What is Sega Saturn?
{{infobox CVG system |title = Sega Saturn |image = Sega-Saturn-Console-Set-Mk2.png |manufacturer = Sega |type = [[video game console]] |generation = Fifth generation |CPU = |released = |media = |storage = [[CD-ROM]]s |controllers = |units sold = |predecessor = [[Sega Mega Drive]] |successor = [[Dreamcast]] }} The {{nihongo foot|'''Sega Saturn'''|セガサターン|Sega Satān|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a 32-bit [[video game console]] made by [[Sega]]. It was released in [[Japan]] on November 22 1994, in the [[United States]] on May 11 1995, and in [[Europe]] on July 8 1995. Games were released on [[CD-ROM]]s. It is followed by the [[Dreamcast]]. The Saturn was the first Sega video game console which can display [[3D]] graphics. Accessories were available for the Sega Saturn, including a gun controller which was used to play ''[[Virtua Cop]]'', and an [[analog signal|analog]] controller. The console was called Saturn because it was Sega's sixth games console, and [[Saturn (planet)|Saturn]] is the sixth [[planet]] of the [[solar system]]. Throughout the consoles lifespan it sold 17.4 million hardware units from November 1994 to March 2001 with 8.8 million sold in Japan and 4.1 million sold in the United States respectively. The Sega Saturn is considered a commercial flop, but has a very strong retro who has not given up on the Saturn. == Japanese models == The Sega Saturn was quite popular in Japan, because of the commercial with Segata Sanshiro, a man who devoted his life to the Sega Saturn. The Japanese Sega Saturn was black, and it was later changed to gray. ==European/North American models== In [[North America]], the Saturn was not nearly as popular as it was in Japan. When it was first released, there were only a few games available, because the console's strange technology made it difficult to program for. That caused the [[PlayStation]] to be more popular in Europe. Another problem was that Sega released the Saturn sooner than they intended to, but did not tell shops about the new release date, meaning that