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Segahas big plan for its 60thanniversary this twelvemonth , and it has just hinted that those plans involve wreak back a fondly - remembered staple of the society ’s mid-90s heyday , Segata Sanshiro . The long - running publisher has just released an alluring vamp yesterday , one that advise the comeback of the notorious mascot in the near future .
For those not in the know , Segata Sanshiro was featured in a series of Nipponese commercials forthe ill - fate Sega Saturn consoleback in the summertime of 1997 . During these vignettes , he would perform a mixture of outlandish feats of warriorlike arts mastery , all while supporting – or ratherdemanding – that viewers go out and bribe a Sega Saturn . lamentably , the Saturn would be discontinue in 1998 despite improved sales from the advert campaign , and Segata Sanshiro would give himself to protect Sega ’s Japanese headquarters from a missile in one final commercial message that twelvemonth . Since then the quality has gained a religious cult following on both sides of the Pacific , make guest appearing in games likeSonic & All - star Racing TransformedandProject X Zone 2 , fightingthe equally memetic Chuck Norristo a standstill onRooster Teeth’sDeath Battleweb serial and even having a brief , unknown cameo in the pages of Archie Comics’Sonic The Hedgehogseries .
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Now , it appear that he might be render for real . According toGematsu , Sega has set up a Modern web page to memorialize its 60thanniversary this twelvemonth , one that contains an image of a man clip in the patent judo gi of Segata Sanshiro . The page is titled “ Sega sixtieth Anniversary Ambassador , Emergence on 3/25 ” in Japanese , and beside the mysterious man is a passage of text counting down the Day until said date .
This is just the late in a serial of particular announcements by Sega as a part of its 60 - year anniversary . While its annual Sega Fes rule has been delayed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic , the company still plans a wave of unexampled plot announcements forlong - requested title such asSakura Warsas well as highly forestall releases like the upcomingPersona 5 : Royal . Sega has also been celebratingSonic The Hedgehog’s30thanniversary this year , bolster by the recent springy - actionSonic The Hedgehogmovie ’s success and fun societal media events likethe founding of Irish the Hedgehogto commemorate St. Patrick ’s Clarence Shepard Day Jr. earlier this calendar week . But the surprising confidential information at Segata Sanshiro ’s return might be a twist no one saw coming .
Much speculation has already commence regarding what the tease of Segata Sanshiro might mean , with the popular opinion being that he will serve as a client battler in a much - speculated reboot of Sega’sVirtua Fighterseries . disregarding , it will be interesting to see how Sega ’s former spokesman will make himself known , specially without a fresh console to threaten customers into purchasing . Fans will likely get their result when the newSega60thAnniversary site launch on March 25 .
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Source : Gematsu
