SEGA plans on reviving dormant IPs, aim for releasing “big hits”
For years, SEGA fans have asked and pleaded the blue brand about bringing back some of their favorite games and it appears they might be getting their wish. SEGA presented their financial results on Friday and published their presentation the other day that outlines their plans as far as 2020.
According to SEGA, they plan on continuing to “create moving experiences” and aim to bring in 300 billion yen in yearly sales. In order to achieve that goal, SEGA plans on carefully releasing “big hits” instead of not-so-big hits and focus on promising titles, using their marketing resources to promote them.
For their digital games, their plan is as follows:
- Create titles that will become global hits
- Establish digital marketing business
- Expand overseas publishing business
- Maintain profits through long-term operation of existing titles
- Develop next-generation titles
For packaged games (console), their plans include the following:
- Expand existing IPs and obtain new IPs for North American and European PC games
- Build revenue base by being entrusted with outsourced development
- Challenge for new IPs
- Revival of major IPs
- Effective utilization of development engines
In November of last year, SEGA publsihed a poll, asking fans about IPs they would like to see come back. The results included some IPs we haven’t seen in a while, so it could be possible some of the games from that poll get resurrected.
Here is that poll (via SEGAlization):
Most hoped revival
- Sakura Wars (2457)
- Jet Set Radio (1485)
- Virtual On (729)
- Shenmue (727)
- Virtua Fighter (581)
- Panzer Dragoon (538)
- Shining Force (518)
- Skies of Arcadia (483)
- Streets of Rage (437)
- NiGHTS into dreams… (261)
- Space Channel 4 (234)
- Shinobi (144)
- Sangokushi Taisen Trading Cards
- Burning Rangers (115)
- Fashionable Witches Love & Berry (105)
- Alex Kidd (99)
- Outrun (96)
- Dreamcast (89)
- Daytona USA (70)
- Answer X Answer (66)
Brand you’re most invested in
- Sakura Wars (1843)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (1284)
- Phantasy Star Online (1155)
- Virtua Fighter (991)
- Jet Set Radio (913)
- Yakuza (878)
- Panzer Dragoon (873)
- Sega Saturn (658)
- Persona (636)
- Hatsune Miku Project Diva (614)
- Shenmue
- Yumeiro Cast
- Cyber Troopers Virtual On
- Mega Drive
- Puyo Puyo
- Sangokushi Taisen
- Daytona USA
Favorite character
- Segata Sanshiro (1840)
- Kazuma Kiryu (1521)
- Ryo Hazuki (1446)
- Bayonetta (1375)
- NiGHTS (850)
- Dr. Eggman (651)
- Temjin (591)
- Arle (577)
- Alex Kidd (576)
- Ulala (492)
- Erica Fontaine
- Kaito Shindo
- Morgana
- Beat
- Sonic
- Blaze Fielding
- Sakura Shinguji
- Vyse
- The King of Beetles
- Director Yukawa
To throw some more speculation into the fire, Obsidian quoted Gematsu’s SEGA article and tweeted with “What if…?” Obsidian and SEGA developed and released a game called Alpha Protocol in 2010.
You don’t say.
What if…? https://t.co/29s7TG3Mqr
— Obsidian (@Obsidian) May 15, 2017
Which IPs would YOU like to see come back? Discuss in the comments below!
Source: SEGA Sammy (via DualShockers)
