{"id":37631,"date":"2024-09-27T16:31:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T07:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=37631"},"modified":"2024-09-29T22:35:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T13:35:00","slug":"square-enix-to-release-mini-metal-models-of-retro-sega-consoles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/square-enix-to-release-mini-metal-models-of-retro-sega-consoles\/","title":{"rendered":"Square Enix to release mini metal models of retro Sega consoles\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Square Enix revealed that they will be releasing detailed diecast models of classic Sega consoles. Coming in 2025, these miniature metal models are available in 6 designs- commemorating different console eras. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sega Hardware Series Bright Arts Gallery series contains figures of the following Sega consoles:&nbsp;Megadrive, Genesis, regular Saturn, white Saturn and Dreamcast. There are two versions of the Dreamcast figure- one with the blue logo and one with the red logo, but their availability varies between regions. Each figure is sold separately. The detailed 1\/5 scale models are around 5cm in diameter and have controllers attached. These models are for display purposes only and don\u2019t have any functional parts, unlike the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/nintendos-latest-keychains-contain-real-controller-parts-that-can-be-used\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mini controller keychains that Nintendo released back in July<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240927-37631-002.jpg\" alt=\"Sega Saturn figure by Square Enix\" class=\"wp-image-37637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240927-37631-002.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240927-37631-002-380x254.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240927-37631-002-768x513.jpg 768w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Sega Saturn model (all images from the<a href=\"https:\/\/store.jp.square-enix.com\/category\/SEGA_BRIGHTARTS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Square Enix e-Store<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240927-37631-001.jpg\" alt=\"Sega Genesis diecast metal figure by Square Enix\" class=\"wp-image-37638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240927-37631-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240927-37631-001-380x254.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240927-37631-001-768x513.jpg 768w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The detailed paint job on the Sega Genesis figure.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement has triggered many puzzled reactions on Japanese social media- with&nbsp;users&nbsp;expressing surprise that these&nbsp;Sega replicas are being made by Square Enix. One person who weighed in on the topic is NieR series creator Yoko Taro.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3069\u3046\u3044\u3046\u6d41\u308c\u304b\u77e5\u3089\u306a\u3044\u3051\u3069\u3001\u30b9\u30af\u30a8\u30cb\u304c\u30bb\u30ac\u30cf\u30fc\u30c9\u3092\u91d1\u5c5e\u30de\u30b9\u30b3\u30c3\u30c8\u306b\u3057\u3066\u58f2\u308d\u3046\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u2026\u2026\u3044\u3044\u306a\u3001\u3053\u308c\u3002 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0iczjBYqyA\">pic.twitter.com\/0iczjBYqyA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; yokotaro (@yokotaro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yokotaro\/status\/1839350035919839296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation: <\/strong><em>I don\u2019t know how this happened, but Square Enix is selling metal figurines of Sega consoles&#8230; I think it\u2019s nice. <\/em>&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pre-orders for the Sega Hardware Series Bright Arts Gallery figures opened on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.jp.square-enix.com\/item\/MBRA00022.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Square Enix\u2019s Japan store<\/a> from September 26. They\u00a0are scheduled to be released on January 25, 2025. The Sega console figures can also be pre-ordered from Square Enix\u2019s Global Stores, including <a href=\"https:\/\/na.store.square-enix-games.com\/sega-hardware-series-bright-arts-gallery---dreamcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">North America<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/eu.store.square-enix-games.com\/sega-hardware-series-bright-arts-gallery---sega-saturn-_white_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Europe<\/a> regions, where they will be released in April and July 2025, respectively. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The detailed diecast figures of classic Sega consoles, including the Sega Saturn, Mega Drive and Dreamcast, will be released in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":37636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17,82],"class_list":["post-37631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news","tag-retro-games"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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