[Nieuws] Geschreven door Redactie op 2003-02-08 17:29:21

Sega sports stopt met GameCube supporten...

Sega sports, bij de hardcore gamers meer gewaardeerd dan het EA sports label. Onder andere de NBA2k, NFL2k en Virtua Tennis series staan bekend als de beste in hun genre. Helaas, wegens slechte verkoopcijfers van de eerste uitgaves op de GameCube, is er nu behoorlijk slecht nieuws voor alle kubusbezitters: Sega Sports heeft vandaag officieel bekend gemaakt dat het zal stoppen met games uitbrengen op de GameCube, zij zullen zich nu verder gaan focussen op de Xbox en de Playstation2... Zie hier het officiële bericht:

SEGA is committed to Nintendo GameCube and will continue to support the platform with its leading entertainment properties including the recently announced "Sonic Adventure(tm) DX Directors Cut," as well as many other titles yet to be announced. As stated in November 2002, SEGA has been evaluating its resources and product lineup to ensure it is bringing the right games to the right platforms as the company builds towards becoming a profitable, independent content publisher. After careful examination, SEGA has made the strategic decision support to support Nintendo GameCube with a priority on delivering its leading entertainment properties such as "Sonic The Hedgehog®" and "Super Monkey Ball(tm)," proven franchises which have been top sellers on the system. Accordingly, SEGA will focus its sports development resources on delivering its SEGA Sports(tm) games to PlayStation®2 and Xbox(tm) on time at the start of each season. Nintendo GameCube is a fantastic platform for all genres of games. SEGA's entertainment properties have sold extremely well on GameCube and as a result we are placing priority and focusing our resources on delivering those titles to the platform moving forward. SEGA is committed to Nintendo GameCube and we will continue to support the platform in the future." 

Hierin zegt Sega dat ze de Gamecube wel nog zullen blijven supporten met al hun andere franchises, dus alleen het Sega Sports label zullen wij niet meer zien op onze geliefde kubus. Wij zijn nu dus volledig aan Electronic Arts overgeleverd, een beangstigende gedachte... Bron: Planet Gamecube