Some of you may remember about the Game Gear Micro, while some of you may have absolutely no idea of what this is. I, who actually reported this news back in June, didn't even remember covering it. The reason? Sega hasn't released this console in the West.
The Game Gear Micro is the name given to four miniature versions of the popular Sega Game Gear that was originally released in the early '90s, each console including four games. Interestingly enough, all four consoles featured completely different games; were you to purchase all four, and you'd have access to a total of 16 classic Game Gear titles.
While we still wait for Sega to bring this collection of Game Gear Micro consoles to the West, Creative Producer at Sega Yosuke Okunari recently teased that they may have plans for yet another mini console; one that will definitely make fans wish it was released worldwide.
As revealed during a recent interview with Famitsu, shared by Ryokutya2089 and translated by the people over at Siliconera, Okunari mentions that "for the next Mini, we are considering everything that has been imagined by everyone," but he is quick to explain that they can't simply realise all of those projects.
"Of course, it doesn't mean we can realize all of them. We are also thinking about projects that nobody has imagined. The projects are moved by a substantial amount of money, so we’re working first on the one that, realistically speaking, has the highest possibility," Okunari revealed.
Here's where things get far more interesting, as he acknowledges that the Game Gear Micro has only been sold in Japan, but their next project will likely be released worldwide. What's more, he teases that this could a mini version of one of the most beloved platforms by Sega fans.
"The Game Gear Micro is only sold domestically in Japan. When we do the next one, I feel like the project scope will be much bigger as we gaze upon the world. So we won’t be able to release it at this time the next year or two years after the Mega Drive Mini. We can't make it that quickly.
"I think for the next one, we may go with a concept close to the Mega Drive Mini. If I have to say some names, it could be an SG-1000 Mini or a Dreamcast Mini…," Okunari concluded.
The SG-1000 is a retro video game console that was only released in Japan in the early '80s, so it would make sense that Sega would want to release it worldwide. Now, the Dreamcast, on the other hand, is Sega's last console, and one that many agree ws way ahead of its time; one of the reasons why it failed commercially.
At this point, it is too soon to predict which of those consoles that Okunari teased will end up getting the Mini treatment, but fans all over the world will be more than happy to pay for a full-size Dreamcast, at full price too, and Sega probably knows this. As a betting man, my money is on the Dreamcast Mini; money I'll gladly pay for a mini version of the Dreamcast.