Why Sega should release a new console  Don Reisinger thinks the
only way to save Sega is with a new video game console. Is he
right?  Sega is in trouble. According to its latest filing in
Japan, the company incurred a loss $501 million during its 2008
fiscal year and its video games division lost about $56.3
million. And as the company was quick to point out, something
needs to be done on the video game front.  Sega Dreamcast  The
Sega Dreamcast is not the right prototype.  (Credit: CNET.com)
Of course, Sega did what it could to downplay the news of its
impending failure on the video game front and said that it
thinks it can turn things around, but I just don't see how
that's possible with just games. Let's face it -- the company's
once proud Sonic franchise is floundering and there's no
indication that it's really that valuable on Microsoft, Sony, or
Nintendo platforms. Beyond that, the company has done poorly
with other titles it has released and aside from a lingering
desire for the return of the Shenmue