The quarter-muncher was colorful and sorta violent, but not to the point where playing it would get the moral police on you like Mortal Kombat or Night Trap would.
It also was one of the first games that showed a large number of gamers how awesome an arcade game could be with a ton of buttons. It had fluid animation and definitely used all 16 of those bits. But despite all this, Tectoy still figured out a way to make it work on an 8-bit console, giving Master System owners a taste of a game on a machine that had no business playing it. Well, they took out all the graphical details, some of the enemies, and much of the frame rate.
Watch that, then watch this clip of the Master System version. Big difference—right? Now just imagine playing this game with a two-button controller without wanting to gouge your eyes out. Oh wait—they did. In the end, the reason Tectoy succeeded with Sega products in Brazil comes down to a strong understanding of the market—which is the fifth-largest for video games.
But with Sega having not built a new console in more than 15 years, Tectoy has adapted its strategy a bit. Instead of simply making video games, it now makes DVD players, Android tablets , and even baby monitors. They may not have Microsoft or Nintendo in their corner, but their licensing game is strong—with both Mickey Mouse and Spongebob Squarepants giving their DVD players a little extra snazz. Perhaps more international companies should partner with local firms that actually understand the market.
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Since the Mega Drive was already two years old at the release in Europe, the many games available at launch were naturally more in numbers compared to the launches in other regions. The ports of arcade titles like Altered Beast , Golden Axe , and Ghouls 'n Ghosts , available in stores at launch, provided a strong image of the console's power to deliver an arcade-like experience. The arrival of Sonic the Hedgehog in was just as successful as in North America, with the new Sega mascot becoming popular throughout the continent.
Tec Toy also ran the Internet service Sega Meganet in Brazil as well as producing games exclusively for the Brazilian market. Samsung renamed the console "Super Aladdin Boy", while retaining the Mega Drive logo on the system and adding their own. The Mega Drive initially competed against the aging 8-bit NES , over which it had superior graphics and sound. Despite this, the Mega Drive was all but ignored in Japan as soon as it was launched.
Despite some positive coverage from magazines Famitsu and Beep! In order to increase sales, Sega released various peripherals and games, including an online banking system and answering machine called the Sega Mega Anser. The first part involved a marketing campaign to challenge Nintendo head-on and emphasize the more arcade-like experience available on the Genesis, summarized by the slogans "Gotta get Genesis" and "Genesis does what Nintendon't".
Since Nintendo owned the console rights to most arcade games of the time, the second part involved creating a library of instantly-recognizable titles which used the names and likenesses of celebrities and athletes such as Pat Riley Basketball and Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf.
Nonetheless, it had a hard time overcoming Nintendo's ubiquitous presence in the consumer's home. Although Kalinske initially knew little about the video game market, he surrounded himself with industry-savvy advisors. A believer in the razor and blades business model, he developed a four-point plan: cut the price of the console; create a US-based team to develop games targeted at the American market; continue and expand the aggressive advertising campaigns; and replace the bundled game, Altered Beast, with a new title, Sonic the Hedgehog.
The Japanese board of directors initially disapproved of the plan but all four points were approved by Nakayama. Magazines praised Sonic as one of the greatest games yet made and Sega's console finally took off as customers who had been waiting for the SNES decided to purchase a Genesis instead.
Sega's advertising continued to position the Genesis as the "cooler" console, and at one point in its campaign, it used the term "Blast Processing" to suggest that the processing capabilities of the Genesis were far greater than those of the SNES. In Europe the Mega Drive maintained support through , where it managed to sell 8 million units, outselling all other consoles up through that time.
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