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[Dariso]

damn sad news indeed. No hope for VC3 coming here then.... and Yakuza 5, who knows if they'll localize it.
I guess the sales of Dead Souls and Binary Domain were really bad.

 

[OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather]

damn sad news indeed. No hope for VC3 coming here then.... and Yakuza 5, who knows if they'll localize it.
I guess the sales of Dead Souls and Binary Domain were really bad.

If SoA really is closing its doors, wouldn't this make it easier for other companies to localize their games?

 

[Kazzy]

If SoA really is closing its doors, wouldn't this make it easier for other companies to localize their games?

Er, thinking in those terms makes me feel slightly guilty about what it is I'd wish for!

VC3 at any price.

 

[OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather]

SoA isn't closing it's door: https://twitter.com/#!/RubyEclipse/status/185897563193475073

 

[Dariso]

Er, thinking in those terms makes me feel slightly guilty about what it is I'd wish for!

VC3 at any price.

I was hoping for a remaster hd collection of the VC psp games on ps3... I would have so paid $60 for that. The chances of that collection ever happening were pretty low though, none after this news problably

 

[lunchwithyuzo]

How many of those games listed did Sega develop in-house? I agree they're a good publisher, but the golden games of their development are long since gone.

It's been downhill since they killed Smilebit. The Yakuza Team are about all they have left to offer, dev-wise.

Heck, I'm pretty sure Alfa System do most of the work on Phantasy Star Portable/Online.

Smilebit still exists, they're called Sega Sports Design now and they make the Mario & Sonic games.

Sonic Team's still in place too (Sonic Generations, PSO2), including the ex-UGA team who's doing Rhythm Thief. AM1/2/3 are also still going strong, but they don't do much console side besides AM3 on Virtua Tennis and the AM Port Team doing various XBLA/PSN conversions.

 

[Dream17]

Sega has always been editor as much as developer

Shogun 2
Napoleon
Valkyria Chronicles
Vanquish,
Binary Domain
Sonic Colors/Generations/All-Star Racing
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown
Aliens: Colonial Mariens
Shining Blade
Bayonetta
Renagade Ops
Yakuza 3/4
Miku Hatsune
Hotd o
After Burner Climax
7 Dragon 2020
...

 

[IrishNinja]

Binary Domain being a flop is directly proportional to how stupid people are.

Directly. Proportional.

+1, but upcoming (hopefully?) digi release gives us all a chance at redemption.

Smilebit still exists, they're called Sega Sports Design now and they make the Mario & Sonic games.

thought about mentioning this too, but it kinda fits the argument here no one wants to hear: they're doing highly profitable games now, not ones most of us here want to play, is all.

 

[SykoTech]

he's talking about Generations, it was a weird move after the success with Colors.

Colors sold 4 million?

 

[IrishNinja]

Colors sold 4 million?

oh...i have no idea. but it did well, as did the ones before it, so i guess i can't rule it out, either.
you gotta ask the sales-age guys.

 

[Douche McBaggins The 3rd]

My GF said this has to be an early april fools joke. I remember back in 2001 when I heard Sega was bowing out. It was Dejavu all over again. Felt bad. Felt like the first time I played Hydlide and realized it wasn't getting better.

 

[Nirolak]

My GF said this has to be an early april fools joke. I remember back in 2001 when I heard Sega was bowing out. It was Dejavu all over again. Felt bad. Felt like the first time I played Hydlide and realized it wasn't getting better.

It's an investor press release at the end of a fiscal year.

 

[Nirolak]

oh...i have no idea. but it did well, as did the ones before it, so i guess i can't rule it out, either.
you gotta ask the sales-age guys.

Colors sold 1.85 million: http://www.sonicstadium.org/2011/02/sonic-colours-sells-nearly-2-million-copies-worldwide-in-2010/

That Vanquish number is actually too high, but that's because they got so may returned copies they couldn't liquidate them all. I imagine the rest were land filled eventually or still in storage.

 

[IrishNinja]

Colors sold 1.85 million: http://www.sonicstadium.org/2011/02/sonic-colours-sells-nearly-2-million-copies-worldwide-in-2010/

still not shabby! but which one cleared 4 mill on nintendo consoles, if any? i cant see colors DS making up that gap, even if it did apply here.

 

[SykoTech]

Colors sold 1.85 million: http://www.sonicstadium.org/2011/02/sonic-colours-sells-nearly-2-million-copies-worldwide-in-2010/

Alright, thanks.

I wonder what Sonic game sold 4 million on a Nintendo console though. Secret Rings? Or was it just some BS number the guy made up?

 

[Nirolak]

Alright, thanks.

I wonder what Sonic game sold 4 million on a Nintendo console though. Secret Rings? Or was it just some BS number the guy made up?

Mario & Sonic did more than that, London might have stopped at 4.

I don't exactly consider those Sonic games, but I could see someone doing so.

 

[Box of Bunnies]

Colors sold 1.85 million: http://www.sonicstadium.org/2011/02/sonic-colours-sells-nearly-2-million-copies-worldwide-in-2010/

For comparison, Generations sold 1.6 million in the same amount of time, on twice as many platforms.

 

[Nilaul]

Sega
Killed once and doomed twice

 

[axisofweevils]

What does this mean for that game they're making with Namco Bandai and Capcom?

