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For those of you who can do Softimage, Sega of Japan has an opportunity for you.
If there's a dream of every SEGA fanatic, it's working for within the school of Sonic. We've all dreamed of being Yuji Naka's "gopher", or Yu Suzuki's "coffee guy"... okay, maybe not. But if you're serious about joining up with SEGA and have some skills in - oh let's see here - Softimage, two new job openings are available at SEGA of Japan for animator and designer in SEGA's new R&D center for TV, movies, and multimedia. Of course, this requires you to also (1)read and speak Japanese and (2) move to Japan, but think of the bright side: you could always drop by and go karoaking with Anoop.
OK, so you'll have to go pretty far...
Source: DCIGN
Well, good news for you Sega Stock savvy folks...
Bloomberg news has posted a brief interview with Stephen Auth, global portfolio manager at Federated Investors Inc. in which he discusses the state of the Japanese economy and the opportunities it presents to investors. Noting that the Japanese stock market is at an all-time low, he warns that it may be difficult to single out individual companies to invest in; he does strongly recommend mutual funds as an alternative.
When pressed for exceptions, he specified Sega as one of only three companies he could name as being in a strong position. "In addition to software games, they are also going into a major restructuring, exiting the hardware business, going from a loss-making situation to a profit one," he said. Sega's stock is valued at a respectable $4.05 despite four years of large losses.
If the company turns a profit this year as they plan, it could move upward rapidly. Auth also mentions Nintendo as a strong buy, no doubt buoyed by the successful launch of their Game Boy Advance system and strong buzz on the upcoming GameCube. Notably going unmentioned was Sony, whose stock has dropped 50% in the past year, including a $5 drop today on poor earnings news.
Source: SegaWeb
Big info from FGN Online regarding the DC price cuts in Europe:
Sega's next-gen console looks set for a further two price drops before the launch of Xbox and Gamecube later this year ? but only in the U.S. it seems. The system currently retails for $99.99, but in an attempt to clear out inventory, two price cuts are now expected before the holidays.
We received word from an anonymous source that Sega will cut the price on August 12 to $79.99, the new All Stars Sports Pack will sell for $99.99 featuring NFL 2K1 and NBA 2K1. The price is then expected to plummet one last to $49.99 around the turn of the year ? that's almost the price of a game!
Sega U.S. has yet to officially announce the deal, and is refusing to be drawn on the subject in the U.S. Thankfully though, bigwigs at major retails firms can?t keep quiet about it. Speaking to the Hollywood reporter, Doreen McKenzie, director of merchandising and videogames at Babbage's, revealed, "After the initial price drop to $79.99, Sega has told us that it will further reduce the price to $49.99 either around Christmas or early next year, depending on how much inventory it has left over."
It's a different story in Europe however. Dick Francis, Managing Director for the firm that now handles all things Dreamcast, told FGN Online, "Planet Distribution has no intention of lowering the price of Dreamcast from ?99.99. We have been very happy with our hardware sales figures and on software, especially from the game Sonic Adventure 2."
He continued, "We have strong support from retailers and excellent sales into the consumer. Planet Distribution has exciting marketing plans in place for Christmas. Dreamcast has shown exceptional performance to date and we categorically have no intention of lowering the price from ?99.99."
Well, if things hold as the firm says, European Sega fans may not be too happy come X-mas...
Source: FGN Online
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News from SegaWeb.com
Forget about 'smart chips', the coolest credit card on earth has just been unveiled.
Sega of Japan has announced a partnership with Visa to produce a special edition credit card. Two versions will be available, one featuring Sega's mascot, Sonic and the other featuring Sega's network subsidiary, Isao.net (think the SegaNet of Japan).
While certainly only available in Japan, the cards are very eye-catching and a must for Sega fans living there. Our readers living in Japan can sign up for the cards over here. Be warned, however, the presence of Sonic on the card might motivate you to shop even faster than usual.
Ben Caton
Is dangerous when armed with credit cards.
Source: SegaWeb.com
News from SegaWeb.com:
As part of Sega's new software-oriented business approach, they will be bringing the critically acclaimed PSO to the GameCube along with a host of improvements. The first title was a hit with gamers worldwide due to the fact that players across the world could play co-operatively in teams of four. Unfortunately it didn’t deliver the goods in the offline mode for those that didn’t have an Internet connection. This game was meant to be played online, you have to do this to fully appreciate what the game has to offer. I suppose that’s why it wasn’t called Phantasy Star Offline.
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Since we've heard Yuji Naka say numerous times that he's interested in the GameCube hardware, and that there might be a possibility that Sonic Adventure 3 could be made for it, wouldn't it be cool if Chao Adventure 3 was made to be used with the GameBoy Advance (since it is supposed to be able to link up to the GameCube). Much more could be done on the GameBoy Advance than a VMU (like color and depth). Just a thought though, may not happen but would be cool.
An impressive launch for SA2 seems successful, as it catches a position on the top selling US games, despite the fact it was only there for a few days last month. The list follows:
1) Super Mario Advance (GBA, Nintendo)
2) Twisted Metal: Black (PS2, SCEA)
3) Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (GBA, Activision)
4) NBA Street (PS2, EA Sports)
5) The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (GBC, Nintendo)
6) The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (GBC, Nintendo)
7) Sonic Adventure 2 (DC, Sega)
8) Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (GBA, Konami)
9) F-Zero Maximum Velocity (GBA, Nintendo)
10) Mario Party 3 (N64, Nintendo)
Note the impressive showing from Nintendo, as well.
Source: SegaWeb