Help Shenmue live another day

Despite Ryo Hazuki not originally reprising his role in the sequel to Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing, Sumo Digital and Sega have offered a challenge for members of the community to include characters they so choose. Taken directly from the official forums, Sumo has said the following:

"I'll set you a challenge. Without any policing from the SUMO or SEGA crew, if you can all agree on three characters by the 1st of December and prove there is sufficient interest of at least 1000 unique people *per* character, I will present the result to SEGA."

Within the post it is made obvious that there is no declaration to include any of the given characters, however the results will be shared. The characters would most likely have an edge opposed to others as far as being included as downloadable content.

[Yama]

Vote: http://www.change.org/petit...

Source: http://forums.sega.com/show...

[GamerCheese]

There's still time!!!

[BananaEatingSquid]

I LOVE Shenmue!!! This would be awesome :)

[Deadpool616]

I've already signed. Shenmue must continue in anyway possible.

It looks like Segata Sanshiro is already over 1,750!!!

[Pillsbury1]

I still have great memories of shenmue... Kitty, arcades, forklift... It was way ahead of its time... Like the dreamcast...*sigh*

[shadowfox6]

Done, Shenmue must exist again *^*

[BioDio]

WTF!!! Why does Hatsune Miku has a fuckload of votes??
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!

[RufustheSage]

Miku is huge man, I don't agree with it but you can't ignore her following. Voting Shenmue!!

[BioDio]

She is big in japan, not out of it...
the only reason is if this petition is open in japan too...
There us a reason for her games to stay in japan, because not many people knows or likes her that much here.

[Ryudo9]

Ryo is at 800 we gpt to get this t 1000!