Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on June 01, 2004, 09:19:08 PM
Sammy and Sega today revealed the logo for their new corporate parent, Sammy-Sega Holdings. Sammy and Sega will become one in October as a subsidiary of the company still in creation.
Commencing business with an impressive 10 billion ($91 million) yen in capital and fifty employees, Sammy and Sega anticipate their combined income for fiscal year 2005 will be as high as 510 billion yen ($4.4 billion). Sega-Sammy Holding’s board members will include Sammy and Sega chairman Hajime Satomi, Sega president Hisao Oguchi, and various Sammy and Sega directors. Sega’s boardroom will see a major overturn, with only Satomi, Oguchi, and Sammy executive Yoshiharu Suzuki remaining.
Sega’s R&D teams, which were divided into separate companies in the Dreamcast era, will also be brought back under Sega’s roof to create a stronger Sega identity.
"I feel that Sega has high individual capabilities, but it's too separated into different subsidiaries," commented Satomi on the remerger of Sega’s subsidiaries. "Sega wasn't able to create an overall corporate strategy or [a sense of] uniformity because of that, which is a major reason behind the company's stagnation. Oguchi himself has been feeling the same way. It's about time that we returned back to the old [structure of] Sega."
Sega did not mention whether it plans to reorganize the development teams (again) during the reconstructive process.
Post by: Infernal Monkey on June 01, 2004, 11:46:02 PM
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on June 02, 2004, 12:08:05 AM
WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH MAKING GREAT GAMES?!
I want Shenmue III on GameCube, right after Zelda.
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on June 02, 2004, 01:18:38 AM
Post by: RABicle on June 02, 2004, 01:52:28 AM
The best redesigned logo of recent times is Ubisoft's logo.
Post by: Uncle Rich AiAi on June 02, 2004, 03:57:28 AM
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Originally posted by: Professional 666
I want Shenmue III on GameCube
Please, don't make me cry.....and have to think of getting an xbox to play Shenmoo III.
Post by: bubicus on June 02, 2004, 07:16:24 AM
Post by: Ian Sane on June 02, 2004, 07:49:12 AM
Now obviously this type of defection would hurt Sega a lot but I figure they're doomed anyway and we might as well salvage their top guys while we can. Sammy's a bunch of pachinko dorks who apparently want Sega to focus on arcade gaming. In other words under Sammy Sega's presence in North America will be virtually non-existant. Sammy's going to kill Sega or turn them into something else. To keep the Sega "style" alive some of their designers are going to have to jump ship.
Post by: ShyGuy on June 02, 2004, 08:38:07 AM
Although to be fair, the graphics designer was probably bowing to what the corporate customer wanted. I know I've had that happen to me before, the client keeps making changes to your work until it's ruined.
We like to call it Michael Jackson Nose Syndrome.
Post by: Syl on June 02, 2004, 09:49:37 AM
I'll see how things work out. Sammy is a company with some unique games, so I really odn't see them limiting sega that much. (Hell, they still make the guilty gear games with sprites) I'm more worried about the "merging all of sega's devolopement houses together" than most other things.
Post by: couchmonkey on June 02, 2004, 11:16:06 AM
Post by: Bill Aurion on June 02, 2004, 11:30:05 AM
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Originally posted by: Professional 666
It seems to promote clean water and tree-hugging.
WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH MAKING GREAT GAMES?!
Everything! I love water and forest areas in my games! ^_^
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on June 02, 2004, 12:49:23 PM
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Originally posted by: AiAiQuote
Originally posted by: Professional 666
I want Shenmue III on GameCube
Please, don't make me cry.....and have to think of getting an xbox to play Shenmoo III.
Then you completely boycott it and prove to Sega it's not worth it!
I WENT AS FAR AS BUYING SHENMOO II (UK) FOR DREAMCAST FOR $90 OFF EBAY LAST SUMMER.
Post by: Uncle Rich AiAi on June 02, 2004, 08:16:12 PM
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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
Sammy's a bunch of pachinko dorks who apparently want Sega to focus on arcade gaming. In other words under Sammy Sega's presence in North America will be virtually non-existant. Sammy's going to kill Sega or turn them into something else. To keep the Sega "style" alive some of their designers are going to have to jump ship.
Oh really? Most of Sega's profit come from the arcade sector, not the console sector. It is obvious why Sammy wants Sega to focus more on arcades; to maximise profits. Regardless of whether you like it or not.
Post by: MysticGohan24 on June 02, 2004, 10:16:23 PM
I don't see why Sega doesn't bring Shenmue and Panzer Dragon to GameCube. It surely didn't sell all that well on Xbox, why would the sequels will too?
Bah I think Sega has flipped and has trying to destroy themselves from within.
Sega needs to go back to the old days, when they actually had great stuff.
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on June 02, 2004, 11:57:59 PM
Post by: Uncle Rich AiAi on June 03, 2004, 12:44:54 AM
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Don't listen to AiAi, He's mad I tell you. Look he's got an Edd icon, which even her own father can't distinguish her gender
*does Hulk smash, Hulk bash!*
My last post was looking at the situation from a business perspective, not a fan's perspective. That's all. If you want me to discuss this from a fan's perspective, I'll be bitching all day.
Post by: Djunknown on June 04, 2004, 06:09:40 PM
I go away for a while and the wide world of Nintendo evolves. I missed the the 'reggie-lution' phonomenon...
Anyway, Looks like Sega's Business sense(or lack of it) is desperately trying to do something. I think its trying to save itself, but being radically changed in the process....
I'm pretty sure with Sammy at the helm, Nintendo support may be 'iffy' at best. I'd be greatful to see Shenmue III on any system at this point....
Oh well, the Sammy-Sega saga continues (alliteration intended)
Post by: KDR_11k on June 05, 2004, 12:15:53 PM
