Nintendo have announced the SNES classic edition.
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I would kill to have a Way of the Samurai game with a huge budget and modern tech... The first game was one of my greatest joys on PS2 back in the day. And I really hope From Software will do something with Tenchu... I hate that they're just sitting on the IP like it doesn't even exist.
Tenchu would be superb in this day and age. Ninja and samurai games are hot right now and more is better.
"The company was unable to focus enough on its main hope"
Nope. Going back to the 32X as the reason Sega lost that generation doesn't go back far enough before the Saturn.
Sega executives need to blame themselves as to why Sega lost that generation. Not Saturn. Not 32X. Not Sega CD. Nope. Executives were the reason why. It wasn't the hardware. Those devices were either dropped early or released to soon resulting in a developer backlash the hurt the game catalog. They really shouldn't have been made at all because they should have planned their next move more carefully. It has nothing to do with the devices. Poor leadership decisions and lack of unity within the company are what happened.
Love how blame is always shifted away from what is the truth. Writing a book placing the blame on the 32X isn't the truth.
I am pretty sure there are documentaries (Youtube) around it which highlights these points. I had Sega Mega drive and NES growing up but that's about it. I didn't even know there was a war going on between these companies but I do remember thinking why I can't play Sonic cartridge on Nintendo or Mario on Sega :D
I had the Genesis and the Saturn, also had the SNES and 64, I never got a Dreamcast for some reason, but I never saw one in the stores either.
Hopefully this time around they make more for people to get.
And Star Fox 2? That'll be interesting to see in action
After the whole fiasco with the NES Mini, I'm not going to waste my time until there's a surplus of consoles available. Everyone knows the scalpers will be the first to buy it, and resell it starting at $100+ and higher depending on demand. Honestly the Sega one is far more appealing because I can at least play cartridges on it, while this one doesn't look like it can read them at all.
I do want to at least give this one a chance since it does have about 90% of what I wanted from the SNES era (with the exception of a few games which I'm surprised didn't make the cut), but unless I can get it from a store (not a scalper) I'll wait it out. Both on the Nintendo site, and the article, it doesn't say it's a limited run; so if it's a permanent thing it's about time Nintendo listened to their fans. If it is limited, I'll pass. Not because it's a "limited release," because I'm not buying into the hype of "omg I need one" to re-release down the road.
oh geez, I hope I can actually get one this time... just as I got over the stress and frustration of missing out on the NES classic...
will try to pick it up
Yes