Following Michael Jackson’s death yesterday, lots of gamers flooded Twitter asking SEGA if they would ever reconsider re-releasing the " Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker " videogame. The developer/publisher made a statement about the idea through its official Twitter feed last night: "Lots of requests for a Moonwalker re-release, which is understandable, I’d imagine such a release wouldn’t be possible for a long time though," SEGA said. Who has say over the MJ image rights and estate for instance? Those things won’t be sorted particularly fast you’d’ve thought."
Screenshot from the SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive version of "Moonwalker"
A Twitter follower suggested that the re-release would be seen as a "cash-in" strategy. SEGA agreed: "You have to weigh it up, some fans would like it, others would see a cash-in on the unfortunate loss’ - Exactly" Developed and published by SEGA, Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker was co-created by Michael Jackson and released on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Master System, Game Gear and Arcade in the early nineties alongside the straight-to-video movie of the same name.