Did you die a little on the inside when SEGA began to release games for the gamecube?

**Zebbe** · 10-02-2009, 02:31 AM

For some reason, Sega licensed out it's games to be released on competing platforms such as the Famicom or PC Engine. I guess they wanted the people who bought those to not buy a Sega console. So it makes no difference when they starting making games for Gamecube.

**kool kitty89** · 10-02-2009, 03:22 AM

Originally Posted by Zebbe

For some reason, Sega licensed out it's games to be released on competing platforms such as the Famicom or PC Engine. I guess they wanted the people who bought those to not buy a Sega console. So it makes no difference when they starting making games for Gamecube.

I don't think it was so much getting others to buy their consoles as it was for just making money selling their games, especially in th ecase of the Famicom given how massively popular it was compared to the SG-1000 and later, Mk.III/SMS.
I don't think that happened in the US though durring the NES era onward though, except a couple games like Afterburner, but I don't think any of those were published by Sega. (Tengen in that case) With the exception of home computers, which got plenty of Sega arcade games, and ports from consoles starting in the mid-90s.

Of course, in the early 80's, before they had any console out, let alone in the US, there were plenty of Sega games coming out on multiple platforms, Atari 2600, Intellivision, Colecovision, and plenty on Home Computers. (granted it was the same for Nintendo, though they only had a few, like DK, DK Jr. and Mario Bros.)

I think the big thing was Sega dropping out of the console buisness entirely.

**nomad83** · 10-03-2009, 11:15 PM

i was, it was a sign that sega might not be making a new console for a while.

**QuickSciFi** · 10-04-2009, 01:28 AM

I got my first Gamecube today! Yay.

...Now off to get myself Viewtiful Joe and Alien Hominid.

**Pulstar** · 10-04-2009, 05:57 PM

Sega dumping the DC and Yuji Naka's leaving Sonic Team two milestones I reflect negatively upon. And let's not get into the whole Sammy acquisition fiasco.

**cj iwakura** · 10-07-2009, 01:31 PM

It certainly felt surreal after all those years of warring. It was like seeing the worst sellout imaginable.

But yeah, I still caved in. :P

**Knuckle Duster** · 10-07-2009, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by QuickSciFi

I got my first Gamecube today! Yay.

...Now off to get myself Viewtiful Joe and Alien Hominid.

I just pulled Viewtiful Joe off the shelf and started playing it again, I won't buy the sequels but that game was awesome at the time.

I just realized how many Cube games I actually own and liked over the years, surprising.

Time to rig up some F-Zero GX

**retrospiel** · 10-07-2009, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by Da_Shocker

I was one of the people that wanted M$ to jump in and buy Sega as they had never done Sega any harm unlike Nintendo who used harsh tactics to keep the SMS down then they helped kill the SCD off. Sony can go to hell for the shit that they had pulled off using underhanded tactics to help kill the Saturn and DC. Even though Sega assisted them in the death of the Saturn.

Sega just did a terrible job at marketing the SMS and Saturn (in North America / the West). That's why Nintendo resp. Sony managed to outsell Sega - they didn't keep them down using "underhanded / harsh tactics". Sony lied about the PS2 specs though, and both tried to get as many third parties as possible to release exclusive games for their consoles, but that's nothing unusual, and even less so when compared to what Microsoft did:

http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showpos...9&postcount=50

**Knuckle Duster** · 10-07-2009, 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by Christuserloeser

Sega just did a terrible job at marketing the SMS and Saturn (in North America / the West). That's why Nintendo resp. Sony managed to outsell Sega - they didn't keep them down using "underhanded / harsh tactics". Sony lied about the PS2 specs though, and both tried to get as many third parties as possible to release exclusive games for their consoles, but that's nothing unusual, and even less so when compared to what Microsoft did:

http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showpos...9&postcount=50

It wasn't underhanded for Nintendo to dictate the number of releases on their console from 3rd parties, while issuing punishment for any of those publishers who worked for sega?

**retrospiel** · 10-07-2009, 04:22 PM

Limiting the number of releases if a certain quality isn't achieved and demanding original content to prevent direct ports and multi-platform releases makes sense to me. Issuing punishment for publishers that want to develop for Sega, however, does not.

**kool kitty89** · 10-07-2009, 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by Christuserloeser

Limiting the number of releases if a certain quality isn't achieved and demanding original content to prevent direct ports and multi-platform releases makes sense to me. Issuing punishment for publishers that want to develop for Sega, however, does not.

And don't forget the exclusivity deals not allowing games to be released on a non Nintendo platform for a waiting period. (2 years iirc)

**gamevet** · 10-08-2009, 01:08 AM

Originally Posted by Christuserloeser

Sony lied about the PS2 specs though, and both tried to get as many third parties as possible to release exclusive games for their consoles, but that's nothing unusual, and even less so when compared to what Microsoft did:

http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showpos...9&postcount=50

Sony sold Playstation at a loss (was unheard of before that) as a tactic to remove the uber-expensive Saturn hardware. They knew Sega couldn't afford a price war.

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