Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, Videos | 0 comments

SEGA today published the official boxart for Puyo Puyo Chronicle, which we have above. You can also watch several minutes of gameplay below.

More: boxart, Japan, Puyo Puyo Chronicle, SEGA

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments

SEGA has obtained the exclusive rights for video games based on the 2020 Olympics, the company announced today. Specific titles were not announced, though it’s extremely probable that we’ll see a title featuring Mario & Sonic. Just don’t expect to hear anything for quite some time.

Source

More: SEGA

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Last week, Famitsu revealed Alien Syndrome and Columns as the latest additions in SEGA 3D Fukkoku Archives 3: Final Stage. We now have a few tidbits about what will be included as features.

First, here are a bunch of screenshots from both:

12►

With Alien Syndrome, a new element is two-player co-op via local wireless. Interim Save, Interim Load, Replay, and Round Select are all included. With Round Select, you’re able to start from the last cleared round, though it isn’t available in local play.

Alien Syndrome lets players choose from five difficulty levels. With the lowest one, enemies will not shoot bullets and have reduced health. There’s also a Time Limit feature in which you’re able to choose from six levels, two of which were not available in the original version.

Alien Syndrome includes both the Japanese and international versions. Differences are as follows:

Read More

More: Japan, SEGA, Yosuke Okunari

Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

Puyo Puyo Chronicle will be released in Japan on December 8th. Ahead of that date, SEGA is bringing players up to speed on how to play the game. To that end, they released a whopping 18 videos today that show various rules of the main Puyo Puyo gameplay mode. If you want to see all of them, you can check out on SEGA’s Puyo Puyo Youtube channel. Below is one of the 18 videos:

More: Japan, Puyo Puyo Chronicle, SEGA

Posted on 7 years ago by Zack in Switch | 14 Comments

Following in the trend set by Bethesda,  several major game publishers and developers have commented on the Nintendo Switch, but refrained from revealing specific details about any projects.

IGN has organized the comments about the Nintendo Switch made by the many different publishers and developers into an article on their site, and have rounded up some noteworthy comments. While most of these are as similarly vague as the comments made by Bethesda and Ubisoft,  it’s impressive to see so much support from third parties for the Switch.

A representative from SEGA had this to say about the Nintendo Switch:

SEGA and Nintendo have been great partners over the years, and we continue to with our support of the Nintendo Switch. We look forward to revealing specific game plans soon, but have nothing further to announce at this time

From Altus:

We’re excited to be supporting the Nintendo Switch and believe the games we publish are a perfect fit for the portable nature of the console

Read More

More: Atlus, Bandai Namco, SEGA

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images | 6 Comments

On the same day that SEGA 3D Fukkoku Archives 3: Final Stage is launching, Japan will also be getting the SEGA 3D Fukkoku Archives 1.2.3 Triple Pack which also contains the previous two collections. Check out the official boxart above.

Source

More: boxart, Japan, SEGA, SEGA 3D Fukkoku Archives 1.2.3 Triple Pack

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, Screenshots | 2 Comments

The official SEGA 3D Fukkoku Archives 3: Final Stage boxart was published today. Additionally, the first screenshots from Alien Syndrome and Columns have hit the next. View today’s images below.

More: Japan, SEGA, Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives 3: Final Stage

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 4 Comments

Turbo Outrun and Thunder Force III were previously confirmed as two new additions in SEGA 3D Fukkoku Archives 3: Final Stage. Thanks to the latest issue of Famitsu, another pair of titles are known to be included. The magazine’s latest issue notes that Alien Syndrome and Columns will both be in the package.

It’s unclear what sort of new features are planned for Alien Syndrome and Columns, but both will likely fall in line with other SEGA 3D Classics. We should find out more soon.

Source

More: Japan, SEGA, Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives 3: Final Stage, top

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 53 Comments

Sonic the Hedgehog was one of the most iconic video game characters during the SEGA Genesis days, but he’s had a tough time over the past several years. Former SEGA of America CEO Tom Kalinske weighed in on the situation in this month’s issue of Game Informer, explaining that it’s not entirely unnatural.

Kalinske feels that Sonic’s “downward cycle” is part of the “natural up and down for any character.” He compared the situation to other big franchises like Star Wars. After being on the decline for some time, Kalinske says that it’s now time for Sonic “to have an upward cycle again”.

As Kalinske stated:

“I think there is some natural up and down for any character. We’ve certainly seen it with the Marvel characters over the years. We’ve seen it with Barbie. We’ve seen it with Star Wars. We’ve seen it with G.I. Joe and Hot Wheels. All of these brands have had their cycles. I think Sonic has had a downward cycle for a while, and it’s time to have an upward cycle again for a while.”

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

Source

More: interview, SEGA, Tom Kalinske

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments

Thunder Force III and Turbo Outrun are both included in the Japanese package SEGA 3D Fukkoku Archives 3: Final Stage. Today, details were shared about what’s new in the two games.

First, here are some screenshots of both:

12►

3D Thunder Force III features the following:

– Interim Save: Can instantly save the game state anytime
– Interim Load: Loads the above interim save
– Replay: Records own gameplay for later viewing; replays can be fast forwarded
– KIDS Mode: Lowers difficulty with features like retaining weapons and claw and respawning with shield on death; doubles attack power

Read More

More: details roundup, Japan, SEGA, Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives 3: Final Stage