*Rolls over*
What's that, another vague Yu Suzuki interview?
*Goes back to sleep*
youarcade wrote:It will suck if Sega decides to be dickheads and refuse to sell the Shenmue rights to Yu.
MiTT3NZ wrote:Yes, let's help Yu Suzuki obtain the Shenmue license from SEGA by tweeting and posting status updates!
Riku Rose wrote:MiTT3NZ wrote:Yes, let's help Yu Suzuki obtain the Shenmue license from SEGA by tweeting and posting status updates!
There hasn't been a case of child abuse since everyone changed their profile pictures to cartoons.
Let's Get Sweaty wrote:The campaign may not accomplish anything - it certainly won't directly prompt the top brass at Sega to go gray with worry - but it's there for those who want to participate and try to encourage, in our own way, some kind of domino effect. It's easy to trivialize minor stages of a process - out of context, you could say Ryo Hazuki was never going to catch his father's killer by simply pushing some cups around on a table - but you never know who might be listening, and what part they (or those in their spheres of influence) might have to play in the bigger picture.
If you'd rather promote a traditional letter writing campaign then I'll be glad to join in, but I fear those of us here would be in the minority of fans who would take the time to do that. Retweeting a status on a social network is a much quicker and easier way to express a shared sentiment, and in this day and age seems as effective a way as any of reaching out to global brands like Sega. No individual tweet is likely to make a difference, but collectively, they may attract the attention of someone who can.
A recent post on here referred to the PR factor when it comes to Sega withholding the ending to the Shenmue story. If the Team Yu initiative can focus the message to Sega that their audience, and potential customer base, is unhappy with their actions (or inaction), then it will have served a purpose. If it can in any way motivate Yu Suzuki to know that fans understand his difficult position and are in his corner, then it will have served a purpose. If it does nothing more than just keep the Shenmue name out there to stoke the passion of fans with more effective methods at their disposal, then it will still have served a purpose.
Alternatively, we could do nothing, and spend the next ten years moaning about the lack of a Shenmue III while deriding anyone who tries in what small way they can to facilitate a momentum shift. The choice is everyone's to make for themselves, but for those who want to lift a finger, just click the banner below. For the rest, I hope you still get your game some day.
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