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Sega Says Demand Is Strong For New Daytona Arcade Driver

LONDON -- Sega Amusements International is reporting strong demand for its new Daytona Championship USA video driver. A reboot of the 1994 classic, the arcade racer features new tracks, including the renovated Daytona International Speedway completed in 2016, as well as a trio of fully updated classic courses from the original game. It has a tournament mode and is linkable for up to eight units. The new Daytona features a 47" high-definition LED screen, a molded under-seat engine, live camera feed and "v...

August 24, 2017

LONDON -- Sega Amusements International is reporting strong demand for its new Daytona Championship USA video driver. A reboot of the 1994 classic, the arcade racer features new tracks, including the renovated Daytona International Speedway completed in 2016, as well as a trio of fully updated classic courses from the original game. It has a tournament mode and is linkable for up to eight units.

The new Daytona features a 47" high-definition LED screen, a molded under-seat engine, live camera feed and "video billboard" marquee for spectators of the game. It is also equipped with Sega-IQ intelligent service menus, which provide prompts and troubleshooting advice for onsite technicians.

"The demand for Daytona is phenomenal, and we've already shipped a huge number of games and have an even bigger list on back order expected to ship as fast as we can build them," said Sega's Justin Burke. "We have dedicated two factories, in the UK and the U.S., to increase our production output.