Sega Street Team

[Tad]

I don't think the mods will have an issue with this, but it's an idea I thought of to try and help Sega in the Tembo the Badass Elephant thread. Basically a street team is when fans etc spread the word of something they care about.

I've noticed how Sega try and push their games through trailers etc, but I rarely see any real discussion on them socially. Word of mouth (or keyboard in this case) play a huge role persuading people to at least check it out.

I remember a few years back a small development team started a kickstarter and a bunch of us decided to do this very thing for that. We don't know how well it went of course, but I'd be surprised if we didn't do some good.

So, here's the objectives. Regardless of what game it is (just released/or soon to be) we at least try and talk about it on some of the following list of social sites:

Reddit
Facebook
Twitter - even a RT from Sega themselves help
Google+
YouTube
TwitchTV
Ustream
Steam community
whatever else I'm forgetting

Forums:
Giantbomb
IGN
Eurogamer
Gametrailers
Gamespot
Polygon
Nintendo sites

And so on...

Another thing that sometimes helps is to bring them up in the off topic section of unreleated to games forums. See if any gamers that are also there are interested.

I must stress, I'm not saying create a load of accounts and spam. I'm simple saying if you have a account with other sites etc, use it to help raise the profile of a game. If a site's forum has a new releases or new announcements thread, simply post said game in there etc.

[Tad]

For proof this works, someone on twitter just said they forgot about Outrun coming out today. He's now bought it.

All down to me tweeting about it

[Sharky]

Yep I like this idea, I tend to make the effort whenever possible, especially if I see people spreading misinformation...

[Tad]

Great, if we have any Sega forum users, can they pass the info on please?

Thanks.

[pirovash88]

There's already a thread on the Sega Forum and i have expressed my interest on there as well.

[George]

I know I have been saying this like a broken record, but 3D Outrun is a fantastic fucking port and everyone is overlooking it for some outsourced Elephant game...

http://segabits.com/blog/2015/03/12/review-3d-out-run-nintendo-3ds/

Come on, you guys still like AM2... right?

[Trippled]

I don't think Outrun did ever that well outside of Arcades back in the day.

Not many people "get" it, I suppose.

[George]

I think its a sad day when people on Sega sites are more excited about GameFreak IPs than they are SEGA"s and when Nintendo Life community is more excited about Outrun on 3DS than SEGA fans.

[pirovash88]

Sadly, i think i'd be more pumped if they released a 3D Outrun 2019, i fucking love that game.

[Berto]

I'm not into Twitter. But I can do it on my Facebook. I'm an admin of some videogames groups afterall.

[Tad]

I think its a sad day when people on Sega sites are more excited about GameFreak IPs than they are SEGA"s and when Nintendo Life community is more excited about Outrun on 3DS than SEGA fans.

It's not that I'm not interested in outrun, it's just...well, it's outrun. It's a great game etc, but I've played it and its successor many times. With Game Freaks game though, it's something completely different, so I think it's understandable that people will be more interested in talking about it.

It's a strange one really. Sega have so many titles that go untouched and unused and I'd like to see them return one day.

[Tad]

I'm not into Twitter. But I can do it on my Facebook. I'm an admin of some videogames groups afterall.

Great stuff! The more, the better.

Thank you.

Update: Just seen on twitter that Sega (Europe only) have 50% off all eshop Sega Classics till the 19th of March.

[TimmiT]

I know I have been saying this like a broken record, but 3D Outrun is a fantastic fucking port and everyone is overlooking it for some outsourced Elephant game...

http://segabits.com/blog/2015/03/12/review-3d-out-run-nintendo-3ds/

Come on, you guys still like AM2... right?

How is an outsourced remaster better than a new outsourced game? *runs*

[Trippled]

Gah I hate Shenmue, so much of it was outsourced!!!! Not a true Sega game at all!!!

[George]

How is an outsourced remaster better than a new outsourced game? *runs*

How is a definitive port of a classic game not worth talking about more and telling people about; that just came out, instead of a game that won't be out for 6 months?

COOL STORY BRO.

TimmiT, admit it, you never played outrun before.