May 16 2008
Rumour: Shenmue 1 and 2 being ported to Wii?
It wouldn’t be a SEGA themed update day without any Shenmue rumours now would it? While the press had their attention drawn away by SEGA’s PlatinumGames announcements, the Shenmue rumour mill was in full swing. Word comes from a forum poster on GameFaq’s by the name of Saikobooru who provides news From Swedish gaming magazine GameReactor. The magazine states that Shenmue 1 and 2 are being ported to the Nintendo Wii and are set to feature all new mini games. Translated into English, the (very short) story reads:
“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.”
The full forum thread available here includes a scan of the small news story in the magazine and so confirming the source of the new rumours. Shenmues wikipedia pages have already been updated reffering to the latest rumours from the magazine. Of course this has re-ignited the Shenmue 3 campaign, with fans of the series encouraging everyone to buy the Wii versions (assuming they even happen) in support of the franchise and so convince SEGA to release Shenmue 3.
In reality the story is probably just a speculative piece suggesting what old franchises SEGA should bring back, not what they really are. But then again the wording is “they’re bringing back” and “will be released” so who knows…..
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SHENMUE 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG I hope this is true Game Reactor!!!
YES PLEASE BRING THESE TO THE WII!! I’ll buy 2 copies! Of each if they’re sold seperately. I NEED SHENMUE 3!!
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That’s super, I completed shenmue 2 the other month, so sad… why you not get made shenemue 3 whhyyyyyyy! (i know why but i need it).
Can’t see the virtua fighter fighting mechanics working on the wii remote… just give me gc pad support and polish the textures, keep jap dialogue option on, one disc per game, I’ll buy it and kiss it straight out the bag, happy days
I’d buy anything to support Shenmue. So ofcourse.
I would *definitely* buy a Shenmue compilation, *especially* on the Wii. I never really played the second game, but I absolutely loved the first and I’ve been waiting for more Shenmue content ever since. Whatever system a Shenmue release came out on I would most likely end up purchasing, but I think it would be incredible if they put it on the Wii, especially if they were able to include any sort of Wiimote functionality aside from just throwing in some little minigames.
I would pay $500 for shenmue 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sega make shenmue 3 please on any console. I don’t f*cking care! Just make it!!!!!!!!!!!!!