Before anybody gets any ideas. No Rea Fighters is not a game he is making it is just an idea that I would like to see him execute.
The Wii had noticeable success with ladies, specifically in the Wii Fitness demographic. I knew Ladies that bought Wii for their kids but went ahead and bought Wii Fitness for themselves along with a Pilates or Yoga games.
Now we have the new Kinect coming out and we should get a martial art simulator. I initially thought it could be a Shenmue spin off with Iwao Hazuki (Segata Sanshiro himself) showing off some moves and making us mimic him. It would have been great fun.
I am an avid martial artist, but in order to be stay good at it you need to practice a lot. I have a hard time doing that cause usually in class I am shadowing practitioners around me. At home I have to recall the moves and often times I end up making up the wrong moves. That is never good.
Additionally, I have noticed martial arts is extremely popular here in Texas at least with countless dojo's teaching butchered versions of Kung-Fu in order to make the art more accessible to Americans - I think it is all marketing. But that is another topic.
Just imagine having
Lau Chan: As a Hangar teacher
Sara Byrant: As a Tae-Kwon-do teacher
Shun Di: As a Zuijiuquan teacher
Could be pretty fun don't you think?
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Also on a side note: I was googling the art styles for Virtua Fighter characters and came across naked models of Sarah Byrant. Thank you Sega for allowing perverts like Tecmo access to Virtua Fighter characters.
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On a more upbeat note YS.Net has actually produced a game that has nothing to do with Shenmue.
https://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/id574368185