RushDawg

@kingbk

Uhh they’re obviously a third party developer and publisher. And Yakuza games come out more than “once in a while”. On the PS4, there have released 5 original games and 3 HD ports of the PS3 games since 2017. Plus the spin off game Judgment.

They also released a new Sakura Wars game on PS4 this year and a new Puyo Puyo Tetris game on just about every platform.

Plus SEGA owns Atlus, so they published all the new Atlus games this year (Persona 5 Royal, 13 Sentinels Aegis Rim, etc.)

@Pigeon

Where are you getting this information from? Anecdotal from your own experience or do you have broader retail data for Japan?

I'm definitely not seeing a discount on Amazon. I just checked Amazon Japan, and:

-The black model is selling for ¥8000
-The blue model is selling for ¥5478
-The yellow model is selling for ¥5478
-The red model is selling for ¥5478

The MSRP is ¥4980

So from what I'm seeing, this thing is selling like hot cakes on Amazon at least and is already going for more than its MSRP. No discounts as far as I can tell.

@jbreez00

You're just not keeping up with SEGA, they've been pretty active. .

Just this year they've launched a reboot of the Sakura Wars franchise. The new Yakuza game (#7) is coming out in a few weeks too, on pretty much every console except the Switch.

More broadly, the Yakuza franchise has gained a lot of popularity in the West recently. Yakuza 0 in particular made a big splash when it was released in 2017.

Speaking of 2017, Sonic Mania, arguably the best Sonic game ever, also came out that year.

Lastly, SEGA also owns Atlus. Persona 5 was a huge success and the recently released 13 Sentinels Aegis Rim is getting rave reviews.

@Ryu_Niiyama

Nice attempt at deflection. Sorry I hurt your feelings, but it doesn't change the fact that it was you, not SEGA, who missed the point with this one.

@MaseSco
It would almost certainly have Skies of Arcadia. F355 is unlikely though, due to licensing requirements.

@Ryu_Niiyama

Ironic that you have a Japanese screen name and yet you fail to realize that this product was designed for the Japanese market, which adores tiny things like this.

If you live in the West and are thinking “this just isn’t for me” well guess what? SEGA agreed. They know this product isn’t what Europe or North America wants. They didn’t make it for you. It is designed by and for Japan and should be judged on that basis.

@AtlanteanMan

It’s sold out in a lot of places, so it sounds like it was a wise decision by the higher ups.

This product was made with Japan in mind and is a Japan exclusive. The Japanese love tiny stuff like this. It’s not the Game Gear mini you or I would have wanted, but that’s ok. It’s not made for us.

It is asinine to bash this product from a Western perspective. SEGA knows this product isn’t for you. This product was designed for the Japanese and so long as they like it and buy it, it is a success.

Is this designed for fighting games? If so, why aren’t there six face buttons? This wouldn’t be great for 6-button Capcom fighters.

This is a pretty cool mod for hardcore GC fans, but wouldn't the average person be better off just modding a Wii or Wii U?

@KitsuneNight

Dreamcast has a decent chance. SEGA rereleased a bunch of DC games last gen on PS3/360/Steam. On a technical level, DC games are easier to port than Saturn games.

I’d be shocked if we see any Saturn games. I wish SEGA would stop teasing them like they did with the launch of SEGA Forever and SEGA Ages. It just leads to disappointment.

@Panopticon

Target Earth is a poor man's Cybernator. I'd much rather have MUSHA or Slap Fight MD.