Dreamcast 2 on the way?

Posted by scylla

Sega Dreamcast 2 on the way? These guys seem to think so, and heres status info on the trademark..

http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=75528322

Quoting "http://www.videogamer.com/news/06-12-2007-7049.html": SEGA Corporation has filed a new application to protect the trademark Dreamcast - sparking rumours that the Japanese publisher is planning on making a shock return to the console manufacturing market with the Dreamcast 2.

The application, sent to the United States Patent and Trademark Office's Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) dated August 13 2007, relates to:

"Home video game machines; player-operated electronic controllers for electronic video game machines; video game interactive controller, namely, hand held pads, and floor pads or mats; joysticks for video games; computer cursor control devices, namely, computer mouse; flash memory cards; video game software, computer game programs".

Web chatter suggests the proof is in the detail of the application - the original Dreamcast didn't have a floor mat accessory and the Dreamcast's Visual Memory Unit (VMU) is far from the flash memory cards we know and use today - although we'd say that the VMU is pretty similar to the modern day memory cards.

Posted by Skitzo Control

I don't think so. SEGA is making enough profit since they left the hardware business that I believe they'll stick strictly with software. It works too well for them. Besides, a four-way battle for hardware domination? I don't think I (or my bank account) could handle that.

Posted by Stalolin

Unless this new Dreamcast is SUPER AMAZING I don't see how they'd get third-party support.

so yeah no

Posted by Zelda_Guy

doubt it. Sonic is in Brawl and they have many other games planned for the wii. i would like a new sega system but its not gonna happen!

Posted by Vampiro V. Empire

lol

Posted by Borealis

With an 800 million dollar revenue? No, lol

Posted by WillisGreeny


Posted by Roger Smith

I'd buy that ****.

Posted by Prince Shondronai

Sounds to me like they just don't want other people calling their floor mats, flash drives, etc. "Dreamcast."

Posted by Tyler Durden

[URL="http://dreamcast.ign.com/articles/711/711721p1.html"]Why I think thread starter is an idiot.[/URL]

[URL="http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3145154"]More reason.[/URL]

[URL="http://kotaku.com/gaming/rumor/is-sega-working-on-dreamcast-2-330869.php"]Rumors is rumors. Dumbass.[/URL]

[quote]...flash memory cards and floor mats were never a part of the company's machine. Could Sega be quietly getting ready to re-enter the console business?
As much as I wish this rumor were true, I don't believe it. More likely the company is updating the original trademark to cover additional items in order to make sure some enterprising company doesn't come out with a Dreamcast brand memory card or dance pad. Either that, or Sega is planning on getting into the peripheral market themselves..
Miss much?

Posted by Poco

I wouldn't buy a DC 2 with the way SEGA is now. They've produced nothing but crap for a while now.