardware being so similar it would have been relatively easy to port 1 & 2 over and start working on 3 using the same game engine and character models etc. Also, as Quantic Dream did with Heavy Rain, Sega could have made good use of the motion sensor - a lot of the gameplay in Shenmue would have worked really well with it.

If Shenmue 3 was started from scratch on next gen hardware it would be a much harder and expensive job. I really don't know if it's gonna happen. Maybe there's more chance of Speilberg buying the rights and making a film out of the series

Shenmue III on Wii? I'm sure SEGA is glad that they weren't foolish enough to make such a awful investment like that. It would have been a dumb business decision to bring Shenmue on Wii, just stupid.

SEGA tried to please people & Wii owners that
demanded another Nights game, they made Journey into Dreams, SEGA did as much marketing & advertising as needed, and it STILL didn't sell as well as hoped.

Wii is horribly designed, completely outdated & gimmicky. It hardware is a weak ass underpowered piece of garbage. Shenmue on Wii would have looked terrible in 2007/2008 Like an unreleased Xbox game.

Wii's main problem is that its nothing more then a redesigned Gamecube. Its basically Xbox hardware with a different proccessor. Using the same 128-bit processing graphics from the turn of the millenium.

Porting Shenmue would have hurt SEGA. You gotta remember how underrated the series is, it was overlooked on Dreamcast & not many people brought it on Xbox.

I'm glad SEGA said NO to such foolishness. Starting on thier own hardware would be an investment worth it.

I'd love to see it on anything.

Barrys_Bapz wrote:I'd love to see it on anything.

Well said. You have the voice of reason

MrSega wrote:Shenmue III on Wii? I'm sure SEGA is glad that they weren't foolish enough to make such a awful investment like that. It would have been a dumb business decision to bring Shenmue on Wii, just stupid.

SEGA tried to please people & Wii owners that
demanded another Nights game, they made Journey into Dreams, SEGA did as much marketing & advertising as needed, and it STILL didn't sell as well as hoped.

Wii is horribly designed, completely outdated & gimmicky. It hardware is a weak ass underpowered piece of garbage. Shenmue on Wii would have looked terrible in 2007/2008 Like an unreleased Xbox game.

Wii's main problem is that its nothing more then a redesigned Gamecube. Its basically Xbox hardware with a different proccessor. Using the same 128-bit processing graphics from the turn of the millenium.

Porting Shenmue would have hurt SEGA. You gotta remember how underrated the series is, it was overlooked on Dreamcast & not many people brought it on Xbox.

I'm glad SEGA said NO to such foolishness. Starting on thier own hardware would be an investment worth it.

Well I guess we can add another console to MrSega's "Weak Ass Underpowered Piece of Garbage TM" list of consoles that he hates.