How many Saturn games exist?
There are currently 1047 games on this list not including non-game software and compilations of Saturn games. This list is organized initially in alphabetical order, but it can also be organized by developer, publisher, or year of release. There are 785 japanese exclusive games, making 75% of the whole list.
Why was the Sega Saturn a failure?
No Sonic, no deal As pointed out by Cnet’s Don Reisenger, Sega had actually done too good of a job covering up the Saturn’s true release date. Third party developers had no clue that the system was coming out much earlier than anticipated, so the system was severely lacking in diverse titles at launch.
How many Japanese Sega Saturn games are there?
With the West only seeing 258 games out of a total of 1,265 released in Japan, you can be sure that there were many great games we never got to experience. To help remedy this, we have collected 10 of the best Sega Saturn games that never left Japan.
When was the Sega Saturn discontinued?
1998
Sega Saturn is a console by Sega released in 1994 in Japan and 1995 in the U.S. It was discontinued in the United States and Europe in 1998 with the release of the Sega Dreamcast, but the Saturn continued to be sold in Japan up until 2000. Sega used a $50 million marketing campaign to promote their new system.
Was Sega Saturn a flop?
While the Sega Saturn certainly yielded some classic games like NiGHTS Into Dreams, the console is widely regarded as one of gaming’s biggest flops. Released in Japan in 1994, the console sold very poorly when it came to North America and was quickly replaced by the Sega Dreamcast a few years later.
What is the Sega Saturn?
The Sega Saturn is a home video game console developed by Sega and released on November 22, 1994, in Japan, May 11, 1995, in North America, and July 8, 1995, in Europe. Part of the fifth generation of video game consoles, it was the successor to the successful Sega Genesis. The Saturn has a dual- CPU architecture and eight processors.
Why did the Sega Saturn Never get a Western release?
Despite games such as the Sakura Wars series and Grandia helping make the Saturn popular in its homeland, they never saw a Western release due to Sega of America’s policy of not localizing RPGs and other Japanese games that might have damaged the system’s reputation in North America.
How much did the Sega Saturn cost in 1994?
Sega released the Saturn in Japan on November 22, 1994, at a price of ¥44,800. Virtua Fighter, a faithful port of the popular arcade game, sold at a nearly one-to-one ratio with the Saturn console at launch and was crucial to the system’s early success in Japan.
Are there any Sega games that were developed and published by third parties?
All series spanning multiple games are listed here. Games that were developed and published by third parties but released on Sega consoles are not listed here. Among the franchises listed here are franchises now owned by 2K Sports, as those franchises were originally published by Sega until Sega sold the rights to the franchises in 2005.