ImGladUmad wrote:Lets stop with the whole shenmue was never mainstream elitism BS.
Shenmue was the 4th best selling game on the Dreamcast and it was out not out for long before dreamcast died(atleast in the USA).
Please stop spreading lies as if Shenmue didn't sell that well, it sold good on the Dreamcast...Was the Dreamcast mainstream? Not sure, I do know it use to be the #1 console shown on tv shows/music videos etc during it's little reign but selling wise it bombed.
eh, sorry if I offended you.
I never really said it didn't sell well, just that in my opinion, it never hit the mainstream. I would say that the dreamcast was the closest we've ever had to a "cult" console. I know that when I played Shenmue 1 the first time, I was one of only two people in my school that knew about it. I feel like this was true of a lot of people. It's just that it's undeniable that Shenmue is not a Halo/Gears of War/Metal Gear/GTA level video game. It's just not that famous. The way I look at this news report, it's catered to the mainstream.
I personally feel like Shenmue is not a mainstream title, and I feel like this kickstarter, and one of the most common reactions to it being "what's shenmue?" is proof enough of that.
I don't feel elitism, so much as indifference. When Shenmue 1 came out, I was the prime demographic - video games companies were trying to sell to people my age. I'm older than that now. The companies don't so much care about my dollars any more. They're trying to pull in that young cash. So *I am just happy that this game is being made at all* since young people don't care about shenmue.
Even Yu Suzuki said that one of his prime goals in the production of this game is to provide that sense of nostalgia to fans of the original. This game is FOR THE FANS. Not for just anyone. So who cares what non-fans think? It's getting funded. It's getting made. I've got mine, and this news channel can say whatever they want.
I'm just too old to be anything but excited for this game.