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_iffy

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« on: March 31, 2007, 10:22:00 AM »
QUOTE(MyGen.com.au)
“We’re extremely excited to be reentering the hardware business”, said Simon Jeffery, President of Sega of America. “We know our fans have missed playing their favorite Sega franchises on a Sega made console, so it’s very exciting to be able to bring that feeling back to them.”


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o The Drizzle o

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« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2007, 11:12:00 AM »
whats tomorrow again? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2007, 11:14:00 AM »
QUOTE(o The Drizzle o @ Mar 31 2007, 11:43 AM) *

whats tomorrow again? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)


just what I was thinking
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bucko

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« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2007, 01:48:00 PM »
A Catalyst for April fools (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)
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« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2007, 02:36:00 PM »
april fools jokes are really, really stupid...
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« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2007, 04:36:00 PM »
QUOTE(gcskate27 @ Mar 31 2007, 04:07 PM) *

april fools jokes are really, really stupid...


The only thing stupider would be Sega building another console.
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metaldevil

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« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2007, 09:12:00 PM »
IIRC, EGM pulled a similar AFJ involving Sega and their new console "Neptune."
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« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2007, 09:45:00 PM »
Never even heard of such a thing.
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metaldevil

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« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2007, 10:39:00 PM »
QUOTE(metaldevil @ Mar 31 2007, 11:13 PM) *
IIRC, EGM pulled a similar AFJ involving Sega and their new console "Neptune."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Neptune

Found this on wiki:
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Sega Neptune was a two-in-one Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis and Sega 32X console which Sega planned to release in 1994 or 1995.

Sega had admitted how expensive and problematic the 32X was, so they decided to make a combined version of the Mega Drive/Genesis and 32X, which they felt was a better idea; however, by the time a prototype came out, the Sega Saturn was ready for release. Sega felt that consumers would not be interested in the Sega Neptune, so the project was scrapped. Of the two prototypes that were made, neither actually functioned, but were just empty cases.

The proposed retail price for the unit was US$200.

Electronic Gaming Monthly used the Sega Neptune as an April Fool's Joke in its April 2001 issue. The issue included a small article in which the writers announced that Sega had found a warehouse full of old Sega Neptunes and was selling them on a website. The site referenced redirected to an online shopping site, where internet users were greeted by an "April Fools!" after adding the product to the cart.
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