Shenmue 3

[Luke]

Is this ever going to happen? Is there anyone here who is in the industry, and would know if any other developer is interested in picking it up?

From everything that I've read, it doesn't look like we'll see a Shenmue 3. So disappointing too, especially after investing so much time in the series.

[otaku]

very unlikely as at this point its uncertain whether we'll see a yakuza 3 even...I need to buy yakuza 2 so sega will reconsider that maybe a few copies...

[weasels]

yeah its a great series (i still haven't finished 2 and i do plan on finishing it regardless). but with the creator being retired, even if somebody picks it up there is a slight chance it won't be as good as the other two games.

[Mod_Man_Extreme]

yeah its a great series (i still haven't finished 2 and i do plan on finishing it regardless). but with the creator being retired, even if somebody picks it up there is a slight chance it won't be as good as the other two games.

Yu Suzuki didn't retire, he's just decided to temporarily take a background role at Sega instead of his usual all over the place style.

[weasels]

yeah its a great series (i still haven't finished 2 and i do plan on finishing it regardless). but with the creator being retired, even if somebody picks it up there is a slight chance it won't be as good as the other two games.

Yu Suzuki didn't retire, he's just decided to temporarily take a background role at Sega instead of his usual all over the place style.

wow did i ever get my facts wrong! well its good to hear this. now i feel a lot better for the future of shenmu. thanks for setting me straight! ^^

[BigTinz]

I don't think Shenmue 3 will ever get made.

It's quite an expensive series and had very low sales.

[Dakinggamer87]

I want SEGA to make this game really bad even though it's highly unlikely. I would also like to see Yakuza 3 localized to US...

[Luke]

I'd be happy just to see the script for Shenmue 3.
It's like playing Final Fantasy X and all of a sudden the game ends while you're on the air ship. You put all this time and effort in, and no closure.

[miked]

I'd be happy just to see the script for Shenmue 3.
It's like playing Final Fantasy X and all of a sudden the game ends while you're on the air ship. You put all this time and effort in, and no closure.

I think thats all anyone at this point. Also a graphic novel would be a great way to end it.

[retrofuture]

The last bit is one hell of a burn.

Kotaku: Sega Sammy Bleeds $108 Million In Gold Rings, Reveals Conduit Sales
By Michael McWhertor, 3:40 PM on Fri Jul 31 2009

It was a tough quarter for Sega's parent company, Sega Sammy Holdings, as the company announced losses of 10.293 billion yen ($108.85 million USD). It also revealed sales data on recent games The Conduit and Virtua Tennis 2009.

Sega Sammy pulled in $639.4 million during the quarter, including video game sales, arcade and pachinko revenues. The company noted that growth in the home video game business had "leveled off in Japan and North America, due to the popularization of the current generation of game platform," but called demand in Europe "relatively firm."

Comments about its arcade business were less rosy, saying "conditions remained difficult due to sluggish personal consumption."

Sega says it sold 2.65 million video games during the quarter, with 1.12 million of those in Europe, 990,000 in the U.S. and 530,000 in Japan. The company's best performing platform was the Wii, with more than 550,000 games sold on that platform during the quarter. Nintendo's console beat out the PS3 with 310,000 Sega games sold and the Xbox 360 with sales of 200,000. Sega's consumer business—which also includes toys, mobile phones, animated films and PC content—dropped more than 40%, incurring a loss of about $47.59 million USD.

The company also shared sales info on The Conduit, which shipped 150,000 units on the Wii during the quarter to American and European gamers. Virtua Tennis 2009 did a bit better across its multiple platforms, moving 790,000 copies during the quarter.

While not a positive quarter for the company, at least it didn't suffer as badly as if it had released Shenmue III.