Rekordsalg for Dreamcast etter Shenmue 3

Det virker som om annonseringen av Shenmue 3 for drøyt to måneder siden har fått uante konsekvenser, og blant dem er en kraftig økning i både Dreamcast-konsollen og Shenmue-spillene til den. Dette rapporteres av MCV som snakket med flere forhandlere om saken.

Alex Bowness fra Canterbury's Level Up Games sier eksempelvis:

"We sold 20 Dreamcasts in the last week alone. All of sudden, people are asking where they can play the original two Shenmue games. The announcement of Shenmue III really piqued everyone's interest."

Den fornyede interessen for Dreamcast og Shenmue-spillene har følgelig ført til høyere priser. Michael Wealleans hos Reload Games forklarer:

"People are trying to get hold of the original copies of Shenmue and Final Fantasy VII, even if they don't have the console to play it on. They just want it in their collection. But with that demand, the price has gone up."

David James-Turvey som jobber hos Llanelli's Retrobution har en annen interessant vinkling å by på, og sier at Sega tapte mye penger på å ikke lage en HD-samling av Shenmue. Han legger til at kundene hans er mer interessert i Shenmue enn av Call of Duty:

"Sega has really lost out on a load of digital sales by not releasing HD versions, so naturally indies like myself are the only place that would satisfy that itch to get back into these titles.

I've had more customers hyped about Shenmue III than Call of Duty, and I am glad there are gamers out there like this, because it proves that gaming is not as disposable as other forms of entertainment. Indies should be confident in their physical stock.

Dreamcast sales have come from nowhere almost, what's exciting now is that young gamers who perhaps didn't even know what the Dreamcast was are interested in it."