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Recent news shows that SEGA have announced three new games for Nintendo systems: Sonic Adventure One and Sonic Mega Collection for the GameCube and Sonic Advance 2 for the Game Boy Advance. So what is it with Sonic Team? Is it that they're fed up of making new games, so they decide to re-release old titles? Sure, Sonic Advance and Sonic Advance 2 are new, but are based on old Mega Drive hits. Sonic Adventure One and Sonic Adventure 2: Battle aren't exactly fresh new games either being slightly updated versions of Dreamcast games. What of this Sonic Mega Collection? It's got the potential to contain every single Sonic game excluding the ones already released on Nintendo systems. So is this a way for SEGA's development house, Sonic Team to make big money from old games?
Well lets take a look at SEGA's general status at the moment. SEGA has suffered great financial losses due to the poor sales of the Dreamcast and before it, the Saturn. Ofcourse, everyone who's anyone in gaming already knows this. So SEGA decided to stop producing their own consoles and to start making games multi-format, as they did originally at the times of the SG1000/SG3000 (some of SEGA's earliest consoles). SEGA have released games on single formats, and others on all formats, and are continuing to make their arcade games. SEGA have also made a deal with Namco and Nintendo to make games for the Triforce arcade machines based on GameCube hardware, and are also, like Namco, making games with Nintendo franchises. So they're now starting to make their money back.
So why does SEGA think that re-releasing the old Sonic games on Nintendo's machine will actually sell?
Remember back to the days of two-dimensional gaming. The Nintendo Entertainment System was battling the Master System and the Super NES was battling the MegaDrive. In those days, you were either a 'Ninty', or a SEGA fan. It was very rare you'd find someone with both consoles because of both the price of games and loyalties. Now, SEGA have a console of their own no more, and Sonic seems to fit Nintendo's 'kiddie' image all too well (despite the fact that Sonic used to make the MegaDrive what the Playstation 2 is today). So releasing Sonic the Hedgehog games on the GameCube and Game Boy Advance gives those who never had the chance, a way of owning some classic quality titles by SEGA, and the SEGA fans a new home (for Sonic Team atleast).
As you should be aware, Sonic Team hasn't actually commented on what is to be included in the Sonic Mega Collection, but by the title it looks like it will include, at the very least, the MegaDrive Sonic games. However, there is the potential to include every single Sonic game on one GameCube disc, making the Sonic Mega Collection a disc to make Super Mario Allstars look pretty pathetic when it comes to total games. We wont be seeing the Dreamcast and Game Boy Advance games included, that's an almost certainty, but there's the potential to include Saturn games such as Sonic-R and Sonic 3D and even the original Master System game.
From first impressions, it seems odd that SEGA would release Sonic Adventure 2: Battle before Sonic Adventure One on the GameCube, seeing as SA2: Battle is set after SA1. But when you consider the fact that SEGA is more than over-keen to try out Nintendo's new hardware before Nintendo do themselves (i.e. SA2: Battle and Sonic Advance link up with the GBA to GC link cable, and, Phantasy Star Online with the GameCube modem) it's no suprise. After all, SEGA makes headline news in the magazines and on the internet, gamers take interest, and SEGA make a bit of money from it all, whilst Nintendo starts to look weak after SEGA steals the lime light.
So, in a way, yes this is all a tactic by SEGA to make money out of those of us who like the classics, or didn't have them in the first place. Sonic Team and SEGA will make a lot of money for releasing titles with very little effort involved. Sure, this seems like a heartless tactic when it comes to gaming, but if you think about it, they're doing nothing wrong, and we're still getting something good out of it! We're getting to play the games, SEGA are becomming a little richer. In the end, this will allow SEGA to start putting their efforts into more brand new titles, whether they be Sonic games or not. We've already seen what another of SEGA's development houses has done for the GameCube with Super Monkey Ball, with a sequel already on the way, so in the end we will see more titles anyway. And for those who think it's a terrible move for SEGA, re-read this topic and don't buy the games.
What do you think of Sonic Team's decisions?
