I just got home from seeing the Josie and the Pussycats movie, and Sega seems to be sponsoring the Josie movie, because throughout the movie, you can see PLAINLY in a store, the background had Space Channel 5 plastered ALL over the place. And in the final act, there is a sign in a huge arena that says "Sega Megarena". Sonic was NOT spotted at all, but it shows how much of a team Archie wants ta be with Sega. The movie IS good, so check it out when you get a chance.
This just in!
TOKYO, March 16 (Reuters) - Sega Corp said that its outspoken president Isao Okawa, who recently grabbed media headlines for his 85 billion yen ($695.7 million) private donation to the struggling gamemaker, died of heart failure on Friday. He was 74 years old.
When Sega made the tough decision of ending its flagship Dreamcast game console in January, Okawa took the unprecedented step of making the donation to ease its pain.
Okawa returned his entire stakes in Sega and other group firms -- CSK Corp , Ascii Corp , and NextCom KK -- to offset some of Sega's financial burden from its January 31 decision to pull the plug on its loss-making game machine by end-March.
The gift, also involving shares in unlisted firms and convertible bonds, helped calm nervous investors about the outlook for the world's third biggest gamemaker as it faced 80 billion yen in special losses from ending Dreamcast, leading to a record 58.3 billion yen net loss in the year to March.
Okawa also was founder and honorary chairman of information services company CSK and had been active in helping Sega and software publisher Ascii expand their networking businesses.
Aw....man......this is terrible.
SOURCE: Yahoo
I'm back here to confirm what Disney's Adventures has revealed. Nights is in Sonic Shuffle. He flies around in the board, but Lumina still narrates. Oh well, it's a start
In Sonic Shuffle, you can change Lumina into NiGHTS. I found this out from the Technomania section of "Disney Adventures" (April 2001 issue):
"Fool your friends by changing the character of Lumina the fairy into the Nights charatcer (star of the classic Nights game). To do it, go to your Dreamcast's Settings menu and change the date to Christmas Eve, 12/24/00. Then head back to the game and you'll have a whole new character. That's a Christmas present you can use year-round!"
Source: Disney Adventures Magazine
I been absent form the net the last 10 days so I dunno if this is old news or not:
Electronics Boutique is now taking preorders for Sonic Adventure 2 at the price of 49.99, and is set to be released MAY 3RD.
On a side note to the below comments about StHA: Nintindo's website just hasn't put up info on the game yet, but it is NOT a Japan only/not to be released title. As far as I am aware, StHA is set for release when GBA comes to the states.
Now HERE'S something to see. A "behind the scenes" video footage of Sonic Team's trip to South America that was found on the video of the unveiling of Sonic Adventure that Mr. Naka had sent me last year. I'm planning on re-recording this video to include footage at the beginning of the segment that I missed. (I had recorded in AVI and had cut out the beginning in fear of memory problems, but now I KNOW I can record the whole segment), so look for news on that soon. BTW, the video is in Real, so you'll need RealPlayer 8 to play it, which you can get here .
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A new video was taken from SA2 demo. It's one that IGN did NOT post (nor anyone else for that matter), but it shows more on the mysterious dark Sonic. The file is a MPEG zipped up at 13.8 megs.
For those who don't have a nearby Dennys or just don't want to GO there, can bid on Sonic and Knuckles here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=466783786 SONIC
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=466804163 KNUCKLES
Okay, I have YET to see this myself, because I was still asleep when my Mom and best friend found out that Denny's was advertising for Sonic and Knux plushies, and they were from Sonic Underground. I'll go more into detail as I investigate this news story.
You heard it here first. Sonic Underground has its own video game! Manufatured by Tiger Electronics, the SU game is a hand-held LCD (Liquid Crystal Display).
6 stages of Sonic Spin Dash action!
Keep the marble rocketing around the game for added Sonic speed!
Sensational Sonic sound effects from the new hit TV show!
Nothing can stop you when you're riding [Manic's] hover board!
Grab your guitar and chase off Sleet and Dingo with some awesome guitar riffs!
Use your Super Sonic Spin to flatten the Swatbots!
"Sonic Underground" features SONIC THE HEDGEHOG, his brother MANIC, and his sister SONIA. They fight to free their enslaved planet, MOBIUS from DR. ROBOTNIK, his evil cohorts, SLEET and DINGO, and the merciless SWATBOTS. With the help of [Manic's] hover board, your gutair, and your famous Sonic Spin Dash, help Sonic make the world a more creative, musical place!
These games can be found at Big K-Mart, and are priced at about 12.99.