Suzuki Says Shenmue 3 Concept Still Exists

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Suzuki Says Shenmue 3 Concept Still Exists
The head designer and creator of the Shenmue series of games, Yu Suzuki, has reignited fan fervour by dropping hints on the sequel that never was, Shenmue 3.

The interviewer of website 1up quizzed Suzuki on his desire to make Shenmue 3 straight after the second in the series, to which the designer replied with a one word answer of "Yeah".

Suzuki was then asked of the possibility of a third in the franchise, adding that the CEO of Sega Europe, Mike Hayes, had mentioned previously "Never say never". He replied that "Yeah, we can't say "never." This topic steps into sensitive territory, but history hasn't always been kind to Sega and there were some difficult years, sales-wise. Business was tough, and they couldn't take risks on big titles.

Keep your candles lit for an announcement of Shenmue 3 yet. Would you like to see an official third game in the franchise? Let us know your thoughts in the Comments section below.

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Veej 10 Dec 2010 09:32
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HELL FLIPPING YEAH!!!!!!
That would be the best bit of news ever!
Hassassin 10 Dec 2010 11:04
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i'd buy whatever console it comes out on...
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smooth206 10 Dec 2010 16:47
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i'd sell my son to buy shenmue 3. Just gone to extraordinary lengths to get shenmue 2. Why stop there? Lol
Warren 10 Dec 2010 17:18
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YES!!! God yes, that game needs to exist already.
Ev 11 Dec 2010 01:17
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@smooth206 im guessing you are joking right? if not, how much you looking for him? ha ha joking too obviously. have two kids already dont think i could handle another... shenmue 3 would be f**king awesome. i had shenmue 1 on the dreamcast, loved it. what console was 2 on? i heard it was in japanese? is this true?
smooth206 11 Dec 2010 09:00
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@ev lol whatever shenmue 3 costs i'll let him go for. Yeah shenmue 2 was in japanese on dreamcast but it came out in english on xbox 1, you can get it on ebay and amazon for around 20quid. Works on 360 aswell :)
Ev 12 Dec 2010 00:11
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@smooth206 hee hee, how evil we are.. thanks for the info. you sure it works on 360 (i have on already)? if you are thats great. my dreamcast f**ked up years ago and i would hate to have to buy another dreamcast to replay shen 1, then an xbox to play shen 2... that would suck. i finished shen 1 but its been so long the story is hazy... please god dont let shen 3 (if its ever made) be exclusive to ps3... that would suck...
Ev 12 Dec 2010 05:57
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sign this petition if you like, prob wont make a diff but who knows?
www.petitiononline.com/shen1986/petition.html
or just google: shenmue 3 online petition
smooth206 12 Dec 2010 18:48
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@ev yeah i'm definately sure it works on 360, just needs an update from xbox live, it prompts you to do so automatically anyways. You'll get the movie disc with shenmue 2 to recap you on the story of shenmue 1. Its a shame all the dreamcarts reset themselves. I loved that machine. I never finished shenmue 2 so as far as shenmue 3 goes, i have ALOT of time to get it done heh
Ev 12 Dec 2010 19:12
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@smooth206 thanks bud. very helpful of you. so thats what the movie disc is for. thats handy no need to get another dreamcast... but it would have been cool to give it another go after all these years. i f**king loved the dreamcast man, i remember being amazed every time i turned it on and i remember being absolutely sickened when sega abandoned ship. i begrudgingly bought a ps2 when my dc died, thats how i missed shen 2 i guess. damn, that s**t (shenmue 1) was way ahead of its time... thanks again and take it easy smooth..
smooth206 12 Dec 2010 19:25
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@ev yeah was a sad day when dc died. Along with skies of arcadia, san francisco rush 2049, msr, chuchu rocket and ofcourse that little vmu for the pad. Oh i forgot to mention, check out the 360 forums because there's hints towards more dreamcast titles going on xbox live arcade along with crazy taxi etc. Heard shenmue was going on that too. Not sure how much truth is in that rumour though. Good luck with getting your hands on shenmue 2 google it. Think there's a site selling it for 12.99. Take care mate
