We don’t normally talk figures on SEGADriven because it can be a bit dull, but SEGA have published their financial results for the year ending March 31st 2014 and it does make for some interesting reading.
Here’s SEGA’s top sellers from the past year:
1) Total War: Rome 2 – 1.13 million copies sold
2) Football Manager 2014 – 790,000 copies sold
3) Sonic Lost World – 710,000 copies sold
4) Company of Heroes 2 – 680,000 copies sold
5) Ryu ga gotoku Ishin! – 390,000 copies sold
SEGA’s profit was 30.7 billion yen (178 million pounds) for the financial year. This profit was down 8.2% on last year.
SEGA have also confirmed a continued focus on digital with further support for Phantasy Star Online 2 (get on that Western release guys!) as well as casual gaming for mobile devices.
SEGA’s Japanese iOS game Dragon Coins has been brought to the Western iOS App Store and Android Google Play Store. The game is free to download but those dreaded in-app purchases rear their head in the form of coin purchases. £6.99 gets you a sack of coins (snigger) and £2.99 gets you a bag.
The previously Japanese exclusive mobile game is a strange hybrid of Pokemon-esque RPG monster battling and those 2p machines you see down the arcade.
A new Crazy Taxi game has been announced for iOS and Android devices. The new game is called Crazy Taxi: City Rush and it’s being developed by SEGA’s mobile developer Hardlight Studio. Check out the announcement trailer below and the first screenshot above:
Japan has received an exclusive version of Sonic Dash for iOS and Android devices called ‘Sonic Dash S’. This new version appears to be similar to the original but with a couple of new features that include Dr. Eggman boss battles, a fever mode and the addition of Chao which provide stat boosts.
If you have access to the Japanese App Store or Google Play store you can download the game for iOS by clicking here or Android by clicking here. There is currently no word on whether this updated edition will make it to the West.
Christian “The Taxman” Whitehead returns once again with a Retro Engine-powered port of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for Android and iOS devices. The new version of the 16 bit classic launches tomorrow and will be a free update for those who already own the existing port of Sonic 2 for these devices.
Along with the usual enhancements of a widescreen display and more accurate controls, Whitehead has seen fit to add Hidden Palace Zone as an unlockable bonus stage. This is not the Hidden Palace Zone from Sonic & Knuckles either; this is the version that was discovered in Sonic 2 Beta. Whitehead has obviously not left the stage incomplete and has given it a lovely makeover which now includes gimmicks like the water jet you can see above.
Hardlight Studio’s endless runner Sonic Dash has finally made its way to Android devices. The game is available to download from the Google Play store for a measly £no money.
Well here’s an unexpected announcement! The HD re-imagining of Castle of Illusion which was previously exlusive to PSN, XBLA and PC is now available for iOS devices! Check out the launch trailer below:
Castle of Illusion for iOS is available to download now and is priced £6.99 in the UK app store.
Now here’s a release I wasn’t expecting! SEGA have translated and released Demon Tribe in the West. The game was previously a Japan exclusive MOBA for iOS devices but Japan exclusive no more! Check out the hastily translated American launch trailer below:
Demon Tribe is available to download now for free. It more than likely supports in-app purchases.
The next in Christian ‘Taxman’ Whitehead’s Retro Engine Sonic remasters is Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and the game is coming to iOS and Android devices this November.
Also confirmed is a scaled down version of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed also for iOS and Android. This title is being released in December and features a new World Tour mode exclusive to this version.
Ron Gilbert and Double Fine’s adventure game The Cave is now available for iOS devices. The game is priced at a vastly reduced £2.99 which is considerably cheaper than the XBLA and PSN versions.
Also on the SEGA Blog is an interview with Ron Gilbert that discusses the challenges in bringing the game to mobile devices. Check it out by clicking here.
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