Yes and that's down to SOJ management and SOJ manegement alone. Why is it that Sega became a household name in the United States when Michael Katz was around? Why was it the Sega became a multi million dollar company when Kalinske was running the show? Why is it when Simon Jeffery was running Sega that the company became the 5th biggest third party in the united states by 2oo7? Why is it that Hayes was around Sega became dominant in various fields and had people talking again about Sega and were excited about their titles and gained more ground to become the succesful division for the group for five years running?
What happened when SOJ ran the show? Oh yes the Saturn, the 32x,the dreamcast and the early noughties and now this period from 2013 onwards. There isn't a debate on this. Sega always had the games. Its just they never knew how to tell the people thatt hey HAD them. And their decisions have always been abysmal. Sega consoles never hit big until the saturn,Sega europe made the master system a hit in europe. Tectoy who licensed the MS in brazil made that system popular for years way after its lifespan. You have to see it for what it is. SOJ management DON'T know what they're doing. That's the bottom line. Its always funny how an company which is essentially american....founded on the principles of pushing innovation and great content by David Rosen...has ONLY been succesful when a westerner was running the show. The japanese i'm sorry to say were only good at one thing in Sega..to make the games. That's it. And they're not doing that properly anymore.
You'd think they'd put their pride to one side and let those who have made them successful run it really.
I'm sure SEGA's own employees sometimes wonder why their games don't sell well or aren't localised when their Higher Ups keep telling them to either "replicate the west" or "your games sell better at home".
It's a real shame really, since SEGA, at least to me, should be jointly ran by the American side as well, the business side tends to be SEGA Wests strongest suit and the Gaming side of things are better handled on the Japanese side like you said.
Am I the only one who hates all the Nintendo costumes they got Bayo wearing and think they look like shit?
Please, please don't force down a thousand nintendo references down my throat. Please let me be able to completely ignore all the Nintendo fan-service options.
No offence, but I am sure there are just as many Sony, MS, Capcom, Nintendo fans who say the same thing about SEGA references in the first game.
Personally, I don't mind it. It's optional and only peddled to get Nintendo fans on board.
Samus Bayonetta looked interesting at least, lol.
