Today marks an exceptional achievement for the Shenmue community! In light of the recent interview with Yu Suzuki, Shenmue fans have shown up in force to support the continuation of the series and attempt to spread global awareness to find YSNET a potential partner for Shenmue 4.
Fortunately the noise was palpable as #Shenmue reached trending status on X/Twitter in the Gaming category. For a vocal cult following, this is our bread and butter, but it’s amazing to see that amongst other current affairs and hot topics, we can still be heard!
On this historic day, we also booked a slot at New York’s Times Square to display our message loud and proud during a 15 second advertisment, right in the heart of the square at prime time.
We also broadcast this moment live during our Shenmue Day stream, and this footage can be viewed below:
Thank you to everyone that helped to show their support with the timed mass tweets/posts today. It was very much appreciated and proves that together, as a collective, we can spread the awareness that we are not going to sit back without a fight. We will continue to strive until Shenmue 4 is a reality! #LetsGetShenmue4 💪
UPDATE: We have now also been recognised by popular gaming media outlets:
Eurogamer (interview with James and Matt) – https://www.eurogamer.net/shenmue-fans-rent-times-square-billboard-campaigning-for-fourth-game
IGN – https://www.ign.com/articles/shenmue-fans-rented-a-times-square-billboard-to-campaign-for-shenmue-4
Push Square – https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/06/fans-fight-for-shenmue-4-rent-billboard-in-new-yorks-time-square
Game Rant – https://gamerant.com/shenmue-fans-billboard-times-square-new-game-campaign/
Hobby Consolas – https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/noticias/fans-shenmue-piden-nuevo-juego-saga-anuncio-time-square-nueva-york-1389761
Metro – https://metro.co.uk/2024/06/05/shenmue-4-advertised-times-square-billboard-a-catch-20977928/
Playstation Lifestyle – https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2024/06/06/shenmue-4-times-square-ad-sega/
Destructoid – https://www.destructoid.com/demands-for-shenmue-4-escalate-as-fans-vie-for-segas-attention-with-a-times-square-advertisement/
Readwrite – https://readwrite.com/shenmue-4-sequel-letsgetshenmue4-times-square-yu-suzuki/
Games Latest News – https://gameslatestnews.com/2024/06/06/shenmue-4-campaign-ny-billboard/
IGN Japan – https://jp.ign.com/shenmue-3/75073/news/iv
