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Sega Saturn
Posted on 10/29/10 at 8:31 pm
Posted on 10/29/10 at 8:31 pm
How come it never took off?
This post was edited on 10/29/10 at 8:32 pm
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Posted on 10/29/10 at 8:40 pm to Paul Allen
At the very first E3 in May 1995, Sega's President Tom Kalinske committed a blunder of epic proportions long before Steve Jobs made it cool -- he announced that the "Saturnday" was a ruse and it was available that very day in select retailers. Of course, this announcement caught most major retailers off guard (Wal-mart for one) and aside from availability in those few stores, the console was scarce. In one fell swoop, the video game industry and retailers were shocked at Sega's ridiculous move. And to make matters worse, third-party developers didn't know about Sega's real launch date, meaning games weren't ready, and the Saturn's pricepoint -- $399 -- was $100 more expensive than the Playstation. After trying to rebuild relationships with KB Toys and other retailers who refused to even launch the Saturn, Sega's console quickly become the also-ran in the industry, trailing far behind the Nintendo 64 and Playstation. LINK
This post was edited on 10/29/10 at 8:41 pm
Posted on 10/29/10 at 8:40 pm to Paul Allen
A couple of main reasons:
1. It was difficult to develop for, and most companies were busy churning out games for the Playstation and N64.
2. Sega's plan to get a head start on sales over the Playstation failed because not only was it significantly more expensive than the latter at launch, but some of the retail stores that were not chosen to carry it at launch decided to never sell the Saturn or its games just to get back at Sega.
Other than that, it just didn't have a market niche here in America. Sonic was their entire brand and even it didn't have the popularity of the classic Nintendo franchises. And the Playstation was praised as the system for adults/ mature gamers.
1. It was difficult to develop for, and most companies were busy churning out games for the Playstation and N64.
2. Sega's plan to get a head start on sales over the Playstation failed because not only was it significantly more expensive than the latter at launch, but some of the retail stores that were not chosen to carry it at launch decided to never sell the Saturn or its games just to get back at Sega.
Other than that, it just didn't have a market niche here in America. Sonic was their entire brand and even it didn't have the popularity of the classic Nintendo franchises. And the Playstation was praised as the system for adults/ mature gamers.
Posted on 10/29/10 at 9:05 pm to Muppet
overall failure? the same thing that happened to Neo Geo right?
Posted on 10/29/10 at 9:45 pm to Paul Allen
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the same thing that happened to Neo Geo right?
if i remember right the neo geo console was 500 dollars and games were 100.
Posted on 10/30/10 at 12:41 am to Paul Allen
I miss my dreamcast
Posted on 10/30/10 at 8:42 am to Caplewood
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I miss my dreamcast
I would destroy you in Ready 2 Rumble. Just sayin.
Posted on 10/30/10 at 11:22 am to NewGuy01
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I miss my dreamcast
NHL2K, oh how I miss thee
Posted on 10/30/10 at 11:17 pm to Alabama Slim
Shenmue, Blue Stinger, Crazy Taxi, etc. Oh and VMU's
Posted on 10/31/10 at 2:53 am to Muppet
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Sonic was their entire brand and even it didn't have the popularity of the classic Nintendo franchises
Bull fricking shite, by the time Sonic 2 came out SEGA had the market majority in consoles (Genesis vs SNES) in America.
Posted on 10/31/10 at 4:57 pm to Tmon225
Genesis sold more than SNES, no?
Posted on 10/31/10 at 5:03 pm to Tmon225
A more accurate statement would be that it didn't have the staying power of the other franchises.
Sonic games for the Genesis largely sucked. Sonic 3 was really where a lot of people began to abandon the franchise.
Sonic games for the Genesis largely sucked. Sonic 3 was really where a lot of people began to abandon the franchise.
Posted on 10/31/10 at 5:16 pm to Muppet
The Saturn didn't feature many marquee games as the Genesis and SNES did, just a failed concept IMO.
Posted on 10/31/10 at 5:39 pm to Muppet
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Sonic games for the Genesis largely sucked. Sonic 3 was really where a lot of people began to abandon the franchise.
Again, bullshite.
Sonic 3/Sonic&Knuckles is still regarded as the best game of the Sonic franchise.
What hurt sonic was the lack of a marquee game between Sonic 3(1994) and Sonic Adventure(1999 Dreamcast).
And then SEGA proceeded with less than stellar 3d sonic games.
Posted on 10/31/10 at 5:53 pm to Tmon225
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Sonic 3/Sonic&Knuckles is still regarded as the best game of the Sonic franchise
Regarded by whom?
Posted on 10/31/10 at 5:58 pm to NewGuy01
NFL2K, Vikings. Slaughterhouse
Posted on 10/31/10 at 6:07 pm to Tmon225
Again, I didn't say Sonic 3 was a terrible game. Its level design was inferior to that of the first two main titles. But I know fans of Sonic 1 and 2 who say that Sonic 3 was the point of initial fatigue for them. The fact that there was no marquee title until they ushered in the "3D era" (failure) didn't help matters, as you said.
Posted on 10/31/10 at 11:17 pm to Tmon225
Sega Genesis 
Posted on 11/1/10 at 10:46 am to Paul Allen
3D0 is the best forgotten console
Posted on 11/1/10 at 4:53 pm to NewGuy01
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I would destroy you in Ready 2 Rumble. Just sayin.
I would love to get a tourney going on this game. Twas the shiiiit
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