Shenmue online cancelled, Shenmue series is now dead aka laff

[Himu]

Welp. It's official.

Shenmue Online cancelled, Shenmue 3 not happening as Sega’s franchise dies -

Posted by supadupagama in News, Videos (Monday August 6, 2007 at 9:29 am)
Back in February 2006, Shenmue creator and veteran game designer Yu Suzuki, confirmed that the mysterious Shenmue MMO venture Shenmue Online (that was announced in 2004) was still in development: “The story will be finished through games.” Later that year at the China Joy 2006 game event Sega unveiled new info in an Shenmue Online trailer and gameplay videos that you can watch below.

Sadly that’s the last we’ll see of any Shenmue games, since Shenmue Online has been canceled and will more than likely never see another sequel like Shenmue 3. Seganerds reports that ever since the game didn’t show up at China Joy 2007 it’s continued development has been questioned.

It’s now been confirmed by Kikizo staff saying: “As for Shenmue, I would have to say at this stage, it is worth forgetting about. If all the fans get any rich relatives together and channel it though Dojo perhaps we could buy rights, hire Suzuki (he’d likely say yes) and independently make the game under license from Sega at no risk to them. That is the only way it will get made at this stage I think.”

The following words must’ve been really hard for the Shenmue fans to say: “To clarify, what I meant was I wanted to get clarification on something I heard a couple of days ago, which is that yes, Shenmue Online is f*cked and Suzuki’s status is, once again, up in the air, which counts Shenmue III totally out of the picture right now. This is confirmed, it seems.”

Wow double-sad news! Now I have to go tell some friends who are fans of Shenmue and Shenmue II.

http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2007/08/06/shenmue-online-cancelled-shenmue-3-not-happening-as-segas-franchise-dies.htm




Come and laugh.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

May I just be the first to say:

[FatalT]

Suckers.

[MrAngryFace]

Whew, the world is spared the 'find a sailor' quest.

[Van Cruncheon]

[Himu]

Hehehehe

Where's Persona 3 so I can play it to drown my Shenmue 3-less sorrows.

Oh wait.

At least I have GTAIV to look forward to this year!

Oh wait.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

Whew, the world is spared the 'find a sailor' quest.

Find 10 sailors. And bring me their hats.

[Himu]

Ryo would want their underwear.

[Smooth Groove]

Shenmue was alright.  I think Sega was just limited by the tech of the time.  Also, they went a little bit too far with duplicating real-life.  Waiting for things to happen in real time isn't cool.  Shenmue can't be that bad when more successful games have borrowed its elements such as QTEs, episodic plot, etc..

[Himu]

II didn't have you waiting in real time. In fact, you had the option of skipping the wait time altogether.

[brawndolicious]

didn't the creator of shenmue plan like seven games in the series?  considering the first game cost like 70 million dollars and would require every dreamcast owner at the time to buy two copies I think we're all glad sega killed this franchise.

[Himu]

No, not 7 games.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

II didn't have you waiting in real time. In fact, you had the option of skipping the wait time altogether.

by not buying the game

[Sho Nuff]

bu bu bu bu Kikizo said it was finished

[BlueTsunami]

Yakuza is Sega's new Shenmue series. Why waste money on two big budget games?

[Himu]

kikizo

Yakuza is Sega's new Shenmue series. Why waste money on two big budget games?

We aren't even going to get Yakuza 2.

[brawndolicious]

they originally planned 6-7 games but when the first one released they decided not to have 6-7 of those.

[BlueTsunami]

Yakuza is Sega's new Shenmue series. Why waste money on two big budget games?

We aren't even going to get Yakuza 2.

Sega am dead

[MrAngryFace]

I want SoA PSP stat