SEGA announced quite a while back that it is working on bringing back some of its classic IPs such as Crazy Taxi, Golden Axe, Jet Set Radio and more. In…
SEGA announced quite a while back that it is working on bringing back some of its classic IPs such as Crazy Taxi, Golden Axe, Jet Set Radio and more. In a new interview SEGA president and COO, Shuji Utsumi, said that he can’t wait to see and hear peoples impressions of the finished products. He stated that the development teams have been working carefully to “retain the essence of the original while adapting it to modern tastes.” Here’s what Mr. Utsumi said about the projects via machine translation.
In June, the new Crazy Taxi title, Crazy Taxi: World Tour, greatly excited Sega fans. In addition to Crazy Taxi, we hear you are also developing new titles based on legacy IPs. How is that progressing?
Utsumi: We are currently developing titles such as “[Title of previous title ]” and “[ Title of previous title],” which we have already announced. I can’t give you any details yet, but I’m very much looking forward to them. I would love for longtime fans to give us their honest opinions. At the same time, I would like people who are unfamiliar with the series to see that “Sega makes games like this too.” We will be making sure to retain the essence of the original while adapting it to modern tastes. We are currently developing titles such as Jet Set Radio and Streets of Rage.
Japanese gaming publication Famitsu has published an extensive interview with SEGA president and COO, Shuji Utsumi. One of the topics touched upon is the all-important Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. Mr. Utsumi…
Japanese gaming publication Famitsu has published an extensive interview with SEGA president and COO, Shuji Utsumi. One of the topics touched upon is the all-important Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. Mr. Utsumi says that due to the success of the movies certain developments have been made possible and they hope to make full use of those. He wouldn’t elaborate further on this, but it sounds like there’s some special stuff in the pipeline. Mr. Utsumi also spoke about the upcoming Sonic 4 Movie which he says features some “pretty amazing visuals.” Here’s what he said via machine translation.
In that kind of transmedia business, it seems that Sonic will play a significant role.
Utsumi: Sonic is like an icon of Sega, and I believe that if Sonic thrives, the entire company will thrive. In fact, some developments have been made possible thanks to the success of the Sonic movie, so we hope to make good use of those and connect them to other IPs as well.
I’m also looking forward to the new Sonic movie that is currently in production.
Utsumi: This film also features some pretty amazing visuals. Of course, Jim Carrey and Amy Rose are in it. It’s a really fun movie, so we’ll do our best to make it a big hit in Japan as well.
