Yu Suzuki Speaks Out About Shenmue

Shenmue—the first game itself was a $47 million project for SEGA—never recouped its expenditures over two titles, a recently shut down phone experiment, and a canned MMO. Despite this, it has developed a cult fandom, which has ardently petitioned and pled for a new entry in the series. For those people, Suzuki’s words carried special import as, near the end of his interview, he reveals that Shenmue is an intellectual property like any other, and that it’s certainly possible to purchase the rights to it from SEGA.

Could this be the break Shenmue fans have been waiting for?

By Shelby Reiches