Long story short, GameWeek has interviewed Sega's Sega of America's VP of marketing and communications, Charles Bellfield. Now READ!

GW: Let me get right to it: was there any truth to the reports Nintendo was looking to buy?

CB: (long pause) Yeah. So were Microsoft, so were Sony.

However, it seems that Sega will NOT be bought by any of these, at least not in the near future. Bellfield indicates that Sega's new strategy has them poised for big success.

Even more stunning is what follows. Read for yourself.

GW: Theoretically, Sega could be a difference maker in the upcoming console wars, depending on what franchises are delivered to each particular platform. Any thoughts?

CB: Let me turn the tables a bit. What do you know about GameCube?

GW: You probably know a lot more than we do; Nintendo is the most quiet company we've ever dealt with. It's scary.

CB: Four words: don't write off Nintendo. A lot of companies have, but Nintendo's got a five billion dollar war chest and a lot of great, original franchises.

GW: Yes, they have the one key ingredient that Sega has: content. They really are self-sufficient.

CB: Agreed.

GW: Charles, can you confirm or deny the existence of this so-called "top-secret RPG" being worked on by Sega and Nintendo?

CB: (long pause) I'm trying to recall… Tetsu Kayama talked about a number of things last week and I would normally refer back to what he said, but... Let's put it this way: whatever he said, the answer is "yes."

GW: You know, Peter Main had the same suspicious grin when I asked him this question two and a half months ago…

CB: Did he really? Yes. (another long pause) We've got a great content line ahead. (smiles)

GW: Was there any truth at all to the whole "DC chip in the Xbox" thing?

CB: None whatsoever. I don't even know whether it would have been capable. Xbox is so much more powerful than Dreamcast, I don't know why anyone would want that.

GW: Hey, how about that controller?

CB: I think they've made the right decisions over there. (everyone laughs)

GW: But what's up with that bubble thing?

CB: Yes, what's that for? (everyone laughs)

Wow. Wow. Since I'm speechless, here's what Justin Nation had to say: OH SH*T! A non-denial and maybe a CONFIRMATION of the F***ING Nintendo-Sega RPG! HOLY SH*T! -Once again, Justin finds just the right words to sum up a situation.

Maybe a Smash Bros. sequel with Sega characters isn't a fantasy. Happy Valentine's Day indeed. Oh yeah, Bellfield also mentioned that Sega could easily "become the biggest third-party developer for Game Boy Advance overnight" by virtue of porting the whole Genesis library over. Whoa mama! SegaNet might be used on other consoles too, though nothing specific was mentioned.

Besides confirming(?) two of the bizzarest rumors we've ever run, the rest of the interview has even more great stuff. There's lots more love with the only bad news being that Crazy Taxi 2 won't have online play. Plus, Bellfield seems like a real nice guy. Check it out at Game Week. We wish Sega the best of luck and hope that we are indeed lucky enough to get lots n' lots of Sega on NGC & GBA.