Retro Gamers Rejoice: The Sega Genesis Mini 2 is Also Coming to North America in October

There’s excellent news for Sega followers stressing over probably having to pay steep import charges to deliver the lately introduced Mega Drive Mini 2 Console to the US. Yesterday, the corporate revealed the mini console could be coming to North America too on the identical day, however will probably be known as the Sega Genesis Mini 2 right here.

Sega Japan revealed the Mega Drive 2 again in early June as a follow-up to the surprisingly wonderful Sega Genesis Mini/Mega Drive Mini from a couple of years in the past. That console got here with a strong lineup of 40 traditional 16-bit video games, making Nintendo’s miniaturized throwback consoles really feel considerably restricted by comparability. The Mega Drive 2 {hardware} is even smaller than the unique, whereas boosting the bundled video games roster to over 50 titles, together with, for the primary time, a number of Sega CD titles like Virtua Racing and Sonic the Hedgehog CD.

The June announcement solely included availability particulars for Japan, however Sega’s official Twitter account has fortunately confirmed that the renamed Sega Genesis Mini 2 is coming to North America on October twenty seventh, as effectively.

The Sega Genesis Mini 2 may even embody the upgraded six-button gamepad, however what hasn’t been confirmed for North American avid gamers are the console’s distinctive equipment. In Japan, the Mega Drive Mini 2 will be upgraded with a non-functional, purely beauty Sega CD add-on for $37, in addition to a revival of the unique console’s Sharp Cyber Stick flight stick controller, now merely known as the USB Cyber Stick, for bettering the gameplay of bundled titles like After Burner 2.

The Mega Drive Mini 2 will promote for about $75 when it launches in Japan on October twenty seventh, however in North America, you may pre-order the Sega Genesis Mini 2 now via Amazon for an oddly particular $103.80. That’s a value improve of about $20 over the unique Sega Genesis Mini, which isn’t that shocking given how costly every little thing else is nowadays.