Given their background as venture capitalists and their impressive ability to raise millions of dollars in financing, I dare say they could. They clearly have the ambition too. That said, it’s not like them funding a fourth Shenmue game is the equivalent of them throwing money down the drain. It’s potentially a great opportunity.
By hook or by crook, Deep Silver and Embracer were able to come out of Shenmue 3 without making a loss and there were a lot of things wrong with that game. Looking at the response to these rumors, there are an awful lot of people willing Shenmue to succeed, so I’m positive that a good Shenmue game could turn a profit with the right marketing. All it needs is for somebody to truly believe in the project and the man behind it.
Shenmue 3 aside, Yu has an incredible track record when it comes to making high quality and groundbreaking games. He’s exactly the kind of person that a company like 110 or, dare I say it, Tencent should be looking to bring on board. I genuinely believe that it’s only a matter time before they (or some other big Chinese company) do. Of course, that’s assuming they haven’t already!
