Yes this is not so good , after Yesterdays news around the arcade sector. But this is very much like what Happened with Nintendo and the Wii U . Where execs took a pay cut to recoup losses. and i just done the math. 10bn Yen equates to 73 million Pounds in GBP . By today's standards for a big corporation it's probably not as much a tragic tale , remember back in the Dreamcast days that Shenmue 1 & 2 cost Sega GBP 53 million to make and that lost money. One triple AAA game title costs more to make then Sega's losses this forthcoming fiscal year. I just wish they would appoint a new President for Sega and that Sammy's president does not just let Sega carry on for the sake of his son having a job HE'S CLEARLY not good at.
Sega will survive , they will turn it around providing Top level management is sorted and if they can't then Sammy should sell Sega to someone who actually cares for the brand lock stock and barrel . It's never going to sell to Microsoft ,it will only ever sell to A Japanese company i reckon. But in the long run i do feel Sammy will retain Sega and maybe get there act together. Long Live Sega.
@JuiceMan_V Yes the Game Gear micro does seem absurd. But the Japanese buy into all this stuff. and i bet Sega make a profit of it no problem. , Look how expensive the Astro city complete set up is ,as much as a PS5 OR Xbox series X . But it has sold out and i bet the profit margin on those are very good unlike the next gen consoles .
@Slowdive , YES THE Trocodero, ( I was trying to think of the name ) I use to visit there in the 90'S , Played Scud Race there for the first time . Was never a cheap day out mind. But with home consoles being so powerful even from the Dreamcast era ,it was inevitable that Arcades where gonna suffer , why go to a arcade when you can play at home .
This is SEGA Entertainment that's being sold, it's only the arcade locations , yes it's very sad that that famous SEGA branding will not be on those arcades ,unless GENDA keep it there for nostalgia . Many seem to think across the internet and twitter that SEGA are over , SEGA are still making arcade games and all there mini consoles and console games and PC games. This is SEGA selling the buildings which house the arcades ,it's a separate business and hopefully will free up cash for more other ventures for SEGA in the Home console games and Arcade Machines they make. SEGA is not over as the headline might suggest. Because Sega Sammy is a huge corporation and though sad , it's one of those things that was on the cards , Look how great Sega arcades where in the UK and ELSEWHERE in the Western World in the 90's , now there all gone. Sega who make the games ,Arcade machines , mini consoles,Films , toys and and stuff are still here as the Iconic company they have always been. And can any Switch / PS4 / Xbox One owner not agree that SEGA have been killing it with it's releases the past year or so. LONG LIVE SEGA
Yes the high price tag is going to keep people away, I bought this on WiiU at launch . it actually arrived the morning i was going to Hyper Japan in London , Nintendo had a big stand there and it's theme was Pikmin 3 ' I actually played it first at Hyper Japan at their demo booth , returning home later to unwrap my new sealed copy. Of note i only paid £29.99 for the game from now defunct online retailer Grainger games.
Back to Legends though ,i feel it may not sell as well released in August ,it's competition is vast ,plus i know this sounds crazy but by giving Wii U owners the Challenge app they may created a few thousand U owners that have had their fill of Rayman Legends for now. Not everyone can afford to buy every major new game and come August there's going to be a few on the market .I hope they sell well on the U so that Ubi keep making good software for it.
Rayman was so one of the main games Nintendo where showing at their pre- launch events, it was one of the reasons i bought a U , i feel it would have sold mega in February as it was the one game many where looking forward to and would have sold a few systems to. For info as mentioned above, the Jaguar was a console with very few games and many rushed games that's why it failed. The Dreamcast did not fail it had some of the most amazing games at launch and beyond ,it all ended because of new Sega management and they had bled money since the Saturn they had to toss up between cancelling Dreamcast or one of their arcade divisions which produce Pachinko .Dreamcast lost .
Thing is if Nintendo drop the price now, they may need to appease the early buyers with some goodies like they did with the 3DS price drop. But even at 300 pounds for the premium you do get a game. And you can use existing Wii Accessories with it. Now i don't know if you can use a sixaxis controller with PS4 ,i read somewhere you could . If Nintendo do keep at the current price then they should switch the premium bundle to include one of the killer new games which are coming. A premium with Pikmin3 or Super Luigi would make it a competitive console. Keeping Nintendo land with it may be a bad idea as it's a old game now. Of course there's the hard drive issue to ,so it would cost another 40-50 pounds to add one of those for people wanting larger storage .In my own case i had a old drive around 320gb .i added it it worked fine .But i do believe the basic pack should be 200 pounds as it has no game ,no memory worth mentioning and not even a Wii sensor bar . I rest my case .
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Re: Sega Asks 650 Employees To 'Voluntarily Retire', Cuts Executive Salaries
Yes this is not so good , after Yesterdays news around the arcade sector. But this is very much like what Happened with Nintendo and the Wii U . Where execs took a pay cut to recoup losses. and i just done the math. 10bn Yen equates to 73 million Pounds in GBP . By today's standards for a big corporation it's probably not as much a tragic tale , remember back in the Dreamcast days that Shenmue 1 & 2 cost Sega GBP 53 million to make and that lost money.
