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Melf
12-15-2005, 11:00 PM
SEGA PARTNERS WITH TOTALLY GAMES TO CREATE PSP CONTENT
Global Game Publisher to Re-launch Vintage Property for Handheld Audience

SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON (December 15, 2005) -- SEGA® of America, Inc., SEGA Europe Ltd, and Totally Games (TG) – a Marin County California-based independent game developer – today announced a partnership to create game content for the PSP™ portable entertainment system (PSP) based on a vintage SEGA intellectual property. This partnership represents SEGA’s strategy to re-launch its uniquely broad catalog of beloved brands with cutting-edge contemporary game designs.

“We are very pleased to be working with SEGA, a pioneer in the electronic entertainment industry and a company that has a rich history of innovative and captivating games,” states Lawrence Holland, Founder and President of Totally Games. “SEGA has a vast array of game properties that have tons of potential for today’s handhelds and emerging game platforms. We are thrilled to be bringing a classic SEGA game back to life in an exciting and totally involving way for the PSP handheld game device."

“SEGA is collaborating with Totally Games to revitalize a classic SEGA franchise for the PSP,” said Scott A. Steinberg, Vice President of Marketing, SEGA of America, Inc. “There is a huge catalog of vintage SEGA games that will appeal to gamers on the go as well as hardcore gamers who fond memories of the addictive action that they grew up with.”

The PSP? Why? WHY??

j_factor
12-16-2005, 01:51 AM
Probably because Sega's own dev teams have little to no interest in developing for PSP, and they don't want to leave that market untapped.

Revenge of Joe Musashi
12-16-2005, 07:50 AM
I'm betting it's THUNDERBLADE!

Sega's output for the PSP is similar to their early Gameboy Advance releases when there was a clear difference between SOJ games and SOA ones. Many of the SOA games was never released in Japan while a handful of SOJ games were released in America.

But with the PSP however the SOE releases such as VIRTUA TENNIS and most likely OUTRUN 2006 will be released in Japan as well as the odd choice of SOJ publishing an exclusive MYST title for the Japanese first although it's developed in the west.

It 's apparent that the PSP is getting more western development from sega than the other two handheld systems.

j_factor
12-16-2005, 08:20 PM
What's the source for this story? I tried googling and didn't get anything.

Melf
12-16-2005, 09:37 PM
http://www.gamersreports.com/news/574


:)

j_factor
12-17-2005, 09:22 PM
hmm, never seen that site before.

winona
12-18-2005, 04:24 PM
They are also going to release something called The Tower SP for the Game Boy Advance in 2006. Its a Sim tower kind of thing.