(Pocket-lint) — Sega has announced that the Sega Genesis Mini 2 will launch in North America on 27 October, in line with the already-annouced release date for the mini console in Japan.
The news means that we're only waiting on information about its European release, which will likely come under the name Mega Drive Mini 2, in line with Sega's original naming conventions.
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The new version of the console is based on the second model that Sega released, and is more compact, while bringing some upgrades for retro gamers. This includes Sega CD games for the first time, as well as an expanded library of more than 50 games in total.
The Amazon page for the new console is actually live now, so you can put a pre-order in if you know you're keen to pick up another retro mini console for your collection.
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We don't yet know the full list of games being included on the console, but a portion have been revealed, which you can review below:
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