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Sega's [0] main business is pachinko (so gambling). To them Sonic brand being used by fans has very little consequences, if not building most needed goodwill to
by makeitdouble 1y ago
Sega's [0] main business is pachinko (so gambling). To them Sonic brand being used by fans has very little consequences, if not building most needed goodwill toward their other brands.
That's where Nintendo is fundamentaly different.
[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Sammy_Holdings https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Sammy_Holdings
- andrewchilds 1y agoTIL the pachinko connection perfectly explains the visual/sound/game design of the Sonic games.
- MrsPeaches 1y agoInteresting that many of Sega’s games are now mobile focused. Also don’t forget that Sega was “originally an importer of coin-operated arcade games to Japan and manufacturer of slot machines and jukeboxes” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Sega https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Sega
- foobahhhhh 1y agoDid that start with that merger in 2004 so back in the Sonic heyday it wasn't in to gambling?
- makeitdouble 1y agoYes. Sega was mostly into normal arcade games, and Sammy baught them for their expertise to improve Sammy's much more profitable gambling machines. It's Sammy's CEO that took the lead, and Sonic and console games became a mere side business.