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Sega Saturn May 11, 1995 1,800,000 March 1999 Canada. Manufacturer Console Released Units sold Date of figure Sony PlayStation 5 # November 12, 2020 1,500,000 [34]
Sega released the Saturn in Japan on November 22, 1994, at a price of ¥44,800 (equivalent to US$440 at the time). [34] Virtua Fighter, a faithful port of the popular arcade game, sold at a nearly one-to-one ratio with the Saturn console at launch and was crucial to the system's early success in Japan.
On the first day of E3 1995, Sega CEO Tom Kalinske gave a keynote presentation in which he revealed the Saturn's release price of US$399, and described the features of the console. Kalinske also revealed that, due to "high consumer demand", [ 7 ] Sega had already shipped 30,000 Saturns to Toys "R" Us , Babbage's , Electronics Boutique , and ...
Sega released several variations of this console in Japan, the third of which, the Sega Mark III, was rebranded as the Master System and released worldwide in 1985. They went on to produce the Genesis —known as the Mega Drive outside of North America—and its add-ons beginning in 1988, the Game Gear handheld console in 1990, the Sega Saturn ...
Japanese Sega Saturn, released in November 1994. Sega released the Saturn in Japan on November 22, 1994, at a price of ¥44,800. [150] Virtua Fighter, a faithful port of the popular arcade game, sold at a nearly one-to-one ratio with the Saturn console at launch and was crucial to the system's early success in Japan.
Compared to its console competition, the Neo Geo had much better graphics and sound, however, the prohibitively expensive launch price of $649.99 and games often retailing at over $250 made the console only accessible to a niche market. A less expensive version, retailing for $399.99, did not include a memory card, pack-in game or extra joystick.
Virtua Fighter (Arcade, Saturn, PC) by Sega AM2 and Sega created the 3D fighting game genre. [132] The console port, which was nearly identical to the arcade game, sold at a nearly 1:1 ratio with the Saturn hardware at launch. [133] The original arcade version also had a major influence on the PlayStation becoming a 3D-focused console. [134]
Sega released the 32X on November 21, 1994, in North America, December 3, 1994, in Japan, and January 1995 in PAL territories, and was sold at less than half of the Saturn's launch price. [99] [100] After the holiday season, interest in the 32X rapidly declined. [98] [101] The Sega Saturn failed to repeat the western success of the Genesis.