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Having sported a host of unique games and out-of-the-box online connectivity way back in 1999, the ill-fated Sega Dreamcast is unsurprisingly placed on many a gamer's pedestal. Of course, such praise is purely figurative and easily topped by the actual pedestal of sorts found in a Dreamcast demo unit. No longer standing proudly in a store, just such a full-sized stand (complete with two controllers and region-free console) is now was up for grabs in an eBay auction.
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Before the launch in the United States, Sega had already taken extra steps in displaying Dreamcast's capabilities in stores nationwide. Much like the PlayStation's launch in North America, the displays of titles such as Soul Calibur, Sonic Adventure, Power Stone, and Hydro Thunder helped Dreamcast succeed in the first year.
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Sega enlisted NDEI to create detailed 3D cinemagraphics and visual effects for the game. The visual effects featured in the title rival those found in Hollywood's most elaborate television productions. Each cinematic sequence seamlessly blends with gameplay to create a non-stop gaming experience. "Dreamcast can handle a more complex level of graphics than any other video game system we have seen in the past," explained Jason Netter, vice president, new business development, NDEI. "Knowing this, our team of animators was particularly enthusiastic about working with Sega because it allows them to move their work beyond the world of television and motion pictures to a whole new outlet all of them enjoy."
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Sega's ability to recover lies in these franchises, which the company has aggressively milked for revenue this last year. An example of this strategy is "Sonic Adventure 2 Battle" for GameCube. The game - essentially identical to "Sonic Adventure 2" for the Dreamcast - sold 280,000 copies for the GameCube. Much of the revenue was gravy since the title required only minor changes in the Dreamcast version.
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TOKYO (Nikkei)-Sega Enterprises Ltd. (7964) will feature a host of Internet functions in the Dreamcast 128-bit home video game system to be released in November in Japan, company sources said Wednesday. The system will likely be priced at around 30,000 yen.
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Sega Dreamcast enjoyed brisk sales in its first season, and was one of Sega's most successful hardware units. In the United States alone, a record 300,000 units[6] had been pre-ordered and Sega sold 500,000 consoles in just two weeks (including 225,132 sold on the first 24 hours which became a video game record).
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