I'm not really sure why at this point, since the games don't really hold up as well as you'd want them to, and I'd even argue that there are modern games that have some of the cooler elements of Shenmue without as much of the tedium (Persona 4 Golden and Sleeping Dogs are 2 recent games that come to mind), but I still really would like to play a third Shenmue game.

I didn't know enough about importing when 2 came out that I actually bought an XBOX to play it. Shenmue 2: system seller. It helped that Microsoft was bundling Jet Set Radio Future / Sega GT with the system at the time. XBOX felt like the spiritual successor to the Dreamcast for me and it seemed to be the most reliable place for me to get the Sega games that I craved. Halo and Fuzion Frenzy didn't hurt, either.

We've been hearing on-again off-again rumors about Shenmue 3 for a decade now, and while I think most people have probably lost interest, I'm still on board. With Sega seemingly in shambles at this point, it seems like the odds of seeing a Shenmue 3 are slimmer than ever, but maybe if Microsoft would underwrite some of the development costs, they'd have a sure-fire system seller for the Xbox720 (well, they'd at least sell one). I don't even know if Yu Suzuki is working with Sega anymore. But if he is and they are: please just make Shenmue 3 already.