Sega Nerds has been following TecToy since the first rumors appeared on the internet in October 2016 about a new Mega Drive. What was before just rumors later became a reallity when TecToy announced they would release a new Mega Drive to celebrate their 30 years of partnership with SEGA. The staff from Sega Nerds in Brazil just received the new Mega Drive and …
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SEGA Nerds News Roundup 5/12/17 There has been a ton of news this week; Here’s all of the latest news stories for you to catch up on: New Endless Space 2 trailer shows how to ‘eXpand’ across the universe SEGA and Amplitude Studios have just released a new trailer for their turn-based, sci-fi grand strategy game, Endless Space 2. Now, this …
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Last week, TecToy hosted an event to celebrate its 30-year partnership with SEGA, and Tsurumi Naoya, Executive Vice President of Sega Sammy Holdings, was their special guest. During the celebration, TecToy officials announced that the company’s new Mega Drive will begin shipments to buyers this week, and the first one was given to Tsurumi. Tsurumi spoke how the partnership with TecToy is important to SEGA …
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With the launch of new Tectoy’s Mega Drive approaching and the celebration of 30 years of partnership with SEGA, we decided to go deeper in the Tectoy history and talk with some of the company’s great people and developers. To start this series, today we are interviewing one of the main figures behind the success of Tectoy in the ’90s: Alexandre Pagano. …
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[Update #1: A poster on the Atari Age forums posted the above image of what’s supposedly the official Mini Megadrive box. According to the poster, the system will also have a suspend/restore feature. Also, the list of pre-installed SEGA games (see below) has been updated with the latest information.] Several months back, the Internet went crazy over the news that Tectoy …
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After offering the new Mega Drive personalized with phrases up to 15 characters in length, TecToy is now giving people the opportunity to choose the box for the new Mega Drive. There are three options: The Classic, the Original, the first of all released in Brazil. With minor changes needed for the current moment. The Original, but with a new verse. …
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SEGA fans have been eagerly anticipating TecToy’s new Mega Drive, which is scheduled to begin shipping this summer. The Brazilian hardware manufacturer announced that pre-orders are now open, and it will also offer customers another way to show off their new system – by personalizing it with their name on it. TecToy will allow names or phrases up to 15 characters in …
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TecToy’s CEO Stefano Arnhold Ceo attended the Comic Con Experience 2016 in São Paulo, Brazil last weekend and dropped some pretty interesting tidbits during a speech about his company. He spoke about several details about the company’s history, which will turn 30 years old next year, some games that Brazilian fans have been requesting TecToy bring to market and, of course, about …
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Last month, when TecToy unveiled its new SEGA Genesis, a lot of people were disappointed because it won’t include the rumored HDMI output. However, the commotion for a new Genesis is already yielding positive results for TecToy in Brazil. A week after announcement, the company saw its value increase 200% in the stock market compared to the same period in the previous month. …
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Last week, TecToy published a video on its blog with several classic SEGA Genesis games and a countdown that directed the readers to an email list to be the first to learn about this announcement. After a lot of speculation and rumors, the countdown has finally ended and TecToy has introduced its new Genesis. Disappointingly, the console won’t include HDMI output, but …
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