Portal:Sega

Topics Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Nature People Philosophy Religion Society Technology Sega Corporation (株式会社セガ, Kabushiki gaisha Sega), pronounced sæ'ɡə (US/Canada/UK) or si'ɡə (Australia/New Zealand) usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world. Sega previously developed and manufactured its own brand of home video game consoles from 1983 to 2001, but a restructure was announced on January 31, 2001 that ceased continued production of its existing home console, effectively exiting the company from the home console business. While arcade development would continue unchanged, the restructure shifted the focus of the company's home video game software development to consoles developed by various third-party manufacturers. Sega's head offices, as well as the main office of its domestic division, Sega Corporation (Spartata), are located in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. Sega's European division, Sega Europe Ltd., is headquartered in the Brentford area of London in the United Kingdom. Sega's North American division, Sega of America Inc., is headquartered in San Francisco; having moved there from Redwood City, California in 1999. Sega Australia is headquartered in Sydney, and Sega Publishing Korea is headquartered in Jongno, Seoul, Korea. Template:/box-footer edit  Selected article The Sonic the Hedgehog series is a franchise of video games released by Sega starring and named after their mascot character Sonic the Hedgehog. The series began in 1991 with the release of Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. An 8-bit version of the game was also released for the Master System and Game Gear formats. Sonic was responsible for turning Sega into a leading video game company during the 16-bit era, and his first game soon replaced Altered Beast as the default pack-in game for the Mega Drive in North America and Europe. As of March 2007, the franchise has sold more than 45 million games copies. Games in the series are developed by Sonic Team, with the exception of some spinoffs that were independently developed by Sega of America, as well as portable games, which are usually developed by Dimps. The main programmer for the first game was Yuji Naka, who would later become head of the Sonic Team division, and the game planner was Hirokazu Yasuhara. The music of the first two Sonic the Hedgehog games on the Mega Drive/Genesis were composed by Masato Nakamura of the Japanese band Dreams Come True. Sega also owns the entertainment fun center, GameWorks, which was founded in 1997. Sega was founded in 1940 as Standard Games (later Service Games) in Honolulu, Hawaii.Template:/box-footer ▼ Sega ► Sega characters ► Sega divisions and subsidiaries ► Sega games ► Games on Sega platforms ► Sega hardware ► Sega stubs The Quartermasters (70's) The Arcade Experts. (early 80's) The challenge will always be there. (c. 1987, Master System) Now, there are no limits. (c. 1986-1987, Master System) Welcome To The Next Level. (c. 1992-1994, Genesis, Sega CD, Game Gear) Genesis does what Nintendon't. (c. 1989-1991, Genesis) The "SEGA!!! scream". (c. 1992-1997, Genesis, Saturn, probably others) Do me a favour, plug me into a Sega (talking TV). To be this good takes AGES, To be this good takes SEGA. Segata Sanshiro (c. 1997-1998, Saturn, Japan) Hot hits today! Hot hits on the way! (c. 1988, Master System) Major fun and games! (c. 1988-1989, Master System) Sega, c'est plus fort que toi ! ('Sega, it's stronger than you!', cult French TV slogan, early 90's) It's Thinking. (promotion for Dreamcast) Up to 6 billion players. (Early Dreamcast tagline)Template:/box-footer Upcoming games Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice for Nintendo 3DS Alien: Isolation for Microsoft Windows, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One Recently-released games Like a Dragon 0: The Location of Oath for PS3 and PS4 Sonic Runners for Mobile phonesTemplate:/box-footer edit  Selected biography Yu Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木 裕, Suzuki Yū, born June 10, 1958) is a Japanese game designer and producer who has spent his entire career with Sega Enterprises. Often referred to as Sega's answer to Shigeru Miyamoto, he has been responsible for the creation of many of Sega's most important arcade games such as Hang-On, Out Run, After Burner II, Virtua Fighter and Virtua Cop as well as the Dreamcast game Shenmue. In 2003, Suzuki became the sixth person to be inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame. 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