Well lets take a look at SEGA's general status at the moment. SEGA has suffered great financial losses due to the poor sales of the Dreamcast and before it, the Saturn. Ofcourse, everyone who's anyone in gaming already knows this. So SEGA decided to stop producing their own consoles and to start making games multi-format, as they did originally at the times of the SG1000/SG3000 (some of SEGA's earliest consoles). SEGA have released games on single formats, and others on all formats, and are continuing to make their arcade games. SEGA have also made a deal with Namco and Nintendo to make games for the Triforce arcade machines based on GameCube hardware, and are also, like Namco, making games with Nintendo franchises. So they're now starting to make their money back.
So why does SEGA think that re-releasing the old Sonic games on Nintendo's machine will actually sell?
Remember back to the days of two-dimensional gaming. The Nintendo Entertainment System was battling the Master System and the Super NES was battling the MegaDrive. In those days, you were either a 'Ninty', or a SEGA fan. It was very rare you'd find someone with both consoles because of both the price of games and loyalties. Now, SEGA have a console of their own no more, and Sonic seems to fit Nintendo's 'kiddie' image all too well (despite the fact that Sonic used to make the MegaDrive what the Playstation 2 is today). So releasing Sonic the Hedgehog games on the GameCube and Game Boy Advance gives those who never had the chance, a way of owning some classic quality titles by SEGA, and the SEGA fans a new home (for Sonic Team atleast).
As you should be aware, Sonic Team hasn't actually commented on what is to be included in the Sonic Mega Collection, but by the title it looks like it will include, at the very least, the MegaDrive Sonic games. However, there is the potential to include every single Sonic game on one GameCube disc, making the Sonic Mega Collection a disc to make Super Mario Allstars look pretty pathetic when it comes to total games. We wont be seeing the Dreamcast and Game Boy Advance games included, that's an almost certainty, but there's the potential to include Saturn games such as Sonic-R and Sonic 3D and even the original Master System game.
From first impressions, it seems odd that SEGA would release Sonic Adventure 2: Battle before Sonic Adventure One on the GameCube, seeing as SA2: Battle is set after SA1. But when you consider the fact that SEGA is more than over-keen to try out Nintendo's new hardware before Nintendo do themselves (i.e. SA2: Battle and Sonic Advance link up with the GBA to GC link cable, and, Phantasy Star Online with the GameCube modem) it's no suprise. After all, SEGA makes headline news in the magazines and on the internet, gamers take interest, and SEGA make a bit of money from it all, whilst Nintendo starts to look weak after SEGA steals the lime light.
So, in a way, yes this is all a tactic by SEGA to make money out of those of us who like the classics, or didn't have them in the first place. Sonic Team and SEGA will make a lot of money for releasing titles with very little effort involved. Sure, this seems like a heartless tactic when it comes to gaming, but if you think about it, they're doing nothing wrong, and we're still getting something good out of it! We're getting to play the games, SEGA are becomming a little richer. In the end, this will allow SEGA to start putting their efforts into more brand new titles, whether they be Sonic games or not. We've already seen what another of SEGA's development houses has done for the GameCube with Super Monkey Ball, with a sequel already on the way, so in the end we will see more titles anyway. And for those who think it's a terrible move for SEGA, re-read this topic and don't buy the games.
What do you think of Sonic Team's decisions?
Hopefully, by Sonic Team releasing many old classics now, at an early stage of the GameCube's shelf-life, they will be forced to start on something new (unless they decide to port Nights).
I totally agree that Sonic Adventure is the better Sonic title when compared to Sonic Adventure 2. Admittedly the Big the Cat game sucks, but overall, Sonic Adventure just has a more intriguing storyline, a much more fun style of play, some quality music (in my opinion) and brilliant gaming atmosphere created which is lost in Sonic Adventure 2 (which was made due to it being Sonic's 10th anniversary).
I totally agree that Sonic Adventure is the better Sonic title when compared to Sonic Adventure 2. Admittedly the Big the Cat game sucks, but overall, Sonic Adventure just has a more intriguing storyline, a much more fun style of play, some quality music (in my opinion) and brilliant gaming atmosphere created which is lost in Sonic Adventure 2 (which was made due to it being Sonic's 10th anniversary).
