about 3 days ago - No comments
The Nintendo/Sega announcements just keep on coming, with the latest news revealing that last year’s Yakuza 1 & 2 HD is now coming to the Wii U in Japan. Of course, this means the addition of some new Wii U-exclusive features, including off-TV play. This announcement comes as quite the shock, as Team Yakuza’s long-running crime saga has…
about 1 month ago - 1 comment
More like “BAAAAAAHHH-st Processing,” am I right? Well played, Sega. I’m still far more interested in trying my hand at Sega Bass Fishing of the Dead, but I have to admit that drowning in Sonic 2 would be a little less infuriating if I got to hear the bloodcurdling scream of a goat each and every time it…
about 2 months ago - 6 comments
Steve Lycett (S0L), executive producer over at Sumo Digital, announced via the Sega forums that Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed will be receiving a patch. It hasn’t been confirmed yet as to what the patch will include, but Steve said not to ”expect any extra tracks or characters though, just before you ask…!” (Well, there goes my hopes for…
about 2 months ago - 1 comment
On a recent episode of the BBC program Countryfile, the Prince of Wales got in a little bit of time at the arcade, burning some rubber in Sega Touring Car Championship. The folks over at Sonic Wrecks managed to snag this shot. The ball’s in your court, Obama. [Source: Sonic Wrecks]
about 3 months ago - 4 comments
While many flinched at the underwhelming launch figures of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, that doesn’t mean this wonderful racer doesn’t have at least one or two commendable notches in its belt. Perhaps the most impressive achievement is the fact that Sumo Digital’s racer just topped the sales charts for Wii U games, beating out Nintendo Land, New Super…
about 3 months ago - 2 comments
You can often tell how big a game is based on it’s prevalence on store shelves and if Sega’s new shipment figures are anything to go on, Sonic and All-Stars Racing: Transformed is very well known indeed. In their third quarter earnings report Sega noted that they had shipped 930,000 copies of the game across…
about 4 months ago - 1 comment
Prepare to have the wires of your childhood memories irrevocably messed with against your will. In the video above, YouTuber Paul LastLevelTech revives Sega’s forgotten, battery drinking handheld using none other than Nintendo’s latest console, the Wii U. That’s right–using the Game Gear’s TV tuner, he’s managed to connect the Wii U’s game pad up…
about 4 months ago - No comments
Bizarre oddities they may be, Bug Blasters and Star Strike are actually very rare retro collectors items. These FMV games (originally made by Sony) were dropped before release despite being ready to unleash on those unfortunate enough to own a Sega CD. The rights to both games were then bought in 2001 by Good Deal…
about 5 months ago - 1 comment
I… Just… How…*sigh* Forget it. [Source: The Sonic Stadium]
about 5 months ago - No comments
Executive Producer of Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed, Steve Lycett believes his game has pushed the kart racer genre a little further down the racetrack, and rightly so. Not at all being conceited, Lycett points out that he has a lot of respect for Nintendo’s kart racer, but feels something new could be added,…
about 8 months ago
The only thing irksome is you-she can use the publicity to gain attention for Nascar-
about 8 months ago
Does Nascar need the attention though?
about 8 months ago
All of the Sega characters are smirking because a girl finally showed up. Danica looks like a vegetable with that expression on her face.
about 8 months ago
She looks as uninterested in us as we are in her.
Well, it doesn’t matter what we think any more, she’s a genuine Sega mascot now. All hail Nascar lady!
about 8 months ago
Actually it`s not “we”that aren`t interested. It`s the bigots with their low mentality and foolish remarks. The attention couldn`t hurt. Put glasses on Scott and he looks like Danicas twin
about 8 months ago
Bigots? Really? For being apathetic about a Non-Sega character being in a Sega mash-up franchise? I’m sorry if you want to take this as a attack on NASCAR itself (which it isn’t), but if you would like to engage in an intelligent debate about the topic, it might bolster your case to actually MAKE a case, rather than spend all of your time personally insulting the people you disagree with.
I could give a damn about Danica herself. I know some people hate the way she represents NASCAR to many, but I don’t really mind it either way. I just think it’s absolutely ridiculous that she’s in a game that has no need for her. NASCAR is not hurting for exposure, and her inclusion just feels like an unnecessary ploy to exploit a roster-based game for some extra money. If you’re going to have a sponsorship deal, the least you could do is have the courtesy to keep it away from a genre that is so heavily focused on referencing Sega’s franchises specifically. Now it will always feel like they spent time creating a non-Sega character when they could have spent that same time adding one more obscure fan favorite that will remain forgotten. I also think it adds sting that Sega revealed this as a major announcement, as if we fans would be clamoring at the chance to play as a character that has nothing to with the game she’s in.
Now please, if you have a case to make, I implore you to make it respectfully instead of calling us bigots with low mentality or calling me irksome.
about 8 months ago
about 8 months ago
I’m a proud vegetable.
about 8 months ago
Like it or not Nascar could use exposure and there are “bigots” in the fan base and have shown low mentalities especially those who call call her filthy names-my comment stands and you obviously haven`t a clue. Not all are “bigots so to those this doesn`t apply.
about 8 months ago
There is a thing called the “constitution” and allows “freedom of speech”If you don`t like my post DON`T READ IT!
about 8 months ago
Well, now that you’ve clarified yourself a bit, I can totally agree that, even looking in from the outside of the NASCAR fanbase, I see a lot of misogyny and disrespect floating around her because of the way she’s marketed as a sex object, and you are right to attack it.
I’m just confused about the leap you’re making where people in this comment thread are the ones you want to attack. Our issue is that a non-Sega, non-videogame character is being included in the game for marketing reasons, not that Danica Patrick is in NASCAR at all, or her role in the sport. As I said, I couldn’t care less about her involvement in racing. So frankly, it’s a bit odd that you’re choosing jumping on people on a Sega-based blog when your argument is better directed towards the general NASCAR fanbase.
Also, I don’t know why you feel the need to invoke the constitution. I wasn’t telling you not to say how you felt, I was imploring you to state your case rather than insult the people who disagree with you. I’m not trying to attack you. I like interesting, respectful debates.
about 8 months ago
My post said “the bigots”-it didn`t say everyone was one- and it also said it couldn`t hurt nascar to get some attention-your opinion is yours and mine is mine-telling me how to direct it is again your opinion-just as there are those that have literally called her a whore and worse
about 8 months ago
Did someone force you to read my post? Did someone force you to respond to it? I suppose you would hold me responsible for manufacturing candy or ice cream because people trying to lose weight can`t resist the temptation. That makes about much sense as N.Y cracking down on xtra large drinks because people aren`t responsible for their taste for sweets-maybe you would be happier in a country where they have dictators
about 8 months ago
It’s okay, no need to get upset. We’re all just Sega fans talking about a game