You know, as a big time Sega fan....I think it's a mistake for Sega to even think about giving up VC. At the same time, I will continue to be a fan of VC as well, regardless if they are fully owned by Sega or not. So these developments mean nothing to me. I just don't see how Sega can become a worldwide top 5 developer without western games, and western developers under their belt. Doing it soley with their japanese developers is going to be tough, especially as the Western markets are starting to move away from Japanese games. But hey, I'm just a fan, not an expert (and neither is anybody else in this thread).
Take Two is doing a good job advertising, I see the commercials all the time. Several times on TNT Basketball, last night.