Irimajiri Speaks Out About the Saturn, the 32X, and SOA’s Financial Troubles
A Cloud Appears Over Sega of America’s Rapid Progress
A Second Atari Shock? The Decline of the 16-Bit Console Era
I have previously written about the sudden decline of Sega’s 16-bit business in North America and Europe beginning in 1993. Below, I translate an article from the February 29, 1996 edition of the Japanese newspaper Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun that goes into more detail about the 16-bit market crash that occurred…
Michael Jackson Visits Sega in Japan, December 1996
The following is a translation of an article in Sega’s staff newsletter, published in March 1997, about Michael Jackson’s visit to Sega’s headquarters in Tokyo as well as Tokyo Joypolis in December 1996. Michael Jackson’s Sega Tour ’96 On December 18 and 19, during the busy end-of-year period, the world-famous…
The People Making Sega’s Future
Sega’s Financial Troubles: An Analysis of Export Revenue 1991-1998
Seven Blazing Weeks of Sega
The following is a translation of a round table discussion between some of Sega’s greatest developers of the early 1990s: Yu Suzuki, Yoichi Miyaji, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Masato Maegawa, and Koichi Nagata. This was published in the Oct. 8, 1993 issue of Famitsu and was the last in a seven-week series of features on Sega games.
Michael Jackson Visits Sega in Japan, December 1992
The following is a translation of a short article in Sega’s staff newsletter, published in February 1993, about Michael Jackson’s visit to Sega’s headquarters in Tokyo in December 1992. The article featured several photos that have never before been seen publicly of Michael meeting with Sega’s leadership. Enjoy! Michael Jackson,…
Sega and Microsoft Announce Partnership for Saturn OS
Sega and Microsoft had a close working relationship in the 1990s. Many people are familiar with the custom version of Windows CE that Microsoft developed for the Dreamcast, or the games that SegaSoft developed for Windows 95 PCs. What is less commonly known, however, is that Sega and Microsoft apparently…