SEGA announces the Megadrive Mini 2
SEGA's long-awaited announcement earlier this weekend has finally been revealed. The Japanese publisher and developer has removed the veils from his latest creation and no, this is not a video game, but another miniature console, that is the Megadrive Mini 2. The announcement came in the course of today, with lots of trailers and technical details, as well as the release date.Let's start with the bad news: the SEGA Megadrive Mini 2 will not be available in the West. The console is in fact scheduled for October 27, 2022, but only in Japan. It is not excluded that in the near future the Japanese publisher and developer will not decide to import it also in the United States and Europe, but at the moment there does not seem to be any indications on this. The previous miniature console of the Japanese company was announced for both the Japanese and the Western market, so at least for now it is unlikely to think of a release also in our territory, but never say never.| ); }
The SEGA Megadrive 2 debuted in the West in the early 90s. The console was virtually identical to the original version, but had a more modern design, a better sound card and the elimination of the antenna cable output, as well as a six-button gamepad. Continue to follow geekinco for all the news and announcements in the pipeline from the world of video games.
Sega Megadrive Mini 2 Announced for the Japanese Market: Coming in October
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Following a tease last week, Sega has revealed another micro-console the Megadrive Mini 2, coming in October 2022.
Published on June 3, 2022 Giuseppe Nelva
Following a tease last week, Sega has revealed another micro-console the Mega Drive Mini 2.
The new console will be released in Japan on October 27, 2022, and it’ll include over 50 games.
This time around the games lineup will include games for the Mega CD/Sega CD.
At the moment of this writing, the hardware has been announced only for Japan.
The price will be 10,978 yen including taxes, which approximately translates into $84.
You can see what it looks like and the reveal trailer below, alongside a presentation of the games.
The games announced for the Mega Drive Mini 2 so far are Silpheed, Shining Force CD, Sonic the Hedgehog CD, Yume Miyakata No Monogatari, Popful Mail, Virtua Racing, Bonanza Bros., Shining in the Darkness, Thunder Force IV, Magical Taruruto-kun, and Fantasy Zone.
This follows the release of the Sega Genesis Mini in 2019. Back then the western version was released pretty much at the same time as the Japanese one, so a western release for the Mega Drive Mini 2 remains in doubt considering that the announcement was teased only for Japan to begin with.
Of course, we’ll keep you posted here on Twinfinite in case the western arm of Sega decides to reveal a western launch.