Why I'm not happy about the Shenmue III Kickstarter

[DanneSandin]

Ruler said:

DanneSandin said:
I agree with the OP; this could open up the flood gates for other major publishers to try something similar. Sony could EASILY have helped Sega out with this game - like Nintendo did with Bayonetta 2.

We all knew there was a market for this game before this kickstarter announcement; fans have been clamoring for this sequel for YEARS.

This is pretty shady actually.

so why hasnt nintendo funded it if they are so much nicer than Sony? Fact is no one wants to fund shenmue because they see it as a risk

No where did I say that Nintendo was nicer than Sony, all I said is that Sony COULD have done the same thing. Perhaps Sega or Nintendo themselves thought that Wii U has a far too small install base to support this niche game. Just look at Bayonetta 2. It seems to have some legs, but it didn't really fly off the shelves, did it?

Either Sega wants to keep all the potential revenue from this game, but don't wanna pay for it, or no one in the industry understands supply and demand, because there clearly WAS a demand for this game