Sega kicked off its 60th anniversary website that has a teaser featuring Sega Saturn mascot Segata Sanshiro with a countdown to March 25, 2020. [Thanks, Gamestalk.]
Upon visiting the 60th anniversary website, the following message appears:
“Hello!! Sega fans
Do you really love Sega!?
Wait a little longer for the site to open♪”
As for the Segata Sanshiro teaser, it shows the top image with a countdown leading to March 25, 2020. It also says “Sega 60th anniversary Ambassador” so we can expect to hear from the legendary mascot on the 25th.
Last year, he guest-starred in a Sega Fes stage event to celebrate the Sega Saturn’s 25th anniversary.
For those of you who aren’t familiar with Segata Sanshiro, he is a Sega Saturn mascot portrayed by actor Hiroshi Fujioka. The character is a parody based on the 1943 film Sanshiro Sugata‘s judo fighter protagonist. He appeared in numerous ads for the console from 1997 to 1998. Â In his final ad for the Sega Saturn, before the launch of the Dreamcast, he saved Sega’s headquarters by jumping on a rocket and redirecting it into space.
You can check out his full heroics in the above video, with the final act at around the 7:21 mark.
Sega was first founded on June 3, 1960.
