Still losing money? Sadly, yes. $108 million to be exact. Mostly down to (again) the bad pachinko and arcade business. Thankfully, there’s also good news to report, as they also posted sale results of both Virtua Tennis 2009 and The Conduit, which aren’t all that bad, really. Read all the details HERE.
*SEGA USA uploaded a trailer of Daisy Fuentes Pilates. Daisy introduces you to the game and its programs.
*In case you missed it; SEGA had a new new Planet 51 trailer running on the Comic Con. Check it out HERE.
*SEGA Japan uploaded some new videos to their Youtube channel. Some Puyo Puyo 7 commercials and something called ‘Bijo-man’ (don’t ask me).
*A new trailer of Aliens vs. Predator was released. Check it out HERE.
*So, Yakuza 3, what’s going on? Not much! According to SEGA USA marketing manager Ray Almeda, sales of Yakuza 2 (PS2) were just not big enough to justify a release of the third installment. Full article HERE.
*Two SEGA games were rated by Famitsu Weekly (thanks Gamefront):
-Bleach DS 4th: Flame Bringer: 8/8/7/8
-Sonic Chronicles: Yami Jigen Kara no Shinryakusha: 8/6/6/8
*Looking for a specific SEGA game on your iPhone? Let SEGA know! ChuChu Rocket! seems like a popular candidate.
*The official website for Daisy Fuentes Pilates is now live! Go check it out, why don’t you.
All-format, budget price
[#4](-2) SEGA Superstars Tennis
Wii, full price
[#9](-2) Virtua Tennis 2009
[#10](-1) Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games
PlayStation 3, full price
[#9](-4) Virtua Tennis 2009
PC, full price
[#2](0) Football Manager 2009
[#6](0) Empire: Total War
PSP, fullprice
[#6](0) Football Manager 2009
XBOX 360, budget
[#1](0) SEGA Superstars Tennis
PlayStation 2, budget
[#9](-2) Sonic Unleashed
*Yakuza 4? We (Europeans and Americans) haven’t even seen part 3 yet, but Ryu Ga Gotoku creator Toshihiro Nagoshi already announced the fourth game in the series. More details HERE.
*Shame you weren’t there, but at least you can look at the pictures. What? The San Diego Comic Con 2009, of course.
*Rodent fans rejoice; Virtua Hamster, the unreleased 32X game featuring hamsters racing in tubes, will be able for download July 29th (that’s Wednesday). Here’s a video taster. Sadly, it won’t feature Mocha.
*OpenSonic, an open source game based on -you guessed it- Sonic the Hedgehog is planned for release on the Dreamcast. Media and information can be found HERE.
*Three interesting DC homebrew projects were featured on DCEmulation. There’s Pipepanic, Pxdrum (a drum machine simulator) and an update of The Great Giana Sisters.
*After the auctions of Virtua Hamster and X-MEN some weeks back, there’s another unreleased SEGA prototype being sold on Ebay at the moment. The game’s called Bills Tomato game and was produced by Psygnosis. With four days to go it’s already rather expensive!
..and resuming service
Some of the bigger ‘events’ while we were away:
-As we predicted earlier, the new Super Monkey Ball: Step and Roll uses the Wii balance board.
-SEGA posted details of Iron Man 2.
-SEGA posted another Alpha Protocol trailer.
-A special Bayonetta edition XBOX 360 was produced.
-SEGA USA reported from the Comic Con. [Part 1][Part 2]
Look forward to fresh news tomorrow!
..and SEGANEWS.NET will sit in that sun, meaning we’ll be away for the next two weeks! Make sure you rejoin us July 24th!
Yesterday we reported on the Bayonetta blog post by Platinumgames, today there’s more news; This July 24th SEGA and Platinumgames will host a community event in San Diego. Visitors will be able to meet the developers, check out the latest version of the game and win various prizes.
Check out the details HERE
*Platinumgames updated their site with a post on Bayonetta and its special effects.
*Still not convinced that Wind and Water (for the Dreamcast) is worth your money? Try the new demo!
*Segadatabase network update: A new SEGA crossword puzzle was
posted on Segacollection.com, go check it out!
