Yakuza of the End Delayed, Stock Trading Down 10 Percent
If you were hoping to get those two to three Sonic announcements anytime soon, don’t hold your breath. Kotaku reports that Sega, and presumably its parent, Sega Sammy Holdings, have shut down all operations in Japan until further notice due to the still unfolding disaster there. We want to be clear this only impacts the mothership, and the domestic divisions should not be directly impacted. That said, without that critical chain of communication, that level of an indirect impact should be expected.
To be sure, Andriasang confirms Yakuza of the End, originally slated for release on Thursday, has been delayed indefinitely.
The company joins Square Enix, which has also suspended operations. Capcom has also closed ten of its arcades in areas where Friday’s tsunami caused flooding damage.
Should this continue for an extended period, there is a possibility anything and everything Sega has in the pipeline for future releases could see delay. That includes anything related to Sonic’s 20th anniversary. Most immediately of concern, depending on how the matter evolves, is the Crush 40 Live in Tokyo concert slated for April 2nd and 3rd.
Meanwhile, as of this article’s publication, Sega Sammy stock on the pink sheets is trading sharply lower, down more than 10 percent and well under the $5 a share benchmark, erasing all gains made in the past two months. Over in Japan, where Sega Sammy also trades, company stock there also took a nosedive.
With this news, it is now clear a normal news cycle won’t be possible for a little while. TSSZ has more related developments and we will bring you those this evening. We are also affording relevant updates on the disaster itself, and in particular the situation at Japan’s compromised nuclear plants, on our Twitter feed.
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Yazuka of the end has also been delayed indefinately. Man, mother nature is a bitch.
I have a feeling this will last for about a week or two. Sonic 4: Ep II shouldn’t really be affected right?
Though the games may get a delay, the Crush 40 concert could be cancelled all together. Though I won’t be able to go to it, I like knowing that they’re finally going on tour. Oh well, hope Sega gets back soon, good to know that they’ll all be safe.
I just hope they still come to E3, I’ve got a feeling it will be pretty big this year. Apparently, 343 studios is going to reveal their Halo: Combat Evolved remake. :3
shit =(
Did you really have to engage with fear mongering in that last line.
TUNE INTO CNN OR SUFFER A TOTAL MELTDOWN OUR WEATHERMAN SAID YOU MIGHT DIE FROM RADIATION POISONING IF YOU CHANGE THE CHANNEL, AFTER THE BREAK WE’VE GOT BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY
I wish we had Bill Nye the Science Guy to explain the ins and outs of a nuclear meltdown.
-T
take your time SEGA, your friends firts =)
something completely understandable since it’s having an energy rationing in Japan, there is lack of water, and food. and so on .. a disaster.
I do not blame sega!
force to sega!
Do what is necessary to do!
Oh well. Everyone’s safety comes in first of course.
Can someone please tell me? Will the radiation affect anywhere besides Japan?
omfg mother nature..I FREAKIN HATE YOU X( .
wow so let’s what just happened in japan:
-a earthquake
-a tsunami
-a VOLCANO eruption (same things are gonna happen again…)
-1 nuclear explosion thingy
-2nd nuclear explosion thingy
- FREAKIN 3RD NUCLEAR EXPLOSION
this is waaay too many disasters…
i just hate nature
Hey guys I think Earth is seriously pissed off with how crude Japan’s gotten.
>looks at the entirety of the anime industry.
I’m JUST sayin’. I wish them well all the same.
Haru, that’s retarded. Japan is no more defined by it’s “anime industry” than America is by it’s porno.
@Dan
According to news I’ve been watching, that’s unlikely.
@HeageHog
Those three explosions were AT nuclear plants, but they were non-nuclear (the third one did crack radiation containment unit 3 though). The steam they are releasing as part of the cooling of the plant’s nuclear rods do have traces of radiation though, but it’s apparently not a major concern.
I’ve been watching MSNBC for all this info & that’s what they’re leading me to believe anyways.
Yeah its highly unlikely that the radiation would affect any other countries. Unless of course the radiation causes the dead to rise and we have a zombie uprising on our hands (it could be a repeat of 28 Days/Months Later). On a serious note though, I really hope Japan can get through this. Absolutely none of us can comprehend a disaster of this magnitude and so its hard for us to empathize, but they need our help now more than ever. Hell, if anyone can get through this its Japan (they lived through 2 A-bombs that “we” dropped FYI). Needless to say, I will be keeping Japan in my thoughts and prayers for the coming weeks.
* I meant “28 Days/Weeks Later.”
@ Haru: … Really? That’s definitely dumb as ChaoticFox said. Though I do have to say, mother nature’s a bitch when she come around. Hopefully they’ll be okay soon.
So if the Earthquake is causing drastic changes to Sonic’s 20th Anniversary… Does that mean Sonic 4 Episode 2 is delayed until the end of the year, or just flat-out cancelled? Heck, I wouldn’t be surprised if Sega just releases a 3DS port of Sonic 1 for the 20th Anniversary instead of releasing Sonic 4 Episode 2! You can’t let a milestone in video game history be ignored due to one Earthquake!