If you missed it, Haruki Satomi the newly elected CEO of SEGA Games Co. (he was hired on April 1st) did a Famitsu interview where he talked about how SEGA has released software in the last 10 years that he felt betrayed fan’s trust in the brand. Says he believes quality Japanese games can sell in the West and among other comments that lots of SEGA fans across the globe agreed with.
Haruki Satomi obviously has been getting e-mailed by media about those comments and he sent the following message to Siliconera.
“Seeing our fans across the world respond to our recent interview with Famitsu, lets us know we’ve made the right first step in acknowledging who we are and where we want to be. Sega is dedicated to bringing you quality gaming experiences and becoming a brand you love and trust again,”
During the Famitsu interview, he said that they had a game to announce at Tokyo Game Show later in September, this will be one of the first glimpse at where Satomi wants to take SEGA in the future. So what do you think about his comments? Let us know what you think about his comments by leaving a comment in the comment box below (yo dawg).
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It’s a refreshing remark for sure and I’m excited to see what the future holds in store ( especially the Dreamcast 2 ;] )
How about a podcast with Mr. Satomi…lol
From Siliconera page, “Atlus USA has already been directly working with Sega’s titles including helping with public relations for Tembo the Badass Elephant” <– Wut ??? Really ???
Surely they’ve got to announce the HD versions of Shenmue at TGS?
I’d like to see forgotten series like Streets of Rage, Golden Axe and Shinobi make a comeback.
I’m surprised to see Retroman wants Retrogames 😛
But I agree, I’d like to see those games getting new versions (not a re-release for the 100th time)
I heard that Sega is making multi-media content with such old franchises. Don’t know about games, though.
If the only game they showed up to TGS with was Shenmue HD, I’d be jumping for joy.
I’d rather see something new.