Cita:Sega Sammy Holdings announced today a restructuring plan for the consumer division of its Sega subsidiary. The moves are being made due to loss forecasts for the current fiscal year.

Among the measures being planned are:

-Streamlining of US and European organizations which will result in a smaller company positioned for sustained profitability.
Reduction in the number of titles to place a focus on strong, established IPs like Sonic the Hedgehog, Football Manager, Total War and Aliens. Some games will be cancelled.

-In its explanation of the need for these measures, Sega Sammy Holdings said that Sega will post an operating loss for the current fiscal year due to a challenging economic climate for home video games in North America and Europe.

In its explanation of the need for these measures, Sega Sammy Holdings said that Sega will post an operating loss for the current fiscal year due to a challenging economic climate for home video games in North America and Europe.

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http://www.segasammy.co.jp/english/pdf/r..._final.pdf
http://www.segasammy.co.jp/english/pdf/r..._final.pdf

Cita:The Consumer Business centered on SEGA CORPORATION is expected to post operating loss in the year ending March 2012, given the severe economic environment in the U.S. and Europe and rapid change in market environment of home video game software. Amid such business environment, the Company decided to implement structural reform of the Consumer Business at SEGA CORPORATION to strive for a shift to a structure corresponding to the market environment for the purpose of earnings recovery in the following period and after.

In accordance with the decision, the Company is expected to record extraordinary loss totaling around 7.1 billion yen, including costs in line with the streamlining of organizations and the canceling of development of some game software and costs for processing inventory. As for the Consumer Business in the following period and after, the Company projects decreases in operating expenses due to the reform.

Please refer to ÔÇ£Concerning Structural Reform of Consumer Business at SEGA CORPORATIONÔÇØ announced on the same day for details of the reform.

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Cita:1. Reason
The Consumer Business centered on SEGA CORPORATION is expected to post operating loss in the year ending March 2012, due to the challenging economic climate and significant changes in the home video game software market environment in the U.S. and Europe.
Given this circumstance, the companies determined that in order to actualize earnings recovery of the Consumer Business in the following period and after and return to a growth path, it is essential to streamline organizations in the field of home video game software in the U.S. and European markets, while shifting to a structure that corresponds to change in environment, including strengthening development in the field of digital content.

2. Descriptions of measures

(1) streamline organizations
We will streamline organization in the U.S. and Europe home video game software. This will create a smaller company positioned for sustained profitability.

(2) Reduction of number of titles
We conducted detailed reviews of earnings projections for titles targeted toward the U.S. and European markets and decided to narrow down sales titles from the following period and after to strong IPs, such as ÔÇ£Sonic the Hedgehog,ÔÇØ, ÔÇ£Football ManagerÔÇØ, ÔÇ£Total WarÔÇØ and ÔÇ£AliensÔÇØ which are expected to continue posting solid earnings. In accordance with this, we are canceling the development of some game software titles.

(3) Booking impairment loss on work in process assets
We will book impairment loss on work in process assets concerning some titles after
reevaluating the profitability of work in process concerning game software which are going to be sold in the U.S. and European markets from the end of the current fiscal period to the following fiscal period.

(4) Processing of inventory
In accordance with the streamlining of organization in the U.S. and Europe markets, we will
estimate allowance for expenses among game software inventories, including inventory on the market that is currently circulating.

4. Future outlook

In the year ending March 2012, we are planning to record 7.1 billion yen in extraordinary loss as
expenses in accordance with the structural reform, which the cost is believed to be 4.9 billion yen.
Please refer to ÔÇ£Notice of Extraordinary Loss and Adjustment to the Forecast of Operating
ResultsÔÇØ announced on the same day as its forecast for the full-year consolidated operating results
for the year ending March 2012.

We expect operating expenses for the Consumer Business in the following period to decrease due
to our latest efforts.

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Malas noticias...

Coño, pues a Sonic Generations y a los Total War no les ha ido mal en ventas, de hecho, el primero va por 2 millones o así...que para un Sonic hoy en día está bastante bien.

EDITO: Vale, he ledio mal, parece que van a centrar sus esfuerzos en sus IPs más grandes...esto puede ser bueno (mayor esfuerzo en hacer un Sonic a la altura) y malo (DLCs, spin offs y refritos everywhere) además de decir adiós a Shenmue...

Cita:In the year ending March 2012, we are planning to record 7.1 billion yen in extraordinary loss as
expenses in accordance with the structural reform, which the cost is believed to be 4.9 billion yen.

Por lo que he leído Sega┬á Sammy espera tener una pérdida de unos 71 millones de euros, pero solo la reforma les cuesta 49 millones.

(30-03-2012 10:58)seph1roth link escribió:Coño, pues a Sonic Generations y a los Total War no les ha ido mal en ventas, de hecho, el primero va por 2 millones o así...que para un Sonic hoy en día está bastante bien.

El Generations había vendido menos que el Colours a pesar de salir en más plataformas.

Hola.

Que hagan lo que quieran, lo único que me interesa de SEGA a dia de hoy es Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown, espero que no lo cancelen ...

Un saludo.

Ese gasto extraordinario proveniente de una reforma estructural se puede interpretar como un impulso hacia atrás para salir disparado para adelante. El problema lo tendrán si la nueva forma en la que enfoquen los desarrollos fracase.

Yo sueño con que cedan la ip de Sonic a Nintendo para que EAD haga un Sonic plataformero 2d como los de antes y uno 3d que rompa moldes. Por desgracia lo que he podido jugar yo en los útimos años era una infamia para la ip como plataformas (los Sonic Rush de DS) o un buen juego pero lejos de los plataformas que miraban a los ojos a los Mario 2d (Colours).

Les deseo suerte.

Bayonetta 2...

(30-03-2012 11:23)Indyana link escribió:Bayonetta 2...

Sega solo era la distribuidora, no?

(30-03-2012 13:05)chente link escribió:Sega solo era la distribuidora, no?

La IP es suya. Antes de la conferencia de Nintendo pre-TGS hubo un rumor sobre varios juegos. La mayoría se cumplieron, pero el de Bayonetta 2 no. Ahora dicen que van a cancelar juegos... mal asunto.

(30-03-2012 13:57)Indyana link escribió:La IP es suya. Antes de la conferencia de Nintendo pre-TGS hubo un rumor sobre varios juegos. La mayoría se cumplieron, pero el de Bayonetta 2 no. Ahora dicen que van a cancelar juegos... mal asunto.

Bayonetta vendió MUY bien, yo no me preocuparía.

(30-03-2012 13:58)seph1roth link escribió:Bayonetta vendió MUY bien, yo no me preocuparía.

1.1 millones de distribución. Si eso es MUY BIEN el Mario Kart Wii se te sale de la escala.

(30-03-2012 14:05)Indyana link escribió:1.1 millones de distribución. Si eso es MUY BIEN el Mario Kart Wii se te sale de la escala.

De donde has sacado eso? si hace no mucho leí que Bayonetta habia vendido mucho más...

EDITO: He estado googleando, y ese 1.1 fue a fecha de febrero de 2010...joer, en 2 años les ha dado tiempo a cascar otro millón o más seguro.