This is what I've been saying for ages! Sega have one of the biggest in house development teams in the world, so what do they do? PORT games! WHY?!?
Remember the days of the Mega Drive when they were making groundbreaking games every month- they could easily do that now. But OH NO!
Anyway, Sonic Adventure 1 is infinitely better then the sequal, as I've been trying to tell GCubers for ages! Maybe now they'll realise!
Remember the days of the Mega Drive when they were making groundbreaking games every month- they could easily do that now. But OH NO!
Anyway, Sonic Adventure 1 is infinitely better then the sequal, as I've been trying to tell GCubers for ages! Maybe now they'll realise!
Recent news shows that SEGA have announced three new games for Nintendo systems: Sonic Adventure One and Sonic Mega Collection for the GameCube and Sonic Advance 2 for the Game Boy Advance. So what is it with Sonic Team? Is it that they're fed up of making new games, so they decide to re-release old titles? Sure, Sonic Advance and Sonic Advance 2 are new, but are based on old Mega Drive hits. Sonic Adventure One and Sonic Adventure 2: Battle aren't exactly fresh new games either being slightly updated versions of Dreamcast games. What of this Sonic Mega Collection? It's got the potential to contain every single Sonic game excluding the ones already released on Nintendo systems. So is this a way for SEGA's development house, Sonic Team to make big money from old games?
Well lets take a look at SEGA's general status at the moment. SEGA has suffered great financial losses due to the poor sales of the Dreamcast and before it, the Saturn. Ofcourse, everyone who's anyone in gaming already knows this. So SEGA decided to stop producing their own consoles and to start making games multi-format, as they did originally at the times of the SG1000/SG3000 (some of SEGA's earliest consoles). SEGA have released games on single formats, and others on all formats, and are continuing to make their arcade games. SEGA have also made a deal with Namco and Nintendo to make games for the Triforce arcade machines based on GameCube hardware, and are also, like Namco, making games with Nintendo franchises. So they're now starting to make their money back.
So why does SEGA think that re-releasing the old Sonic games on Nintendo's machine will actually sell?
Remember back to the days of two-dimensional gaming. The Nintendo Entertainment System was battling the Master System and the Super NES was battling the MegaDrive. In those days, you were either a 'Ninty', or a SEGA fan. It was very rare you'd find someone with both consoles because of both the price of games and loyalties. Now, SEGA have a console of their own no more, and Sonic seems to fit Nintendo's 'kiddie' image all too well (despite the fact that Sonic used to make the MegaDrive what the Playstation 2 is today). So releasing Sonic the Hedgehog games on the GameCube and Game Boy Advance gives those who never had the chance, a way of owning some classic quality titles by SEGA, and the SEGA fans a new home (for Sonic Team atleast).
As you should be aware, Sonic Team hasn't actually commented on what is to be included in the Sonic Mega Collection, but by the title it looks like it will include, at the very least, the MegaDrive Sonic games. However, there is the potential to include every single Sonic game on one GameCube disc, making the Sonic Mega Collection a disc to make Super Mario Allstars look pretty pathetic when it comes to total games. We wont be seeing the Dreamcast and Game Boy Advance games included, that's an almost certainty, but there's the potential to include Saturn games such as Sonic-R and Sonic 3D and even the original Master System game.
From first impressions, it seems odd that SEGA would release Sonic Adventure 2: Battle before Sonic Adventure One on the GameCube, seeing as SA2: Battle is set after SA1. But when you consider the fact that SEGA is more than over-keen to try out Nintendo's new hardware before Nintendo do themselves (i.e. SA2: Battle and Sonic Advance link up with the GBA to GC link cable, and, Phantasy Star Online with the GameCube modem) it's no suprise. After all, SEGA makes headline news in the magazines and on the internet, gamers take interest, and SEGA make a bit of money from it all, whilst Nintendo starts to look weak after SEGA steals the lime light.