One triple AAA game title costs more to make then Sega's losses this forthcoming fiscal year.
I just wish they would appoint a new President for Sega and that Sammy's president does not just let Sega carry on for the sake of his son having a job HE'S CLEARLY not good at.
Sega will survive , they will turn it around providing Top level management is sorted and if they can't then Sammy should sell Sega to someone who actually cares for the brand lock stock and barrel .
It's never going to sell to Microsoft ,it will only ever sell to A Japanese company i reckon.
But in the long run i do feel Sammy will retain Sega and maybe get there act together.
Long Live Sega.
Re: Sega Sammy Set To Sell Majority Of Sega Entertainment
@JuiceMan_V Yes the Game Gear micro does seem absurd. But the Japanese buy into all this stuff. and i bet Sega make a profit of it no problem. , Look how expensive the Astro city complete set up is ,as much as a PS5 OR Xbox series X . But it has sold out and i bet the profit margin on those are very good unlike the next gen consoles .
Re: Sega Sammy Set To Sell Majority Of Sega Entertainment
@Slowdive , YES THE Trocodero, ( I was trying to think of the name ) I use to visit there in the 90'S , Played Scud Race there for the first time . Was never a cheap day out mind. But with home consoles being so powerful even from the Dreamcast era ,it was inevitable that Arcades where gonna suffer , why go to a arcade when you can play at home .
Re: Sega Sammy Set To Sell Majority Of Sega Entertainment
This is SEGA Entertainment that's being sold, it's only the arcade locations , yes it's very sad that that famous SEGA branding will not be on those arcades ,unless GENDA keep it there for nostalgia .
Many seem to think across the internet and twitter that SEGA are over , SEGA are still making arcade games and all there mini consoles and console games and PC games. This is SEGA selling the buildings which house the arcades ,it's a separate business and hopefully will free up cash for more other ventures for SEGA in the Home console games and Arcade Machines they make.
SEGA is not over as the headline might suggest. Because Sega Sammy is a huge corporation and though sad , it's one of those things that was on the cards , Look how great Sega arcades where in the UK and ELSEWHERE in the Western World in the 90's , now there all gone.
Sega who make the games ,Arcade machines , mini consoles,Films , toys and and stuff are still here as the Iconic company they have always been.
And can any Switch / PS4 / Xbox One owner not agree that SEGA have been killing it with it's releases the past year or so.
LONG LIVE SEGA
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Re: Pikmin 3 Opening Week Physical Sales Were Lower On Switch Than Wii U (UK)
Yes the high price tag is going to keep people away, I bought this on WiiU at launch . it actually arrived the morning i was going to Hyper Japan in London , Nintendo had a big stand there and it's theme was Pikmin 3 ' I actually played it first at Hyper Japan at their demo booth , returning home later to unwrap my new sealed copy.
Of note i only paid £29.99 for the game from now defunct online retailer Grainger games.
Re: Ubisoft Delayed Rayman Legends On Wii U In Fear Of Low Sales
Back to Legends though ,i feel it may not sell as well released in August ,it's competition is vast ,plus i know this sounds crazy but by giving Wii U owners the Challenge app they may created a few thousand U owners that have had their fill of Rayman Legends for now. Not everyone can afford to buy every major new game and come August there's going to be a few on the market .I hope they sell well on the U so that Ubi keep making good software for it.
Re: Ubisoft Delayed Rayman Legends On Wii U In Fear Of Low Sales
Rayman was so one of the main games Nintendo where showing at their pre- launch events, it was one of the reasons i bought a U , i feel it would have sold mega in February as it was the one game many where looking forward to and would have sold a few systems to. For info as mentioned above, the Jaguar was a console with very few games and many rushed games that's why it failed. The Dreamcast did not fail it had some of the most amazing games at launch and beyond ,it all ended because of new Sega management and they had bled money since the Saturn they had to toss up between cancelling Dreamcast or one of their arcade divisions which produce Pachinko .Dreamcast lost .
Re: Waiting For Wii U To Drop In Price? Not Going To Happen, Says Nintendo
Thing is if Nintendo drop the price now, they may need to appease the early buyers with some goodies like they did with the 3DS price drop. But even at 300 pounds for the premium you do get a game. And you can use existing Wii Accessories with it. Now i don't know if you can use a sixaxis controller with PS4 ,i read somewhere you could .
If Nintendo do keep at the current price then they should switch the premium bundle to include one of the killer new games which are coming. A premium with Pikmin3 or Super Luigi would make it a competitive console. Keeping Nintendo land with it may be a bad idea as it's a old game now.
Of course there's the hard drive issue to ,so it would cost another 40-50 pounds to add one of those for people wanting larger storage .In my own case i had a old drive around 320gb .i added it it worked fine .But i do believe the basic pack should be 200 pounds as it has no game ,no memory worth mentioning and not even a Wii sensor bar . I rest my case .