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Sega Dreamcast

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Gaming Console

The Resume

    (1998-2003)
    Released in Japan (1998)
    Released in North America (1999)
    Popular games include 'Sonic Adventures,' 'Soul Caliber,' 'Shenmue II,' 'Marvel vs. Capcom II,' 'Phantasy Star Online,' 'Skies of Arcadia,' 'House of the Dead II' and 'Virtua Tennis'
    Over 276 games released

Why Sega Dreamcast might be annoying:

    Two different teams, a U.S. one and a Japanese one, competed in designing it. Not surprisingly, since Sega is a Japanese company, the Japanese design team won out.
    Its marketing campaign was incoherent. The tagline for the Dreamcast was 'It's thinking.' What the hell did that mean?
    They released it on the gimmicky date of September 9, 1999 (9-9-99).
    The controller was slightly awkward to hold.
    Its selling point was being a 'next generation' console. Of course all next generation consoles usually fail, and this was no exception.
    It was crushed by the sales of PlayStation 2.
    They did not sell a light gun in the U.S. because of the Columbine shootings (apparently they thought teachers were ducks from 'Duck Hunt').
    After the failure of this console, Sega effectively cast their dream of making a successful console away. They announced they would now only develop software (2001).

Why Sega Dreamcast might not be annoying:

    It was moderately successful despite bad marketing and Sega's previous failures.
    It provided the first massively multi-player online role-playing game for the home console ('Phantasy Star Online').
    Sega decided wisely to back out of the hardware game after it failed, probably after seeing the ghost of Atari.

Credit: Captain Howdy


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 87.50% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 19 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 39 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 70.37% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 47 Votes: 74.47% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 82 Votes: 75.61% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 131 Votes: 60.31% Annoying