Here is a little bit of "rykten" or "rumour" from the games magazine GameReactor regarding the possibility of Sega bringing back the legendary Sega games series "Shenmue" on Nintendo's most fun home console yet,
In Swedish:
"Shenmue är tillbaka!"
"Sega har den senaste tiden återlanserat klassiker som Nights,Bass Fishing och House of the Dead. Nu sägs Shenmue stå på tur. Men tro inte att det handlar om ett nytt spel, nej istället är det de båda ursprungliga Shenmue-spelen som försetts med Wiimote-minispel och som nu ska komma till Wii."
Oh wait... it's in Swedish... Let's translate that sucker!
Translation:
"Shenmue is back!"
"Sega has rereleased classics like Nights,Bass Fishing and House of the Dead lately. Now it's said that Shenmue is next. But don't think that it's about a new game, instead, they're bringing back the two original Shenmue games with extra Wiimote-minigames which will be released for the Wii."
(Thanks to Shenmue Dojo Forum members SSJ2 Dark for the translation and Matsue for the scan)
It's still not been announced but the source is pretty credible I hear. If this changes then you can find out more by checking out what the experts think at this link: Go to Shenmue Dojo Forums discussion on this topic
Could the legendary Shenmue series appear on the Nintendo wonder console? I wrote down some of my thoughts about the game that Sega forgot:
I have no objections to Shenmue appearing on the Nintendo Wii...
I can't imagine any Shenmue fan NOT wanting it to reach a new and more appreciating audience but it would need to be advertised well in order to sell.
But let's look at the pro's and cons:
PRO's
The game would be very cheap to develop since the architecture of the two consoles (Wii and Dreamcast) are close.
The addition of motion controls could provide a more refined control system that appeals to casual players and provides a new experience for dedicated fans.
The two games together are incredible value so it justifies a price point that is slightly above the normal budget title level.
The graphical level of the Wii is much lower than 360 or PS3 so the graphics of Shenmue will still look very impressive to most Wii owners.
It's a great game! It would most likely receive good review scores and gamers press recommendations.
The Wii is an unstoppable force. The install base is insanely large so finally Shenmue will have the potential audience it always deserved.
CON's
Sega would pretty much HAVE to develop Shenmue 3 after releasing this game (unless they changed Shenmue II's ending or something). New fan demand for a conclusion would reach unheard of proportions.
The game would propbably need to be altered to fit the standard 16:9 widescreen view which DOES mean work would have to be done on the original game. Not desirable for Sega... (hey, does anyone know if HotD 2+3 is in widescreen?)
The translation errors and weirdness (Yuan the man, Zhu Yuanda/Yuanda Zhu) would need to be addressed if they were all part of the same game. I would prefer to see a new translation of both titles but... money...
The game is showing it's age now. Shenmue has gone from being the most impressive game around to being something slightly laughable by today's standards. Would it really hold it's own compared to other titles out there?
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Well there you have it... just my thoughts.
Of course I think it's totally worth it and I would love for people who've never played Shenmue before to get in to the game.
If the Dreamcast, which sold only a moderate amount of consoles, can create a game which has become bigger than legend then what would a fresh run do on the Wii?
Exactly!!!!!!
*drives his fork lift with tilt controls*
Hey... this is actually FUN! Whhhaaayy-haaaaayyyy!!!!
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Man I hope this is true! There might be a chance of them finishing the series, if enough people get into it on the Wii.