What happened was that:
1. Shenmue sold pretty good but was still a commercial faliure as productions costs were very high
2.Shenmue 2 sold even worse than the original and the original DC version wasn't released in the US
3.S2 was ported to the Xbox and flopped again due to the Dreamcast level graphics and for the slow paced nature of the game whereas Xbox owners preferred fast paced gameplay
4.A Chinese developer was given the rights to make Shenmue Online. However, the game's current status is in question will rumors that the game is cancelled.







