{"id":126511,"date":"2022-07-13T17:25:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T17:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-134459"},"modified":"2022-07-13T17:25:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T17:25:00","slug":"sega-genesis-mini-2-confirmed-for-north-american-release-this-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/07\/13\/sega-genesis-mini-2-confirmed-for-north-american-release-this-october\/","title":{"rendered":"SEGA Genesis Mini 2 Confirmed For North American Release This October"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2672732d6de3c\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2672732d6de3c\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"kPGTxSHKDFI\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Sega has announced that it&#8217;s bringing the Genesis Mini 2 mini console to North America on 27th October.<\/p>\n<p>The mini console \u2014 which follows the original Mega Drive Mini and includes more Genesis titles and SEGA CD games to boot \u2014 was previously confirmed only for Japan, but we&#8217;ll be enjoying the 50+ games it includes in the West, too.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SEGA Genesis Mini 2 blasts its way to North America on October 27th!<\/p>\n<p>\u2611 SEGA Genesis Mini 2 boasts even more power!<br \/>\u2611 Over 50 classic games, previously unreleased on the Genesis Mini!<br \/>\u2611 AND includes SEGA CD titles!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SEGA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SEGA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GenesisMini2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GenesisMini2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IRZubeEy9i\">pic.twitter.com\/IRZubeEy9i<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 SEGA (@SEGA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SEGA\/status\/1547264602072748032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The console will come with the coveted 6-button pad \u2014 the <em>only<\/em> way to play <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/megadrive\/street_fighter_ii_special_champion_edition\">Street Fighter II<\/a> on Sega&#8217;s 16-bit behemoth, as we&#8217;re sure you&#8217;re aware \u2014 which is compatible with the original Genesis Mini. The <a href=\"https:\/\/sega.jp\/genesismini2\/\">official website<\/a> lists the following games for the North American version, compared to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/guides\/mega-drive-mini-2-games-list-every-genesis-and-mega-cd-game-announced\">the Japanese version<\/a>, and the lineup looks pleasingly similar so far:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture ptris\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgMTI0MSI+PC9zdmc+\" width=\"900\" height=\"1241\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c2cc0d215d055\/sega-genesis-mini-2-games.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Sega Genesis Mini 2 games\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/sega.jp\/genesismini2\/\">SEGA<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So, for the NA Sega Genesis Mini 2, here&#8217;s the confirmed list of games so far:<\/p>\n<p>According to the website, this particular mini console will be <a href=\"https:\/\/nintendolife.com\/p\/19700\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" class=\"external\">an Amazon exclusive<\/a> \u2014 it&#8217;s currently available for pre-order for the slightly unconventional price of $103.80 + shipping (we&#8217;ll update this article if that&#8217;s a glitch).<\/p>\n<p>No word on a European &#8216;Mega Drive&#8217; version just yet, although an announcement surely can&#8217;t be too far off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">Please note that some external links on this page are affiliate links, which means if you click them and make a purchase we may receive a small percentage of the sale. Please read our <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/advertising\">FTC Disclosure<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-products article-products-list\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item\" data-product-id=\"19700\">\n<div class=\"image\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nintendolife.com\/p\/19700\/134459\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/products\/19700\/100x100.jpg?v=40ea75ac630b95055fff6ea1f669bdbb\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Further reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Sega has announced that it&#8217;s bringing the Genesis Mini 2 mini console to North America on 27th October. The mini console \u2014 which follows the original Mega Drive Mini and includes more Genesis titles and SEGA CD games to boot \u2014 was previously confirmed only for Japan, but [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126511\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}