Ev 13 Dec 2010 01:24
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@smooth206, very sad... extremely frustrating too. i was sure sega were on to a winner. seemed like a sure bet to buy a dc. nothing came close graphically for a few years. that vmu was awesome too. i had shenmue, metropolis street racer, toy commander, soul caliber, vigilante V8, crazy taxi, speed devils, jimmy white's pool/snooker 2, ready 2 rumble boxing, NBA 2K (remember the players reflections on the court?) and im sure there were one or two more... just writing them down brings back so many cool memories... hell, i might just buy a second hand dc for 'ol times sake... googled a few consoles and sehnmue 2's and found a few bargains already. thanks again...
smooth206 13 Dec 2010 10:27
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@ev all great little games in their own right. Fond memories of msr definately. It came down to price for me, i was only 16 when they came out. Had to rely on mam n dad lol my best mate wanted ps2 but for over a hundred quid less the dreamcast seemed much more appealing and it was definately the better choice in my opinion, still think the same now 11 years on. I want a dc now :( damn this cruel world... I'm going to go and punch next door's cat in frustration. Bbs lol
Ev 14 Dec 2010 00:54
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@smooth206 LOL. punch that motherfucking cat, give it one for me too... man that is some f**ked up s**t 'cause i was only 16 too. i didn't get all the games at once, i got the dc for christmas along with house of the living dead (forgot that one earlier) or something like that and the rest of them i got second hand over time in GAME as i had a part time job washing cars... dc wasn't too popular among my friends here in Ireland, don't know why, prob something to do with sony marketing. i was the only one that had one but any of the lads that came over to play it were well impressed. msr was unreal, the scale and ratios of all the cities were bang on due to hundreds of thousands of photos being taken and the cars were made off of original blueprints. i remember how perfect it was. it thought me what KUDOS were ha ha. tough game but in a good way...
Ev 14 Dec 2010 01:08
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ha ha "motherfucking" gets through the censorship thingy... yes i know i'm immature...
smooth206 14 Dec 2010 10:09
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@ev lmao twice! (i must be just as immature to laugh out loud, your a bad induluence) I've been googling non stop now seeing what dc games are coming on xbla, while most are games i love i was praying in the back of my head for sega not to mess up with its marketing and releases then bang i read a rumour of sega bass fishing... Disappointing. It was awful games like that that made sony's fanboys point and laugh at our love for dc. They get gta 3 we got fishing. Awesome. Glad dc is getting a revival through xbla and psn though. Just want them to release the good stuff, the shenmue's of the world the msr's. Could you get away with pgr then ev? I couldn't even though i played msr to the death. On a side note the cat has a severe migraine... I got carried away.
Ev 14 Dec 2010 19:52
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@smooth206 ha ha thats CATastrophic, stupid cat. makes me feel a bit better. good job. ya i'd say that bass fishing sucked, never played it. sony fb's had every right to point and laugh at that one, i think i did myself. sega even brought out a stupid rod peripheral didnt they? money waisted on their behalf. is pgr project gotham racing? xbox exclusive? fake cars? i had a ps2 when that came out, so went with gran turismo. classic. i loved msr, it was hard but once you got the hang of the driving mechanics it was consistent, unlike a lot of games driving games today. the powerslide was awesome 'cause it took time to perfect. the vx220 was cool looking. shenmue should definitely come out on xbla, i think it was 4x1GigaByte cd's was it? should be possible. hope they do it right or just leave it alone. no shortcuts you know? long live the dc... makes me wonder why sega are doing it? planning a comeback hopefully... think of the console they would have today if they stayed in the fight. the saturn flopped then the dreamcast flopped, bad timing i guess, both were extremely ahead of their time (saturn especially) so imagine what would be out today if they kept at it...
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