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Posted on 9 years ago by Brady(@emitremmus22) in DS, General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments

SonicStadium.org has found evidence that Sonic Classic Collection for DS was originally planned to include more games and content, as well as concept art for a Crazy Taxi 4 Pitch.

The info comes via former SEGA Studios Australia employee Brooke Luder’s portfolio, specifically an image that includes logos for Sonic Spinball, Sonic 3D Blast, and Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine, all of which were never included in the retail game. Luder’s resume also indicates that video content was planned at one point. Check out the gallery below for more images.

Perhaps even more intriguing is concept art for a Crazy Taxi 4 pitch. No information is given on the proposed game, but the single image shows a cab driver jumping from one cab to another.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 1 Comment

Update (8/14): Bumped to the top. SEGA has now officially confirmed the news on Twitter.

Original (8/12): Thanks to a listing on the European eShop, it’s now confirmed that 3D Gunstar Heroes is heading to the 3DS on August 20. And given previous releases of SEGA’s 3D Classics, the game should be out in North America next week as well. Pricing is set at $4.99 / €4.99.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 1 Comment

SEGA prepared a new trailer for 7th Dragon III Code: VFD today showing the game’s world. View it below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Screenshots | 1 Comment

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments

A couple of days ago, SEGA Sammy posted its latest financial results. There was a downturn during the first quarter of FY2016, though the company’s gaming division performed a bit better.

Here’s a full breakdown of SEGA Sammy’s latest financials:

– SEGA Sammy (parent company of game publisher SEGA) said that gains in its gaming unit could not offset overall losses
– Revenue of ¥52.9 billion ($425 million)
– That’s down 41.2 percent compared to last year’s number of ¥90 billion ($723 million)
– Profit: ¥7.9 billion ($63.5 million) loss for the quarter
– That’s down sharply from a profit of ¥5.1 billion ($41 million) during the same period last year
– The poor results were attributed the downturn to a number of factors, including the economy
– SEGA said the gains in digital games for smart devices in Japan were not substantial enough to offset the “shrinking” packaged game software business
– SEGA’s gaming division (Entertainment Contents Business) did better than the company as a whole
– Entertainment Contents Business posted net sales of ¥41.9 billion ($336 million)
– That’s up 4.1 percent compared to last year
– Operating loss of ¥739 million ($5.9 million) during the period
– This number was better than the ¥1.4 billion ($11.2 million) loss during the same quarter last year
– In the packaged game business, SEGA sold 1.83 million games “in spite of the lack of sales of major titles”
– No specific sales figures for any SEGA games

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments

SEGA has included a special feature in 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2. By completing the title, players will gain access to Super Sonic mode. This allows Sonic to begin the game with all of the Chaos Emeralds and 50 rings so he can turn into Super Sonic at any time.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 1 Comment

SEGA just showcased 7th Dragon III Code: VFD during a live stream. Along with new footage, we also have a look at the game’s boxart. Both items are attached to this post.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

SEGA just announced last week that Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympics is coming to arcades in Japan. Now we have a release window as well: spring 2016. Perhaps the game will also release on Wii U and 3DS around the same time.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Siliconera has translated various information about the three different settings in 7th Dragon III Code: VFD. You’ll learn more about Tokyo, Atlantis, and Eden in the detailed summary below.

Tokyo (Present/Year UE77 – United Era):

– 80 years after the arrival of the Shinryu Dragon in the year 2020 and 2021
– The Japanese Government had virtually lost all of its power
– International self-defense force called ISDF is managing the peace and order
– The people are doing their best to revive the country that was in ruins after the fight with the dragon, but it hasn’t been enough
– They’re still doing their best to go back to the way things were before the invasion

Atlantis (Past):

– Takes place about 12,000 years prior
– In a world that exists in a different timeline
– An underwater kingdom was established using a special ore called “Star Crystal” that’s found under the Atlantic Ocean
– The people living there are from a special race called the Rushe
– They established what was considered a high plane of civilization at the time

Eden (Future):

– Takes place in a different timeline that takes place 5,000 years in the future
– Shows a different kind of progress had science, technology, and lifestyles took a different twist
– This is also where the first 7th Dragon game takes place
– 80% of the world is ruled by dragons.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Screenshots | 0 comments

SEGA has released some screenshots and art from 7th Dragon III Code: VFD. A few of the images we’ve seen before, but they should be in higher quality this time around. Take a look at today’s full set below.

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