Kickstarter Update #14 - Yu Suzuki on Twitch this Friday

[Jibby]

3AM UK time kinda sucks. I know it's the morning for Japan but it makes sense for Yu to do it of a night so more people in the west watch.

It's 3am? Ugh, even worse. At least it's not too late for the American audiences.

Ah crap. I forgot about it currently being BST and not GMT. Looks like a sleepless night for me.

[fif]

What is Twitch exactly ? I went to website but I don't really get the point..

[Jibby]

What is Twitch exactly ? I went to website but I don't really get the point..

It's a website where people can do live video streams. It's usually about gaming, but some people do things like live podcasts. Each stream has a dedicated chat - encouraging streamers to directly involve their audience. So for example, we could ask questions to Yu using the chat and he can answer them almost instantly.

[Yokosuka]

I smell a terrible connection speed.

[SheepheadCG]

What is Twitch exactly ? I went to website but I don't really get the point..

Its a live streaming website where anyone can stream their games for others to watch. For example you can go on their now and watch a League of Legands Tornament that gets 300-500k concurrent viewers, or you can watch someone play Shenmue while they sit there and talk with the people watching. It has an intergrated chat so the broadcaster can communicate with the viewers.

Basically I just blew up about 2 years ago to the point where they get over 100 million unique viewers per month, with over 12 billion minutes viewed, and was just acquired by amazon for 2 billion USD.

Yu will be on their live broadcasting to us. He might be playing a game, and there will be a webcam in which we can see and hear him talk about said game. Either that or he might show off some new stuff from Shenmue 3, He can even show us the demo in Unreal 4.

Hope that helps !

[Himuro]

Let's do this. Go Yu!

[Riku Rose]

I like that it doesn't say he'll play Shenmue. Be great if he just played CoD.

[Hyo Razuki]

I like that it doesn't say he'll play Shenmue. Be great if he just played CoD.

Nah, dude. Yu is Asian. He's gonna kick some ass at Starcraft.

[SheepheadCG]

SC is only played by koreans. There is not 1 Japanese pro player :( There about 3 Chinese though lol

[Hyo Razuki]

I know, dude. Just joking. Maybe Yu will play some KoF or Street Fighter then? Seeing Yu play Fighters Megamix would be epic beyond believe.

[mjq jazz bar]

Isn't Yu Suzuki like, totally detached from the gaming world? I'm pretty sure he's stated a few times he doesn't play or even have much interest in video games.

[code l name]

This could be a great promotion. Hope it's something interesting!

[Yokosuka]

Isn't Yu Suzuki like, totally detached from the gaming world? I'm pretty sure he's stated a few times he doesn't play or even have much interest in video games.

Shenmue 2 ultimate easter egg revelation ? Playing Shenmue Saturn at real time ?

Nah, dude. Yu is Asian. He's gonna kick some ass at Starcraft.

I would be utterly disappointed... Total Annihilation is better.

[FourWuDu1026]

Isn't Yu Suzuki like, totally detached from the gaming world? I'm pretty sure he's stated a few times he doesn't play or even have much interest in video games.

Yea. He even kinda got to where he is today by chance. In a interview it said he never wanted to be a game designer, just that he happened to get a job at Sega. Which is pretty amazing considering the contributions he's made to the industry.

[BayStone]

I really hope this is a sort of let's play (Devs edition) Shenmue, reminisce, and think about the future, commentary thing. Answer a few questions along the way. Also, hopefully this'll get archived. This needs to get archived.