Sega offers Sakura Wars goodies

[01.10.01] » The series receives two limited editions for its third installment and special edition Dreamcast.

    Miraculously, the oft-delayed release of Sakura Wars 3 is just a few months away in Japan. In keeping with the royal treatment the series has been receiving, Sega has announced the game will ship in, not one, but two limited editions. The A Set will include a specially made music box, while the B Set will come packed with a Sakura Wars VMU. No pictures have been released of the bonus merchandise, but expect it to be pink to match the VMU and Jump Pack included in the limited editions of the previous Sakura Wars, remade for the Dreamcast last year.

   But for the true Sakura Wars completists, Sega has just released an entire SW-themed Dreamcast, only available in Japan. The rosey-hued console comes decorated with characters from the series and is packaged with a matching controller, another VMU, and a Sakura Wars email program to communicate your profound love of the series with your friends. Clocking in at over $300 US, the Sakura Wars Dreamcast is just the thing for those who feel the Hello Kitty DC isn't quite pink enough.

   There are, of course, no plans to release the special edition Dreamcast in the US, but it is available now at online retailers such as Videogamedepot.