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Anyone with an eye on the industry can see that videogame publishers have been merging quite often in recent years. Squaresoft and Enix became bedfellows. Namco and Bandai joined forces. …
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Now’s the time to vote! SEGA wants you to help choose the name of an alien race to make an appearance in the new Sonic RPG Nintendo DS game, Sonic …
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With adored icons and fun game play, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games has shot to the top of the sales charts and is clearly resonating with the growing audience of casual gamers that want an engaging and accessible gaming experience. The market for entertaining games that everyone can enjoy is growing faster than any other segment in the industry, thanks in part to the explosive popularity of Wii and Nintendo DS. A key element of our growth strategy at Sega is to develop and publish games that appeal to this expanding market.”“(Will Mario and Sonic team up again?) There’s no concrete answer to that at this time. Obviously the first one has done fantastically well. The game is based on the Olympics and that’s still a good four months away, so this game is going to be out there and selling for a long, long time yet. I think we’ll take a look at it after that.”“(What’s next for Sega and Nintendo?) “We still have this great relationship and if anything, it’s been solidified and cemented by the success of Mario & Sonic. For both parties it reaffirms what we’ve been talking about for years, which is that collaboration would be a great, great thing. So we want to see how [the game] does throughout the rest of the year and through the Olympics timeframe in the summer. We really want it to be one of the biggest selling games of 2008.”

I actually kind of enjoy this game, it is not that bad, but 5 million copies! Wow, way to go Sega/Nintendo. Could we be seeing some more of the Sonic and Mario duo later on?

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