SEGA explains ‘SEGA-ness’ and Wii game strategy
Gaming Blog Kotaku are known for their hard hitting and opinionated style and it’s with the same no holds barred attitude that they interviewed overlord of Sega West, Mike Hayes. Topics of discussion ranged from hardcore games on Wii, Aliens and Yakuza. He also tried to articulate what he thought “Sega-ness” is.
“When we are trying to do core games like Aliens Vs. Predator from Rebellion, I don’t think you’ll find any Seganess in that. However, there are a lot of games that we do do — whether it be particularly with our old intellectual property, like Monkey Ball, like with Mario and Sonic and … things like Let’s Tap — it’s that kind of slight risk-taking that Sega was renowned for as innovators that we still do and we still intend to do.”
Hayes details some of the issues behind the doomed Aliens RPG but how excited he is at the prospect of the new Aliens verses Predator and also the Aliens prequel with input from Ridley Scott.
Talk quickly moves onto the success of the more ‘hardcore’ games on Wii, or rather the lack of success. MadWorld is branded a ‘disappointment’ while House Of The Dead: Overkill apparently sold well enough in Europe to warrant Sega contemplating future games in the series. The Conduit recently joined the ranks of ‘hardcore games for Wii’ and has enjoyed some success but all three games have failed to sell in the numbers Nintendo’s first party games do.
Despite this Haynes remains positive that there is a market for mature games on Wii.
“You will see more — I wouldn’t say Mature as in M — but you will see more definitely more hardcore games from us on the Wii platform.”
Click here to read the rest of the story and keep your eyes peeled as Kotaku have teased future updates discussing Sonic and Sega’s heritage as a hardware manufacturer.
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We Want SONIC 😀 , more SONIC GAMES!!! 😛
YAY! more hardcore and voilent games! YAY!XD
how about a hardcore sonic game
So I can has a sequel or pre-sequel to MadWorld?
Okay… that’s good. 🙂
I dunno if this “Hardcore Wii Games” thing is going to work, if I’m honest. I mean, the Wii wasn’t built or marketed for that kind of game. If it was, we’d be seeing this kinda shit from Nintendo, not SEGA.
‘Sides, how are you supposed to make “mature” games for an exercise machine? =P
its a good (and surprising) that they still REMEMBER how sonic was in his classic times… all stars racing- not a SONIC game!
Olympic winter games- not a SONIC game!
whats next? “adventures of sonic, rayman, and solid snake”????
I DON’T THINK THAT WILL SELL MORE THAN 10 COPIES!
@ Sonic Unleashed (SU)
No, we want GOOD Sonic games.
So Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, Metroid Prime 3, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Paper Mario, Twilight Princess, the upcoming Zelda Wii, Metroid Other M, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Sin & Punishment 2, and New Super Mario Bros. Wii all somehow don’t count as hardcore huh Kits’Okami. I was sure they did, but ok if you say so.
@Kits’Okami: Umm… But I like hard core games and only have a Wii! SEGA does this for me… 🙂
Considering how alot of hardcore gamers sold their Wiis, these kinds of games probably won’t surpass more popular casual games, but I respect Sega for making gamer games on the Wii.