Another cash-in? Sega announces Genesis/Mega Drive Mini

[Nz17]

Meanwhile in Japan, the newest additions are:

1. Alisia Dragoon
2. Assault Suits Leynos
3. Columns
4. Darius
5. Dynamite Headdy
6. Langrisser II
7. Lord Monarch
8. Monster World IV
9. Road Rash II
10. Slap Fight MD
11. Snow Bros.: Nick & Tom
12. Tetris

But that's not all! As a Japanese exclusive, there is also the Tower Mini. That's right, there will be a special set of add-ons for the Mega Drive Mini called the Mega Drive Tower Mini. It will include non-functional, plastic replicas of the various extra add-ons for the original console. The tower includes a mini Super 32X, a mini Mega CD, a mini lock-on cartridge of Sonic & Knuckles, and a mini Mega Drive cartridge of Sonic The Hedgehog. The tower will launch the same day as the Mega Drive Mini on September 19, 2019. The Tower Mini will cost 3,980 yen ($37 USD).

Sources:
https://www.siliconera.com/2019/06/0...-tetris-games/
https://www.siliconera.com/2019/06/0...extra-add-ons/

[Robocop2]

The game differences don’t bug me too much as a lot of the different ones I never cared for. It’s a shame they have so many games that are on nearly every genesis collection though.
I’m more sad about the 6 button controller and that tower mini addon set being JP only than anything else

[Nz17]

Well, the controllers are universal, a North American company will be manufacturing and selling official 6 button wired controllers for the SEGA Genesis Mini, and the Tower can be imported and used with a North American console, so all is not lost.

[gbpxl]

No sports games is a huge disservice to the platform. At least put the mutant games on it

[Tron 2.0]

No sports games is a huge disservice to the platform. At least put the mutant games on it

While the genesis was known for it's sports games.I don't see it as a lost for not any being on the mini.Also if they wanted some thing like madden or nhl,that's a license right there plus paying royalties for it.I think it's more of a shame that musha isn't on the u.s model while jpn get's it.

[mailman187666]

No sports games is a huge disservice to the platform. At least put the mutant games on it

It is very likely that Sega did their market research and saw that many gamers/collectors don't value old sports games, as well as licensing.

[gbpxl]

It is very likely that Sega did their market research and saw that many gamers/collectors don't value old sports games, as well as licensing.

I guess they researched differently than I did because the youtube comments and podcasters have said otherwise

[jperryss]

I guess they researched differently than I did because the youtube comments and podcasters have said otherwise

I'm not the target market for this thing, but I'm in a few gaming groups on FB and the consensus is that Sega knocked it out of the park with this game list.

[mailman187666]

I guess they researched differently than I did because the youtube comments and podcasters have said otherwise

I don't know, I'm looking at completed listings for Genesis sports games, and it is mostly unsold merchandise. The few that sell are usually under $10 CIB. Not sure why Sega would include games that people don't want to spend money on, for a product that they want people to spend money on. Granted there are plenty of people that enjoy the older sports games, but I find that people have a hard time giving them away, much less making anything off of them. Every game store near me (other than gamestop) all refuse sports title as trade-ins.