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SEGA is looking into re-releasing Shemue & Shenmue II
《莎木》系列前两部作品有可能会推出重制版
近日,世嘉欧洲分公司的市场总监Jon Rooke在接受Marketing Week采访时谈到了有关世嘉下一步发展的相关问题,其中包括公司对于手游的态度,对于经典IP《索尼克》的看法,以及《莎木》前两作重制的可能性。
他在访谈中提到,“手游现在正在亚洲市场扮演越来越重要的地位。一些传统厂商,如Konami已经将战略重心转移至手游市场,但是世嘉并不会放弃家用机。虽然在手游上有所成功,但今后世嘉将以创造优秀游戏为第一要务,其登陆的平台反而是第二个要考虑的问题。”
对于《索尼克》这个经典系列,Jon对系列近年来的疲软再次向玩家道歉。提到世嘉的经典作品时,他说,“我们想要有所创新并支持智能手机、VR等新事物,但是我们的主要目标还是让世嘉的经典作品重新回到公众视野中来。《莎木3》的众筹成功令我们了解到,很多玩家还是很喜欢我们过去的作品。”此外,他还特别提到了“世嘉正在探索将《莎木》系列前两部作品进行再次发行的方法”。如此看来,《莎木》系列的彻底重生还是有一丝希望的。
世嘉,这个曾经在软硬件都叱咤风云的厂商随着DC的落幕已经雄风不再,而它旗下的众多名作也随着时间的流逝渐渐淡出人们的视线之外。《VR战士》系列、《疯狂出租车》系列、《太空频道》系列这一个个名字都渐渐离我们远去。在此,也希望世嘉能够再次振作,为玩家们奉献出精彩的作品。
Sega Europe marketing director Jon Rooke comments on MarketingWeek
Listening to fans remains key to Sega’s strategy. For years hardcore gamers have called for Sega to release a third title in the Dreamcast’s Shenmue series, which is set around a teenage martial arts expert in rural China.
But their pleas were repeatedly ignored until earlier this year when its original developer Yu Suzuki unexpectedly announced a $2m kickstarter campaign in order to get Shenmue 3 finally made after Sega handed him over the license. The hugely popular campaign ultimately raised over $6m and became the sixth most funded campaign in the crowdfunding website’s history.”
“Yes, we want to innovate and back smarthphones and virtual reality but our key purpose is to go back to what the brand used to stand for and I think the buzz around Shenmue 3 shows that people love our legacy,” adds Rooke, who says Sega is exploring ways to re-release the original two Shenmue titles.
“Sega was an innovator, the Dreamcast was offering online gaming as early as 1998. But perhaps back then we were pushing boundaries a little too soon. Nowadays we know what we’re good at and the strategy is to be more gradual. Over the next few years, we want to use engaging content and marketing to remind the public why they fell in love with Sega in the first place.”
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