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"Sega seems to have split!"

So Sega are releasing games on all three new consoles.
Infact, they're releasing different games on each console.

Yes, old news but things have become a little clearer.

Unfortunately for PS2 owners, their future isn't as blue as on the other consoles.
So far, all they've had is a few Dreamcast conversions.
It seems to me that Sega are just trying to make a little extra bit of cash while they wait for the other 2 consoles.

The two remainders are Xbox and Gamecube.
Again they have different games, (a few DC games but new ones too)
Why?

First, people reckoned that Sega were releasing kiddie games on the cube and more serious games on the Xbox.
That seemed like a good theory but look closer and you'll see it goes deeper.

The Sonic team (Yugi Naka) seems to be concentrating on the Gamecube. They've said that the Gamecube is their favourite piece of software.
With games like Sonic Adventure 2, Phantasy Star and Mnkey Ball already on their way to the cube, this seems to back my theory.

Then there's another part of Sega. AM2.
There's another famous man in charge (Mr Suzuki i think his name is.) He brought games like Virtua Fighter and Sega Rally to the Dreamcast.
He seems to be more interested in the Xbox.

So there's the Sonic team
(Behind the fun games like Nights, Burning Rangers, and the Sonic games)

And there's others like Am2.
More serious games like Virtua Fighter and the realistic racing games.


It's clear that both looked for different qualities in a console.
Mr Suzuki is clearly in awe of Microsofts flight simulators and the physics and programming involved.

Mr Naka obviously likes Miyamoto's inventions like Mario and Zelda.

Miyamoto has also said that he like Naka's works (the chance of these two joining up is both likely and brilliant. Hand it to Sniper - he saw this comming 6 months ago!!)

Mr Suzuki may well team up with Bill Gates to make a technological master piece on the most powerful system on the planet.

The Xbox may get ports of gaming like Sonic Adventure and the Gamecube might get one or two releases from AM2 but I think it's clear where each teams priorities lie.

So far, more or less all the PS2 Sega games are simply DC conversions.

The Gamecube will be the first to get something new - Monkey Ball.

It really does look like part of Sega is concentrating on the Xbox while another part (Sonic team) is concentrating on Nintendo machines.

That's why the Gamecube will get all the Sonic games and NIGHTS and other Sonic Team franchises while the Xbox will get the more serious games.

Both Nintendo and Microsoft are happy because Microsoft don't care for cartoony "Kiddy games" while Nintendo see games that are too realistic as just plain boring.

Personally, I hold Nintendo's view while Fantasy Meister holds Microsofts view.

What does the rest of the gaming world prefer?

Only time will tell...

In my view PS2 and X-Box seem to have teh best line up of SEGa games at teh moment. But who knows the Gamecube may get other SEGA titles and the GBA does look very promising, i mean Sonic Advance looks super, i cant wait to get it!

So far Sega's PAL schedule for other consoles:

PS2
Virtua Fighter 4
Space Channel 5
Rez
Headhunter
Ecco The Dolphin
Virtua Golf

GAMECUBE
Super Monkey Ball
Virtua Striker 3 ver.2002
Phantasy Star Online
Sonic

XBOX
Jet Set Radio Future
Gun Valkyrie
Crazy Taxi Next
Panzer Dragoon
Sega GT 2002
House Of The Dead 3

GBA
ChuChu Rocket
Sonic
Advanced Columns
Puyo Puyo

I want a Sonic game on the Gamecube, I mean it was brilliant on the Dreamcast so it will be even better on the Gamecube!

I really want the Sonic game on the GBA. I'll emulate it methinks.

I'm looking forward to seeing what Sega can do for the Game Boy Advance and X-box.

I'm looking forward to Sega actually getting infogrames to release the Game Boy Advance games!

So Sega are releasing games on all three new consoles.
Infact, they're releasing different games on each console.

Yes, old news but things have become a little clearer.

Unfortunately for PS2 owners, their future isn't as blue as on the other consoles.
So far, all they've had is a few Dreamcast conversions.
It seems to me that Sega are just trying to make a little extra bit of cash while they wait for the other 2 consoles.

The two remainders are Xbox and Gamecube.
Again they have different games, (a few DC games but new ones too)
Why?

First, people reckoned that Sega were releasing kiddie games on the cube and more serious games on the Xbox.
That seemed like a good theory but look closer and you'll see it goes deeper.

The Sonic team (Yugi Naka) seems to be concentrating on the Gamecube. They've said that the Gamecube is their favourite piece of software.
With games like Sonic Adventure 2, Phantasy Star and Mnkey Ball already on their way to the cube, this seems to back my theory.

Then there's another part of Sega. AM2.
There's another famous man in charge (Mr Suzuki i think his name is.) He brought games like Virtua Fighter and Sega Rally to the Dreamcast.
He seems to be more interested in the Xbox.

So there's the Sonic team
(Behind the fun games like Nights, Burning Rangers, and the Sonic games)

And there's others like Am2.
More serious games like Virtua Fighter and the realistic racing games.


It's clear that both looked for different qualities in a console.
Mr Suzuki is clearly in awe of Microsofts flight simulators and the physics and programming involved.

Mr Naka obviously likes Miyamoto's inventions like Mario and Zelda.

Miyamoto has also said that he like Naka's works (the chance of these two joining up is both likely and brilliant. Hand it to Sniper - he saw this comming 6 months ago!!)

Mr Suzuki may well team up with Bill Gates to make a technological master piece on the most powerful system on the planet.

The Xbox may get ports of gaming like Sonic Adventure and the Gamecube might get one or two releases from AM2 but I think it's clear where each teams priorities lie.