So, in a way, yes this is all a tactic by SEGA to make money out of those of us who like the classics, or didn't have them in the first place. Sonic Team and SEGA will make a lot of money for releasing titles with very little effort involved. Sure, this seems like a heartless tactic when it comes to gaming, but if you think about it, they're doing nothing wrong, and we're still getting something good out of it! We're getting to play the games, SEGA are becomming a little richer. In the end, this will allow SEGA to start putting their efforts into more brand new titles, whether they be Sonic games or not. We've already seen what another of SEGA's development houses has done for the GameCube with Super Monkey Ball, with a sequel already on the way, so in the end we will see more titles anyway. And for those who think it's a terrible move for SEGA, re-read this topic and don't buy the games.
What do you think of Sonic Team's decisions?
Well lets take a look at SEGA's general status at the moment. SEGA has suffered great financial losses due to the poor sales of the Dreamcast and before it, the Saturn. Ofcourse, everyone who's anyone in gaming already knows this. So SEGA decided to stop producing their own consoles and to start making games multi-format, as they did originally at the times of the SG1000/SG3000 (some of SEGA's earliest consoles). SEGA have released games on single formats, and others on all formats, and are continuing to make their arcade games. SEGA have also made a deal with Namco and Nintendo to make games for the Triforce arcade machines based on GameCube hardware, and are also, like Namco, making games with Nintendo franchises. So they're now starting to make their money back.
So why does SEGA think that re-releasing the old Sonic games on Nintendo's machine will actually sell?
Remember back to the days of two-dimensional gaming. The Nintendo Entertainment System was battling the Master System and the Super NES was battling the MegaDrive. In those days, you were either a 'Ninty', or a SEGA fan. It was very rare you'd find someone with both consoles because of both the price of games and loyalties. Now, SEGA have a console of their own no more, and Sonic seems to fit Nintendo's 'kiddie' image all too well (despite the fact that Sonic used to make the MegaDrive what the Playstation 2 is today). So releasing Sonic the Hedgehog games on the GameCube and Game Boy Advance gives those who never had the chance, a way of owning some classic quality titles by SEGA, and the SEGA fans a new home (for Sonic Team atleast).
As you should be aware, Sonic Team hasn't actually commented on what is to be included in the Sonic Mega Collection, but by the title it looks like it will include, at the very least, the MegaDrive Sonic games. However, there is the potential to include every single Sonic game on one GameCube disc, making the Sonic Mega Collection a disc to make Super Mario Allstars look pretty pathetic when it comes to total games. We wont be seeing the Dreamcast and Game Boy Advance games included, that's an almost certainty, but there's the potential to include Saturn games such as Sonic-R and Sonic 3D and even the original Master System game.
From first impressions, it seems odd that SEGA would release Sonic Adventure 2: Battle before Sonic Adventure One on the GameCube, seeing as SA2: Battle is set after SA1. But when you consider the fact that SEGA is more than over-keen to try out Nintendo's new hardware before Nintendo do themselves (i.e. SA2: Battle and Sonic Advance link up with the GBA to GC link cable, and, Phantasy Star Online with the GameCube modem) it's no suprise. After all, SEGA makes headline news in the magazines and on the internet, gamers take interest, and SEGA make a bit of money from it all, whilst Nintendo starts to look weak after SEGA steals the lime light.
So, in a way, yes this is all a tactic by SEGA to make money out of those of us who like the classics, or didn't have them in the first place. Sonic Team and SEGA will make a lot of money for releasing titles with very little effort involved. Sure, this seems like a heartless tactic when it comes to gaming, but if you think about it, they're doing nothing wrong, and we're still getting something good out of it! We're getting to play the games, SEGA are becomming a little richer. In the end, this will allow SEGA to start putting their efforts into more brand new titles, whether they be Sonic games or not. We've already seen what another of SEGA's development houses has done for the GameCube with Super Monkey Ball, with a sequel already on the way, so in the end we will see more titles anyway. And for those who think it's a terrible move for SEGA, re-read this topic and don't buy the games.
What do you think of Sonic Team's decisions?