PEGI: Moonwalker throwing a magical hat into Virtual Console

by JC Fletcher { Nov 9th 2009 at 12:45PM }

Somehow, Sega has done the impossible: reacquired Michael Jackson's likeness rights for a digital re-release of Michael Jackson's Moonwalker. At least, that appears to be the case, because the game has been re-rated by PEGI for release on Virtual Console. To give you an idea of the ridiculousness of that feat, Q? Entertainment has yet to release its PSP game Lumines for download on the same system because it has yet to acquire a license for digital release of its music.

We don't know if this will be the Genesis version or the very different arcade game -- or even, we suppose, the Master System port of the Genesis game. We're contacting Sega for those and other details. Right after we catch a shooting star and turn into robotic, missile-firing versions of ourselves. Ow!

[Via Nintendo Life, image by Orioto]

Tags: arcade, europe, genesis, michael-jacksons-moonwalker, moonwalker, pegi, sega, uk, virtual-console

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

M.Garvey @ Nov 9th 2009 1:03PM

Sha-mon...Hee...hee!

cytorak @ Nov 9th 2009 1:05PM

Here's hoping it's the arcade version. It was crazy fun.

Highlar @ Nov 9th 2009 1:35PM

Yeah, I have to agree with cytorak. I hope its the arcade version. That was actually a pretty good game. :) The Genesis version? Not so much. lol

Matisyahu Serious @ Nov 9th 2009 8:17PM

i would imagine anyone involved with securing monies for the rights to mj's image are actively pursuing all angles, to eat into that mountain of debt he left behind.

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