Creative Cat Productions | SEGA Toys has an interesting history, but can they do games? I am NOT buying the Astro City Mini. @creativecatproductions | Uploaded September 2020 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
Well, SEGA-Toys has released the COMPLETE list of 36 games that are going to be included on the Astro City Mini this December.....and they did this right in the middle of my update video, which was sort of a disaster. Long story short, they didn’t include ANY of the 3D fighting games people were expecting: Virtua Fighter 2, Fighting Vipers, Sonic the Fighters, Last Bronx, etc. But they DID include not one, not two, but THREE different versions of Columns?! Like, seriously?
But that’s small potatoes. I created a petition at Change.org weeks ago asking SEGA to make sure they included Dynamite Dux. And you know what?! They ignored our request! Talk about bad customer service, right?
Anyway, in this video we cover all the new games that have been revealed, the wacky accessories they’re releasing, and the massive 6-button arcade stick.....in case you want 6-functional buttons and full sized clicky sticky while you’re playing freaking Columns.....as if that were necessary.
We also cover the long and surprisingly interesting history of SEGA Toys as a company, wherein we realize that they aren’t necessarily the best fit for producing a miniature videogame console. Who would have guessed?
Conclusion? I’m not buying one of these. It doesn’t have the one game I really want, it’s got a bunch of wacky filler, it costs too much, and it’s being emulated by people who make beep boop toys for literal infants. It’s going to be a disaster!
Plus, my wife said no.
If you didn’t see our original video on the Astro City Mini, here’s the link:
youtu.be/AFM7OQLL18I
Here is our second video about the petition at change.org
youtu.be/LkTGJmU1EUU
Also, here are some sources to learn more:
“Sega Astro City Release Date is December 17th, 2020” by Jenny Lada @ Siliconera (August 21, 2020)
“Sega Astro City Mini 1/6 scale game cabinet launches on December 17 in Japan” by Cristalyn Hodgkins @ AnimeNewsNetwork (August 21, 2020)
“More SEGA Astro City Mini games revealed - Plus accessories” by Barry @ SegaBits (August 20, 2020)
“History of Sega Toys” by Sega Toys @ SegaToys.co.jp
Japan’s Toy Industry - a report by the Japanese Economic Division
“How does Japan’s Aging Society Affect it’s Economy?” by Simran Walia @ TheDiplomat (November 13, 2019)
“Big in Japan: Tiny Food” by Jessica Leigh Hester @ the Atlantic (February, 2017)
“The Japanese toy market is in a downward spiral” by Lutz Muller @ Seeking Alpha (August 9, 2020)
Well, SEGA-Toys has released the COMPLETE list of 36 games that are going to be included on the Astro City Mini this December.....and they did this right in the middle of my update video, which was sort of a disaster. Long story short, they didn’t include ANY of the 3D fighting games people were expecting: Virtua Fighter 2, Fighting Vipers, Sonic the Fighters, Last Bronx, etc. But they DID include not one, not two, but THREE different versions of Columns?! Like, seriously?
But that’s small potatoes. I created a petition at Change.org weeks ago asking SEGA to make sure they included Dynamite Dux. And you know what?! They ignored our request! Talk about bad customer service, right?
Anyway, in this video we cover all the new games that have been revealed, the wacky accessories they’re releasing, and the massive 6-button arcade stick.....in case you want 6-functional buttons and full sized clicky sticky while you’re playing freaking Columns.....as if that were necessary.
We also cover the long and surprisingly interesting history of SEGA Toys as a company, wherein we realize that they aren’t necessarily the best fit for producing a miniature videogame console. Who would have guessed?
Conclusion? I’m not buying one of these. It doesn’t have the one game I really want, it’s got a bunch of wacky filler, it costs too much, and it’s being emulated by people who make beep boop toys for literal infants. It’s going to be a disaster!
Plus, my wife said no.
If you didn’t see our original video on the Astro City Mini, here’s the link:
youtu.be/AFM7OQLL18I
Here is our second video about the petition at change.org
youtu.be/LkTGJmU1EUU
Also, here are some sources to learn more:
“Sega Astro City Release Date is December 17th, 2020” by Jenny Lada @ Siliconera (August 21, 2020)
“Sega Astro City Mini 1/6 scale game cabinet launches on December 17 in Japan” by Cristalyn Hodgkins @ AnimeNewsNetwork (August 21, 2020)
“More SEGA Astro City Mini games revealed - Plus accessories” by Barry @ SegaBits (August 20, 2020)
“History of Sega Toys” by Sega Toys @ SegaToys.co.jp
Japan’s Toy Industry - a report by the Japanese Economic Division
“How does Japan’s Aging Society Affect it’s Economy?” by Simran Walia @ TheDiplomat (November 13, 2019)
“Big in Japan: Tiny Food” by Jessica Leigh Hester @ the Atlantic (February, 2017)
“The Japanese toy market is in a downward spiral” by Lutz Muller @ Seeking Alpha (August 9, 2020)
