As announced some time ago, SEGA intends to revive many legendary licenses. A long-forgotten series could also return.
According to rumors, SEGA announced that it wanted to revive legendary licenses that had been lying dormant in a closet. “We’re diving back into our heritage to reimagine multiple licenses and open their universes to new audiences around the world.” said the Japanese publisher. For this big performance, the company chose Crazy Taxi, Streets of Rage, Shinobi, Golden Ax and Jet Set Radio. During the Game Awards 2024 we also got a glimpse of the new game Virtua Fighter, one of the cult fighting sagas. A cult license could also be back soon and was even leaked in advance.
Another iconic SEGA license returns to consoles and PC?
After the success of Streets of Rage 4, SEGA believes there is a market for old franchises, and that's a real observation, but those returns have yet to be successful. In addition to the comebacks already made official, our colleagues at Gematsu discovered that the publisher had registered the Ecco and Ecco the Dolphin trademarks on December 27, 2024. A trademark registration that goes back a while but was only published this week. Although it won't appeal to younger people, it's a cult license from the 90s that was released on various corporate consoles such as the Master System or the Mega Drive.
Something is going on at SEGA's premises, but at the moment it's impossible to know what. However, given the recent trademark registration, a return seems very likely. Ecco the Dolphin, which allows you to explore the seabed by taking control of the mammal Pinball Ecco hasn't shown any signs of life since its 3D sequel in 2000 on the Dreamcast and PS2.
Given this long absence, we hope that SEGA's plans don't just include a remaster or another retro compilation, but that anything is possible. If the company wants to convince as many people as possible, it should instead launch a new game or even a remake that is more closely aligned with current standards. Would you be happy to see Ecco the dolphin again, or would this discovery leave you completely unmoved?
Source: Chizai.
