Nevermind what I used to say...Sega has a plan.

[Ed Oscuro]

So a while back I thought Sega was adrift. Well, as far as 16-bit era mascots go...yeah, they've fallen behind in that race (seeing how that plumber was entrenched before Sonic's great-grandfather was born). Otherwise...what's wrong?

- Sega is remaking their classic games. Whether or not they recieve(d) critical acclaim is pretty much besides the point - lots of us find things to complain about with any comparable update package, be it from Nintendo, Midway, Atari...you name it, really. Some of these updates really do look to be very good, too; so they haven't exactly been destroying their licenses. Sega's not losing ground here, quite the contrary - they're reminding everybody what games they used to make. Definitely a step in the right direction after the GBA Altered Beast game failed to make any impression whatsoever.

- Sega's sticking with arcade games. Not quite sure what's going on right now, but I believe they've got at least a few good projects in the works right now :)

- They've (potentially) found a lucrative niche with the N-Gage. Will they exploit it and spread out, or will their efforts fizzle?

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The more I think about this N-Gage RPG the more Sega's involvement with the hated cellphone seems like a genius plan. It has the potential to move copies for a majority of N-gage gamers...sure, that's like five guys in my town, and you can bet some just like the mobile Tony Hawk. All joking aside, I think they did brilliantly in figuring that they could have a captive audience with Taco and QD owners.

[petewhitley]

- They've (potentially) found a lucrative niche with the N-Gage. Will they exploit it and spread out, or will their efforts fizzle.

I don't have any numbers to back this up, but I can't imagine that selling a title to even every N-Gage owner would be labled a success.

[Ed Oscuro]

We'll see. Those phones are going to move, whether they're being bought primarily as game machines or not LOL

[petewhitley]

We'll see. Those phones are going to move, whether they're being bought primarily as game machines or not LOL

I do believe reports that say the cell phone gaming market is primed for take off. That Final Fantasy I port over in Japan is pretty damn cool for a regular-old cell phone.

[Ed Oscuro]

Yep. Sega will be around to catch the other phone services; I bet Nokia's really happy for them right now, though :)

Edit: Forgot my last plank; Sega's released the only true standout Nintendo DS game thus far. Like the game or not, Sega should get recognition for their accomplishment: they've done what Nintendo failed to do (and Nintendo should be shamed for failing to utilize their hardware in a fashion such as they said they had wished for).

[goatdan]

Considering that the NGage has finally started to be sold at for use as a cell phone (something that it seemed Nokia really screwed up around here the first time, as the only place you could find them was gaming stores but you couldn't activate them there that I know of), the NGage has some potential to catch on.

The only way I'll be buying a DS is if it has enough PDA features to become a usable tool for me. As it stands right now, I have no use or want for it. Sony's already ruled themselves out of the hunt as I simply don't need anything that they're offering (gaming is secondary for something that I'm going to walk around with in my pocket. I need something functional first). And heck, my cell phone contract is up, so if I can get an Ngage for really cheap or for free, well...

I think others may be in the same position as me on that.

[EnemyZero]

I remember reading an article on ign a while back that the ff: before crisis, or some version of it is coming to US ...? anyone else hear?