All-format, all prices
[#9](-1) Virtua Tennis 2009
All-format, budget price
[#9](-1) Virtua Tennis 2009
All-format, budget price
[#4](-1) SEGA Superstars Tennis
Wii, full price
[#6](-1) Virtua Tennis 2009
PlayStation 3, full price
[#9](-1) Virtua Tennis 2009
XBOX 360, full price
[#9](+1) Virtua Tennis 2009
PC, full price
[#3](+1) Football Manager 2009
[#10](-3) Empire: Total War
PSP, fullprice
[#6](-1) Football Manager 2009
XBOX 360, budget
[#1](0) SEGA Superstars Tennis
PlayStation 2, budget
[#7](-1) Sonic Unleashed
*SEGA Europe posted a trailer from Planet 51 (the movie). It’s looks entertaining enough, hopefully the same can be said about the game.
*LxDream (a Dreamcast emulator running on Linux and OS X) was updated. It had lots of core improvements and now supports the VMU. Official site.
*Review score update:
-The Conduit - 8/10 (Kombo)
-The Conduit - 8/10 (Zentendo)
-The Conduit - 7.8/10 (Games Master UK)
-Virtua Tennis 2009 - 6/10 (Gamecell UK)
-Virtua Tennis 2009 - 7.2/10 (NZGamer)
Yeah, it’s another one of those Saturdays without anything much to update with. So, grab a beer (or soda), hook up a classic SEGA console and play one of those classics that deserved some more of your time.
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’till next week!
*USA PSP owners can now download Mind Quiz (the brain training game by SEGA, it’s pretty good) from the PSN PlayStation Store. The game will cost $9.99
*SEGA Europe posted part 4 of the Dev-Diary of Alpha Protocol and the packshots of the PC, XBOX 360 and PS3 versions. US release date: October 6.
*SEGA Europe also posted an anime based on Infinite Space. The official website (in English) can be found HERE.
*SEGA USA posted a new podcast. It features Aliens vs Predator, Planet 51, Sonic and SEGA All Stars racing and various stuff.
*SEGA Japan posted some Sonic colouring pictures. Keep within the lines!
*Dengeki posted some more screenshots of Project DIVA.
*Review score update:
-Let’s Tap - 8/10 (Nintendo Life)
-Let’s Tap - 8/10 (play.tm)
-Let’s Tap - 5/10 (Gamedaily)
-Let’s Tap - 7/10 (NZGamer)
-Phantasy Star II - 7/10 (NZGamer)
-The Conduit - 7.2/10 (The Gamers Temple)
-The Conduit - 8.5/10 (Nintendojo)
-The Conduit - 8.5/10 (NintendoWorldReport)
-The Conduit - 7/10 (Game Informer)
-The Conduit - 7.8/10 (Gamervision)
-The Conduit - 2/5 (Giant Bomb)
-The Conduit - 7/10 (AtomicGamer)
-The Conduit - 7.7/10 (Extreme Gamer)
-The Conduit - 8/10 (GameZone)
-The Conduit - B+ (GameShark)
*Three new classic SEGA games have recently made their way to the Wii Virtual Console (USA) and are available now: Space Harrier (ARC), Galaxy Force and Fantasy Zone (SMS). More info and media HERE.
*After Sonic and Golden Axe, iPhone owners can look forward to a FREE copy of Columns; only this weekend!
*Pier Solar news; all the NPC dialogues are now done. Now they only need to be translated into other languages.
*Want to run an OS on your Dreamcast? Take a look at Dreamshell 4. It’s ideal for all kinds of dev-related uses.
*Segadatabase network update: Segadatabase became Bomberman happy. There’s a lenghty video of Saturn Bomberman Fight!! on Youtube and several cool Alpha screenshots on the boards.
*SEGA Europe confirmed that Nintendo DS game Bleach: The 3rd Phantom will be released in Europe. We’ll have to wait untill 2010, though.
*They also posted new screenshots of Wii game Wacky World of Sports on their Flickr page.
*Finally, they uploaded a ‘lifestyle’ trailer of The Conduit.
*Remember that highly rated Wii game 428? Well, it’s coming to the PSP and PS3. The release date isn’t yet announced and it’s unlikely we’ll see the game in the USA or Europe.
*EDGE magazine, notorious for their ridiculous review scores did it again;
The Conduit was rated 4/10. With a metacritic average of 7.4/10 (based on
22 reviews) and 8.6/10 (based on user reviews) you just -might- want to ignore their snobby opinion and make up your own mind.