How much did the Sonic brand make in 2008?
Posted by George. Filed under George, Multi-platform, News, Nintendo Wii, North America, Sonic. Tagged with $, Sonic, Sonic and Mario, Sonic Unleashed.
So how much did the Sonic brand make in 2008? According to Wedbush Morgan Securities’ industry report it made $163 million dollars. A even better fact, this only accounts for United States, not Europe, where Sonic is more popular.
Sonic came in at number 11 on their top 30 list of most profitable game brands. This means that it made more money than the Gears of War , The Sims and Tom Clancy brands.
The majority of sales came from Mario and Sonic, a game that has been charting since it was released in 2007 (Wii version) and the release of Sonic Unleashed in late 2008. I’m sure Sonic would have cracked the top ten if they released Sonic Unleashed around spring 2008, instead of in the fall. Another Sonic game that was released in 2008 was Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood.
Hit the jump to see the full list.
Sega not done with mature titles on Wii
Posted by George. Filed under Europe, George, News, Nintendo Wii. Tagged with House of the Dead Overkill, MadWorld, mature, profit, real talk, Sales.
Sega has delivered some of the best M rated titles on the Nintendo Wii this year, both MadWorld and House of the Dead: Overkill where excellent. But did they flop sales wise? Most people you talk to online will say they did.
According to Gary Dunn, MD of European development for Sega, House of the Dead: Overkill was a profitable title, while MadWorld did sell as expected. I’m assuming that is a nice way of saying it flopped?
More after the break…
Review: Let’s Tap
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, George, News, Nintendo Wii, Review. Tagged with Let's Tap, Mini Games, Multiplayer, Party Game, Prope, Tapping.
Since the Wii’s release developers have been trying to incorporate the motion sensing technology in their games any which way they can think of - from simple point ‘n click-style controls or waggling Wiimote like a cretin (oh you love it really).
But none, as far as I’m aware, have based an entire game on the concept of tapping. That is the unique selling point of Let’s Tap; as the title suggests the various games are all controlled just by tapping - players lay their Wiimotes on a box or flat surface and tap, with the Wiimote picking up the strength of vibrations. But does it work?
The Conduit’s online mode gets hacked
Posted by George. Filed under George, Nintendo Wii, Worldwide. Tagged with Hack, High Voltage Studio, sega, The Conduit.
There is a USB device that you hook up to the Wii, called “USB Gecko,” this device lets you put in codes, sort of like Game Genie. The USB Gecko is meant to do a ton of things, though this article is about its “cheat engine.” It seems that they already have some codes for The Conduit, as seen on the video above.
The user “hetoan2″ is showing off how you can have no reloads, Infinite HP and Infinite Ammo in the online mode of The Conduit. The game has yet to be released in Europe and it seems that the online mode will already be broken. He stated before that he won’t release the codes unless his video gets one million views (or one star), but he broke his word and posted the codes on his blog already.
Sega and High Voltage studio has yet to say anything about this or if there will be a possible fix. It doesn’t seem like there will be, Nintendo will have to disable the device via firmware update and it doesn’t seem that Nintendo cares about online play (I could obviously be wrong).
[EDIT: Some people say the codes listed on the site brick your systems, others say it doesn't. Just a warning, cheaters don't prosper and if the codes brick your system, don't cry to us after]
[Via The Sega Boards]
Sega to join Japan Expo in Paris
Posted by George. Filed under Europe, George, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Retro. Tagged with Bayonetta, Japan Expo, Let's Tap, Museum Sega, Paris, Phantasy Star Ø, Virtua Tennis 2009.
Sega has confirmed that they will be at the upcoming Japan Expo, in Paris. They will be showing exclusive games, like the first playable western build of Phantasy Star Ø.
Sega is also bringing playable versions of Bayonetta, Let’s Tap and Virtua Tennis 2009. They will be announcing a DS game in Europe, a few days before the show and that game will be playable at Japan Expo for the first time. The unannounced game will be a localized version of a Japanese DS game, according to the source. Maybe 7th Dragon or Shining Force Feather? I wish!
