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I think Sega's just latching onto whatever it can trying to stay alive since they bailed out of the game console market after the Dreamcast.... kinda sad, I always thought thier machines were so much better and more innovative than nintendos.... but I will admit the robot controller and the powerglove for the old 8-bit NES did kinda kick butt for it's time!
http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/12/segas-e-m-a-robot-walks-like-a-lady-offers...
Sega's EMA bot looks suspiciously like Femisapien. It looks like they almost copied Femisapien right down to the styling.
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June 13, 2008 2:10 PM
I like these colours more than the white red and black, which are on the pictures/videos I have seen before.
Will there be a chose of colours?
Its such a shame we have to wait for them to go on sale, hope it is not long.
June 13, 2008 7:19 PM
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I wonder why Wow Wee isn't selling it under their own brand name in Japan...
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June 14, 2008 12:21 AM
I seem to recall that for non Japanese companies, marketing products inside Japan can be challenging, though I could just be imagining that. In the past WowWee has always been willing to provide various retailers with exclusive customized versions of their products.
June 14, 2008 8:51 PM
ya, this is new though: I dont recall wowee ever allowing a different toy company to rebrand their bots as their own. This bot has a new name (E.M.A.) and has no referneces to Wowee. i think it's an interesting turn of events.
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June 15, 2008 10:08 PM
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BronzeGoodIronBad said: I think Sega's just latching onto whatever it can trying to stay alive since they bailed out of the game console market after the Dreamcast.... kinda sad
You might be surprised what all Sega has it's hands into. They did stop making Consoles a while back. However, Sega and Atari are two of the bigger behind the scenes contributors to a lot of todays Games. Most people seem to think both companys have disapeared because we don't have them thrown in our face on a daily basis like Sony and Microsoft. But, in reality, they have found a nice little nitch working in the background on many of todays top entertainment programs. Sega actaully has even created some of the Games for the new Wii!
June 16, 2008 7:41 AM
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(nocturnal) "I seem to recall that for non Japanese companies, marketing products inside Japan can be challenging, though I could just be imagining that. In the past WowWee has always been willing to provide various retailers with exclusive customized versions of their products."
Especially when the non-Japaneses companies accidentally choose product names which are cool in English, but mean something like "green death worm that eats your face while you sleep" in one of the Asian languages. :)
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June 18, 2008 10:46 AM
A Yahoo News Video showed up today putting the spin on this as targetting "lonely men".
It's described as adult oriented.
Sheesh....
http://gmy.news.yahoo.com/v/8369018
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June 18, 2008 11:51 AM
Wow...just wow.
That piece is trying SO hard to make Femisapien titillating. Must have been a slow news day.
June 30, 2008 4:19 PM
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Hy, Fablousy here hehehhehehe............
new kids on da blog.. :D
well I only want to clarify that SEGA is the one who BUY FemiSapien.
So, why WoW Wee didn't use their brand? you know the answer.
I got this Information from Hideyuki Kodama, SEGA International Sales Division via e-mail (KodamaH@soj.sega.co.jp)
I also want to know, is FemiSapiens using remote control? Because E.M.A did not use remote.
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June 30, 2008 5:16 PM
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I heard that they will hit the shelves here in the USA in Sept. Sept 26th to be more precise. They are starting at $99US, they are being released in Sept in Japan as well, and are starting at $175US, there. they seem both the same as in functionality, Wow Wees ver (orig) can be controlled via a V1 controller. (samtheswanster@yahoo.com)
June 30, 2008 8:21 PM
^^
Maybe because EMA didn't need remote.
Or maybe SEGA buy the license so they can do changes??
not in the function, maybe from the engineering or parts.
Well the most make sense reason was the money SEGA pay to Wow Wee
heheheh :D :P
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Ah, weird. Apparently it IS femisapien but is being sold by Sega in Japan...
http://www.sakuradaily.com/2008/06/12/sega-toys-to-sell-kissing-robot-ema/
I wonder if it's because femisapien is so different than Wowwee's current lineup of bots (tribot, wrex, etc.)...