Sega's Financial Results Reveal Declining Profits for Games Due to Weak Performance of New Titles

Sega just announced its financial results for the first half of the fiscal year, related to the period between April and September 2023.

[darthv72]

Well then.... time to dust off some old titles. Shinobi, Golden Axe, Otogi... plenty more that people have been asking for.

[Barlos]

I'd rather play the originals. And I actually do, with my Mega Drive mini consoles.

[Knightofelemia]

Playing on a mini is not playing the originals those are just roms. To play the originals you would need an actual Genesis and an actual copy of the game to be classified as playing the originals. The Genesis mini no different then a SNES mini, PS1 mini, and NES mini. They are no different then an Everdrive under the hood.

[Barlos]

@Knightofelemia

OK fine, but they are officially licensed roms of the original games. I also have a Mega Drive, SNES and N64 but they don't play nice with my TV so I don't use them very often, so the next best thing are the mini consoles with their official roms.

BTW I know what mini consoles are, I have most of them. I know they're emulation soc's but I like the fact they're officially licensed with fairly faithful controllers. They're an accessible way to play older games. Of course I also emulate on my steam deck, but the mini consoles feel more authentic.

[DarXyde]

A modern Shinobi would be fantastic. Mechanics since PS2 have not aged well. Definitely something more fluid (and maybe add some stealth mechanics since we're not getting a new Tenchu any time soon).

[RhinoGamer88]

Any Sega leadership comment on this? Probably not...#tokyosilence

[Gamerscore2077]

According to a certain fanbase, sales doesn’t matter anymore nowadays……

[shinoff2183]

Sega try this one.

Phantasy star single player rpg. It's not new either

[HyperMoused]

Id take a completely revamped Wonder boy in Monster world, love that game, even today

[Knightofelemia]

Dust off the Shining franchise, Golden Axe, Shinobi. Sega is sitting on a pile of old titles that can be reworked, remade, remastered. I like Sonic but even he needs a break from running to much.

[ApocalypseShadow]

The games everyone wants you don't make. So, expect sales to be tame. No Phantasy Star, no Shinobi, no Golden Axe, no Skies of Arcadia, nothing.

No VR versions of Virtual Cop, no House of the Dead, No Confidential Mission, no Virtual On, etc. So, what do you expect?

And Sega is... Was my most favorite company. But that Sega I knew is dead.

[Games1st]

Make some more games.

[PunksOnN4G]

I mean every title they putting out going to gamepass seems they aren't making what they thought that would.