By no means underestimate the followers who need to see extra Shenmue. After elevating over $7 million to partially crowdfund Shenmue III in 2018, passionate followers of the franchise have not given up on pushing for Shenmue 4. Now, six years after the newest sport within the sequence, Shenmue followers have ramped up their efforts by buying a 15-second advert on a Times Square video billboard to marketing campaign for a sequel.
Through IGN, the advert was positioned by a fan website, Shenmue Dojo. The said objective of Shenmue Dojo’s marketing campaign is to “assist the continuation of the sequence and try and unfold world consciousness to seek out [developer] Ys Web a possible companion for Shenmue 4.” The Times Square advert additionally included the hashtag #LetsGetShenmue4.
In the quick time period, the marketing campaign efficiently managed to get Shenmue trending on X. Nonetheless, getting a fourth sport within the sequence should be an uphill battle. Shenmue III debuted to blended or unfavourable opinions in 2019, and the gross sales weren’t excessive sufficient to instantly warrant a sequel. Regardless, the workforce behind the Shenmue 4 marketing campaign stays optimistic concerning the franchise’s future, as defined within the following message posted on the positioning.
“Thanks to everybody that helped to point out their assist with the timed mass tweets/posts immediately. It was very a lot appreciated and proves that collectively, as a collective, we will unfold the attention that we aren’t going to sit down again and not using a battle. We’ll proceed to try till Shenmue 4 is a actuality.”