Despite the enhancements,
Sega said the titles will «stay true to the originals.»
Not exact matches
In a somewhat unusual story, Platinum Games has announced that work on its
title, Anarchy Reigns, has finished, but their publisher
Sega isn't
saying when the game will release...
Needless to
say, I am very much looking forward to seeing what the final version of Sonic Mania holds and I hope that
SEGA can stick to this formula for all future side - scrolling Sonic
titles.
That being
said,
SEGA Sammy also confirms that new Sonic
titles are currently beginning preparation by
SEGA.
That being
said, today during the Got ta Go Fast: The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Panel at SXSW,
Sega announced a new animated short series based on the game
titled Sonic Mania Adventures.
«
Sega would be extremely arrogant to have a
title that didn't do as well as we thought on a platform and then
say, «Those kind of games don't sell on that platform.»»
Mike Hayes, President and COO for
SEGA West,
says the decision came after a market analysis which led them to choose January 2010 as the optimum release time so they could «maximize this exciting new
title's potential».
I have to
say, High Voltage Software, and its publisher
Sega, are going a long way in providing Wii owners some hardcore third - person
titles.
When asked whether the
title could be localized for sale over the Playstation Network, Seno
said the topic is planned to be brought up the next time the
Sega team meets with Sony.
«Both of these
titles represent something special in
SEGA's history, and that made them natural choices for the
SEGA Heritage Collection»
said Chris Olson, Vice President of Digital Business at
SEGA Networks Co., Ltd. «NiGHTS offered 3D gameplay that had never been seen before on a home console, and Sonic Adventure 2 introduced rival character Shadow the Hedgehog to the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
John Clark, VP of Commercial Publishing for
SEGA Europe has
said, «This is the latest in a string of high quality PC ports of past
SEGA titles that we will be building on in the coming months and years.»
«The Wii Shop Channel is a great avenue for gamers who want instant access to classic
SEGA Genesis
titles,»
said Scott A. Steinberg, Vice President of Marketing,
SEGA of America.
Sega Sammy
said this on the matter: «We conducted detailed reviews of earnings projections for
titles targeted toward the US and European markets and decided to narrow down sales
titles from the following period and after to strong IPs, such as Sonic the Hedgehog, Football Manager, Total War and Aliens, which are expected to continue posting solid earnings.
Those are the behemoth
titles that have done very well for us,»
said SEGA's Mike Hayes.
That being
said,
SEGA Sammy also confirms that new Sonic
titles are currently beginning preparation by
SEGA.
And I was expecting Aaron from
SEGA to usually quote / reply, but Sam will do too if necessary, oh and guys, just as a reminder, any questions concerning other
SEGA titles, Sam may not comment on it, and would might
say, we'll look into those
titles eventually or if necessary, so yeah, I'm expecting it from replies right after this one.
When Szczepaniak asked about the
title, the former
SEGA employee
said its graphics resembled the visuals from Odin Sphere.
Platforms have yet to be specified, but
SEGA has previously
said that both the RPG and FPS
titles are in pre-production, with one due out in 2009.
As to why they dropped Azure from the
title of the game,
SEGA had this to
say.
I remember their last big restructure happen way back in 2012 when they
said they would be focusing on main franchises, at the time I felt that this was a good way for
SEGA to gain more exposure for these
titles, allow
SEGA to carefully create and market them to an audience.
These are all 16bit
titles, but
Sega says future additions will be plucked from throughout the company's long history, from the Master System to the Dreamcast.
Tsurumi
said that Atlus will continue to manage its own IP, and
Sega will aid in the selling of those
titles.
He went on to
say that
SEGA «should start putting serious consideration in quality from this point on,» as there have been some
titles that have betrayed the «trust» of
SEGA's fans.
This was included in a rumored short list of games that
SEGA Europe was thinking of porting over, plus was one of the headlined
titles used by the
SEGA PC Ports petition of games that
SEGA said they listened were aware of.
SEGA has
said that this first
title will be part of a trilogy and other content packs they are planning on releasing.
The company hasn't yet announced a full list of gaming
titles that will be available once the service goes live this Spring, but it has
said that its Halo
titles and part of the mix and that games from THQ, 2K, Codemasters, 505 Games, Deep Silver, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment, Capcom, Focus Home Interactive,
Sega, SNK,, Warner Bros. and Microsoft itself will all be included in the list.