

A group of devoted Shenmue fans, incensed that Sega has apparently nixed all plans to conclude the originally planned epic trilogy of games, intend to inundate Sega's offices with thousands of tiny toy capsules in protest.

The Shenmue MySpace Campaign outlines the details of the event and invites any fans of the Dreamcast classic to join ther struggle. From November 27 through 29, the group will be shipping packages of the capsules – which were a precious commodity in the Shenmue game world – to Sega of Japan and series creator Yu Suzuki in the hopes that the firm will reconsider its plans to leave the series abandoned.

Though it may seem like a crazy idea the scheme echoes a similar mailbombing event initiated by fans of the television series Jericho that actually succeeded. After sending literal tons of peanuts to the show's creators, the series was put back on the air.

Any Shenmue fans wishing to join the effort need only read the MySpace Events page linked above. All the details are there, though be warned: The effort will set you back $20 to $30.

Image courtesy Sega

Mass Mailing SEGA!!! Shenmue!!! [MySpace]

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