If that wasn’t enough, Sega will have their own Museum stand at the expo. Called ‘MUSEUM SEGA,’ it will have the entire history of Sega, all 80 years.
They expect more than 150,000 visitors this year, hopefully a few of those visitors are Sega Nerds. Japan Expo will run from July 2 to 5 at the Exhibition Center Paris Nord Villepinte. Sega stand will be at Hall 4, under ‘Video Games.’
[Source: Japan-Expo and Playerone]
[Thanks: Pao]
The Conduit ‘Final Trailer’
Posted by Graham. Filed under Europe, G, News, Nintendo Wii, North America, Video. Tagged with Gameplay, High Voltage Software, The Conduit, Trailer.
Sega Europe has just released a new and (apparently) final trailer for the Wii FPS, The Conduit. You should hopefully know enough about the game to have decided if you are interested.
So sit back, relax and enjoy the show.
The Conduit is out in Europe July 10th and is out in the US now.
[Source: Sega PR]
What did you play this weekend? [#2]
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, Microsoft Xbox 360, Multi-platform, News, Nintendo Wii, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3. Tagged with Fun Stuff, Let's Tap, Need for Speed, Prope, Prototype, Resistance: Fall of Man, What Did You Play This Weekend.
Bringing back the “What are you playing this weekend” feature, but with a slight change. Rather than asking the question on the Friday before you play the game(s), we are now asking after the weekend - which frankly makes much more sense.
It’s just for fun really, we tell you what games we have been playing - give some brief opinions on them, and then you can tell us what you have been playing too. You could help people avoid some potentially bad titles, or suggest some unknown gems.
Whatever the case let us know; What did you play this weekend?
Golden Axe is heading to Virtual Console Arcade
Posted by George. Filed under Arcade, George, Japan, Nintendo Wii, Retro, Virtual Console. Tagged with Golden Axe, Milk, Port, Virtual Console Arcade.
Seems that Sega has now decided to port the arcade version of Golden Axe to Nintendo’s Virtual Console Arcade. The game is set to be released in Japan on June 23rd for 800 points.
The rating has also gone up. The Genesis/Mega Drive version was rated CERO A (all ages) in Japan, this one will be rated CERO B (12 and up).
To celebrate the release of the game, Sega will be printing special Golden Axe shirts. See the design below, it will feature a pixel art look. The shirt will cost 3,990 yen (about $41USD).
[Source: Game Watch]
[Thanks: STORM!]
Pole’s Adventure shirts now on sale
Posted by George. Filed under George, Japan, Nintendo Wii. Tagged with Fashion, Pole's Adventure, Shirts, WiiWare.
If you want to add to your obscure Sega shirt collection, look not further than Pole’s Adventure shirts. The game was released a few months back on Wiiware and only in Japan (so far). The game was a big hit for Sega, charting on Wiiware’s top ten for a couple of months.
Each shirt will set you back 2,940 yen (about $30 usd). Talking about Pole’s Adventure, the developers have stated that they are working on “Project Chin” and will reveal more info on that next month.
[Source: SuperChannel]
[Thanks: STORM!]
[Update] Nerdaway: Win some cool Virtua Tennis sports gear
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, News, Nintendo Wii, Worldwide. Tagged with Contest, Giveaway, Nerdaway, Sports Gear, Virtua Tennis, Virtua Tennis 2009.
Like tennis? Like Virtua Tennis? Then you’ll want to win this latest Nerdaway.
To celebrate the European release of Virtua Tennis 2009 for the Wii, (which is today by the way), we have teamed up with Sega Europe to give away some limited edition Virtua Tennis branded gear, so you’ll look like a real (Virtua) tennis pro playing in your living room.
The prize bundle features:
- 1 x Virtua Tennis sports bag
- 1 x Set of Virtua Tennis balls
- 1 x Virtua Tennis/Sega sports top (zip)
- 4 x Pairs of finger sweat bands
- 1 x Virtua Tennis head band
- 1 x Wig (for that natural ‘pro’ look)
Now we aren’t just giving away one prize bundle. Sega has kindly donated FIVE of these bundles for us to give away and all you have to do is answer a simple Virtua Tennis-related question (after the break).
