A lot of people say that the Dreamcast is gone forever, but I disagree. Think of all the people out there who are going to read this thinking about the Dreamcast in their attic, their basement, or their room. Its out there, and i bet you the Sega people know this. They were right in saying that the market was becoming competitive, but failed to predict that the focus would be turned away from graphics and torward gameplay with the Wii.

Now, i'm not suggesting that Sega start remaking tons of consoles for sale on store shelves, but what could be the harm in starting another Sega craze right from the console that's already in consumers' houses?

Heres the plan Sega, start supporting the original Dreamcast again, only this time just create exclusive games for a while like you've been doing for other consoles. Once people figure out what's going on the Dreamcast will be one of the most valuable consoles on the market and anyone that still has one will be in luck. The catch is, if you don't have one of these consoles still around you will most likely have to search for one once Sega starts advertising. The value of having one will go up, kids will start to want one for their birthday; and thats when Sega should start making consoles, except in limited quantity. 

They should focus on the amount that are flying off shelves, and make just enough to underwelm the market with the consoles to where they are hard to find. Plus, they could sell the consoles for a ridiculously low price, about 50 dollars (technology has gotten much better now to where i'm sure they could do this). Then the updates start, release a brand new version of the memory card with advanced display and the ability for keychain use so that kids can take it to school with them. All games will from then on have additional mini platforming games that are downloaded to the cards along with memory for their games so that you can enjoy mini-versions on the go and at school. That would be the main hook, make the games on the cards simple and addictive and have progress in them unlock special items in the console version. Add to that some wireless controllers, better online support, and exclusive updates to some of the most noteworthy Sega titles from other consoles (Wii, PS3, 360), and the Dreamcast could make that comeback...