Sega has applied to trademark the name “Dreamcast,” prompting speculation that the company is pondering a return to the hardware business.
The application, which was filed in August, covers home consoles, controllers, and “video game interactive controller, namely, hand held pads, and floor pads or mats; joysticks for video games; computer cursor control devices, namely, computer mouse; flash memory cards; video game software, computer game programs.”
This may be nothing more than an effort by Sega to protect the Dreamcast brand, though apparently the original trademark filing for the name is still active. It’s interesting to note the differences between the two filings, however, in particular the “floor pads or mats.”
Dreamcast [Trademork]