 

[soultron]

Apologies if it's already been addressed, but does this mean that Anarchy Reigns isn't going be published by SEGA?

They had/have(?) really high expectations of it. :L

 

[drkOne]

No niche games in the near future from Sega? I'll miss those…

 

[Jimrpg]

maybe they should just fire the marketing team.

their games are generally fine even if they lack a bit of inspiration at times

its the marketing team that continues to kill off things like Yakuza series, Shenmue and all those amazing Dreamcast titles

 

[Urban Scholar]

Apologies if it's already been addressed, but does this mean that Anarchy Reigns isn't going be published by SEGA?

They had/have(?) really high expectations of it. :L

Do they? I honestly don't see that game doing well for them in the least. Mind you, I'm interested in the game myself. Just throwing that out there.

 

[Dreweyes]

SEGA should try doing a Kickstarter of some kind...

 

[Buddha Beam]

I just wish Nintendo would buy them out since they are the only company able to propery revive their 16bit franchises.

Me too... me too......

 

[cj_iwakura]

Me too... me too......

That would be the final insult.

 

[IrishNinja]

not that EA or any other hypothetical is rosy, but...why would Nintendo be a good match?
i love them too, but they've got enough IP's they're sleeping on without taking on a whole other batch and sorting which ones can be made relevant/profitable.

 

[duckroll]

not that EA or any other hypothetical is rosy, but...why would Nintendo be a good match?
i love them too, but they've got enough IP's they're sleeping on without taking on a whole other batch and sorting which ones can be made relevant/profitable.

It's a running joke. Stupid Nintendo fanboys tend to crash into any publisher/developer bad-news thread to go NINTENDO SHOULD BUY THEM. It's impossible to tell what is parody and what is actual insane fanboyism anymore! They have blended into one.

 

[SkyMasterson]

Pretty much. I have a hunch that next gen is going to be very, uhh.., "interesting." And quite a bit depressing.

Yea, it's pretty scary what the next gen will bring. If hundreds of studios closed this gen, next gen will definitely finish off a few others. The only good thing I see about the future is less games being put out, which in turn hopefully gives the great and underrated/overlooked games to get some more attention and sales. Plus it gives me more time to work on my backlog!

In fact I'm gonna call it right now: The great video game crash of 2017-18 :\

 

[Nibel]

What does this mean for Shenmue 3?

 

[Hero]

It's a running joke. Stupid Nintendo fanboys tend to crash into any publisher/developer bad-news thread to go NINTENDO SHOULD BUY THEM. It's impossible to tell what is parody and what is actual insane fanboyism anymore! They have blended into one.

It's all so Amusement Vision can make another F-Zero.

 

[Regulus Tera]

Welp, time to use that Mario & Sonic licence for a 2D Platformer!

 

[Auto_aim1]

Binary Domain being a flop is directly proportional to how stupid people are.

Directly. Proportional.

Do people even know it exists? Lol. It's definitely disappointing, though.

 

[Sethos]

As long as Rome II: Total War happens, I'm good.

 

[stalker]

Welp, time to use that Mario & Sonic licence for a 2D Platformer!

On the 3DS and designed by EAD this could actually "save" Sega. But no chance of course, Nintendo will do this without Sonic and sell even more!

 

[trinest]

Welp, time to use that Mario & Sonic licence for a 2D Platformer!

Mario wakes up in what ever world Sonic is from. Sonic wakes up in Mushroom Kingdom.

Each of them have to battle their way back home.

 

[soultron]

Mario wakes up in what ever world Sonic is from. Sonic wakes up in Mushroom Kingdom.

Each of them have to battle their way back home.

That'd be very interesting from a mechanical standpoint.

 

[Regulus Tera]

Sonic Passion doesn't exist anymore. Who knows where all those sick fucks went? Maybe they live well adjusted, normal lives now.

Maybe they've migrated.

Maybe to GAF. D:

 

[ajim]

RIP Shenmue HD

 

[Dwayne]

RIP Shenmue HD

Rumoured to be finished?

 

[Digishine]

They should sell bayoneta ip to activision or ea ;b

 

[Regulus Tera]

It's a running joke. Stupid Nintendo fanboys tend to crash into any publisher/developer bad-news thread to go NINTENDO SHOULD BUY THEM. It's impossible to tell what is parody and what is actual insane fanboyism anymore! They have blended into one.

It's not as bad as the "Nintendo going 3rd party/doomed" meme.

 

[ajim]

Rumoured to be finished?

Quite a few recent threads with rumour 'confirmations' the past couple of weeks, along with Skies of Arcadia HD. Now, they seem even less likely, unless they are completely done and releasing them is all thats left.

 

[CecilRousso]

Im happy as long as they dont mess with sports interactive or creative assembly.

 

[Xun]

I blame Sonic.

 

[Zen]

If I hit the lottery tonight I'm bailing out Sega.

It better come with strings attached unless you want to see them end up in the exact same place in another 5-10 years.

 

[slaughterking]

It better come with strings attached unless you want to see them end up in the exact same place in another 5-10 years.

Another ten years is another ten years. I would take it!

 

[Acquiescence]

And here's me thinking they were doing well for themselves. Major bummer.

 

[gamergirly]

wow that's messed up

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

It is a good thing I bought Sonic Generations.